STARBUCKS/BARISTA

Weingart Foundation; Manhattan Beach (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the grocery industry is seeking customer-focused individuals to provide exceptional service. The role involves engaging with customers, offering product assistance, and ensuring a safe and clean environment, while embodying the company's core values. Comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities are provided, making this a rewarding position for those seeking to start or advance their careers.

Benefits

Wide-ranging healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Emotional and financial support programs

Associate discounts on purchases

Tuition reimbursement up to $21,000

Opportunities for growth

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills are required.
• Previous comparable experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create a welcoming environment by answering questions and providing product suggestions.
• Maintain knowledge of products and respond to customer inquiries.
• Ensure product quality and freshness.

Skills

Excellent customer service skills

Job description

Provide exceptional customer service in a safe and clean environment to ensure the customer's return visit. Treat customers and employees fairly and ethically, promoting an inclusive work environment. Be a responsible community member by providing the right products at the right time with fair and accurate pricing. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Based in California, Ralph's merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Today, we're proudly serving Ralphs customers in over 180 stores throughout the state.

As part of the Kroger family of companies, we take pride in bringing diverse teams together with a passion for food and people, united by our purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities, and colleagues, with food at the heart of it all.

Here, people matter. That's why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing value and care to support your growth. If you're caring, purpose-driven, and eager to learn, your potential is unlimited.

Whether you're seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we have a fresh opportunity for you. Apply today to join our Ralphs family!

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

If you need reasonable accommodation to complete a job application or participate in the hiring process, please call 844-849-7136 or contact the store management.

What you'll receive from us:

Comprehensive benefits supporting your well-being, including:

• Wide-ranging healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription), through company or collective bargaining plans.
• Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles, with paid time off, holiday, and sick pay based on eligibility and service length.
• Emotional and financial support via free counseling and financial coaching through programs like Employee Assistance and Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Associate discounts on purchases including food, travel, technology, and more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement through our Continuing Education program.
• Opportunities for growth through extensive training and diverse career pathways.

For more information on benefits and eligibility, please visit our Benefits Page.

Minimum qualifications:

• Excellent customer service skills

Desired qualifications:

• Previous comparable experience preferred

Responsibilities include:

• Creating a welcoming environment for customers by answering questions and providing product suggestions
• Maintaining knowledge of products and responding to customer inquiries
• Collaborating with team members to achieve store goals
• Preparing beverages according to recipes and standards, handling transactions properly
• Offering samples and informing customers of specials
• Providing fresh, correctly portioned products to prevent shrinkage
• Recommending products to customers
• Using equipment safely and preparing, labeling, and inventorying ingredients
• Ensuring product quality and freshness
• Properly using kitchen and coffee shop equipment
• Labeling, stocking, and inventory management
• Reporting discrepancies and safety issues
• Adhering to safety and food safety regulations
• Performing preventive maintenance and reporting equipment issues
• Reporting accidents and safety risks
• Working cooperatively in a high-paced environment
• Managing conflicts professionally
• Maintaining honesty and integrity with customer and business information
• Following directions and seeking help when needed
• Supporting minors, individuals with disabilities, and older adults
• Performing all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation