Starbucks Barista (Full-time)

Wheeling Hospital; Wheeling (WV); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

WH Wheeling Hospital Inc. is seeking a café associate to oversee cafe functions, including payment handling, beverage preparation, and service. You will help maintain sanitation, safety, and high standards of customer experience in a busy hospital cafe.

Responsibilities include taking inventory, processing orders, ringing up at the cash register, stocking items, labeling foods, and ensuring proper temperature control. A Food Handlers card is required, with state-approved certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Current Food Handlers card as required by the local County Health Department; must obtain within 30 days if not current on hire.
• High school diploma or GED preferred or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve hot and cold beverages using blenders, coffeemakers and espresso machines.
• Ensure sanitation, safety and quality control per policies and WV Department of Health.
• Take inventory, place orders, retrieve orders and store items.
• Operate cash register, balance at end of shift and handle cash accurately.
• Clean and sanitize work areas, utensils, equipment and service areas.
• Check temperatures of freezers, refrigerators and hot holding equipment.
• Describe and promote items to customers in a positive, service-driven way.
• Serve and prepare hot and cold items; restock as needed.
• Label, date and rotate food items; create daily signage.
• Lock down cafe at end of service and return cash bag as directed.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Food preparation

Sanitation practices

Barista experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Food handlers certification

Tools

Espresso machines

Blenders & coffeemakers

Cash register system

Job description

Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us! Below, you’ll find other important information about this position.

This position will oversee assigned cafe functions including but not limited to: payment handling, product preparation and service and general cleanliness. In addition, this position will ensure that safety, sanitation, customer service and positive customer experiences are maintained at all times.

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

• Current Food Handlers card as required by the local County Health Department. If not current on hire, must be obtained within 30 days of hire through ONE of the following:
• StateFoodSafety.com
• Servsafe National Restaurant Association
• Local County Health Department

Preferred Qualifications

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

• High school diploma or GED, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.

Experience

• Six (6) months previous food services barista experience.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare and serve hot and cold beverages utilizing blenders, coffer makers and grinders and espresso machines.
• Ensures that all activities meet sanitation, safety and quality control guidelines set forth by departmental policies and the West Virginia Department of Health.
• Takes inventory, places orders, retrieves orders, and puts orders away.
• Runs cash register, retrieving initial bank of money, verifies amounts, balances out bank at the end of shift.
• Clean and sanitize work areas, utensils, equipment and service areas.
• Check temperatures of freezers, refrigerators and hot holding equipment.
• Describe and promote items to customers in a positive and service driven way.
• Serve and prepare hot and cold items.
• Routinely clean, straight and restock all food items and supplies.
• Sweep and mop floors retrieving trash and taking out to dumpster.
• Label and date food items as appropriate.
• Create signage daily as directed.
• Lock down café at end of meal service and return cash bag as directed.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Able to lift up to 50 lbs., push and pull up to 150 lbs.
• Requires significant walking throughout several buildings.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Ability to work in a noisy, somewhat chaotic environment (dealing with customers while trying to fill and deliver orders).
• May require transportation of food service products.
• Ability to understand written and oral communication.
• Work in an isolated environment.
• Exposed to outside extreme environments (Summer heat, Winter cold, weather).

ADDITIONAL JOB DESCRIPTION

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Exempt/Non-Exempt
• Shift: United States of America (Non-Exempt)
• Company: WH Wheeling Hospital Inc.
• Cost Center: 632 WH Coffee Shop
• Address: 1 Medical Park Drive
  Wheeling
  West Virginia

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.