Team Member- Starbucks

Applegreen Travel Plazas; City of Schenectady (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Schedules

Paid Time Off

401 (k) with Company Match

Earned Wage Access

Education Assistance

Employee Referral Bonus

Meal Discount

Pet Insurance

Job summary

A travel plaza operator located in City of Schenectady is seeking a Team Member to provide exceptional customer service while handling food preparation and transactions. You'll engage with travelers, ensure food safety, maintain cleanliness, and work collaboratively in a team environment. This position requires a flexible schedule, as well as the physical ability to stand, lift, and carry. Ideal candidates are friendly, enthusiastic, and ready to support a busy travel environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to interact positively with the public and coworkers.
• Preferred customer service and cash handling experience.
• Ability to stand and walk for an extended period.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service to travelers.
• Operate point-of-sale (POS) system and process payments.
• Prepare and serve quality food following safety procedures.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of workstations.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Food safety

Teamwork

Job description

Career Opportunities with Applegreen USA Welcome Centers Central Services

A great place to work.

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

What We Do

At Applegreen, we Refresh Travelers on their Journey…. Applegreen USA operates over 80 travel plazas across the Northeast and Midwest that provide convenience, comfort, retail, and an extensive range of delicious food options such as Auntie Anne’s, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Cinnabon, Dunkin Donuts, Panda Express, Panera, Popeyes, Pret, Shake Shack, Starbucks, and many more.

Team Members hired during our peak business periods (including but not limited to April 1st through September 30th) will be hired as Seasonal employees. The only benefits Seasonal employees are eligible for are Flex (Sick Time), Earned Wage Access, the Employee Referral Bonus, and our Meal Discount.

Our Core Values

• Our customers and communities are at the heart of everything we do.
• We value and develop our people.
• We are driven by pace, passion and performance.
• We seek opportunities and embrace change.
• Flexible Schedules
• Paid Time Off (Vacation & Flex)
• 401 (k) with Company Match
• Earned Wage Access – Pay on Demand
• Education Assistance
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Meal Discount
• Pet Insurance

What You’ll Do

As a Team Member, you will be responsible for providing exceptional customer service, thoroughly cleaning & stocking, processing accurate payment transactions, preparing & serving quality food, and a variety of other duties to assist in meeting the needs of our customers (Travelers).

• Consistently provide friendly customer service by engaging in positive, helpful interactions with customers (travelers).
• Operate point-of-sale (POS) system, accurately process & receive payment from customers, and follow all customer service and cash handling policies and procedures.
• Ensure proper food handling procedures are followed including wrapping, labelling, dating, stocking, storing, rotating, and checking temperature of products.
• Complete a variety of kitchen-related tasks including prepping, thawing, cooking, packaging, wrapping, and cleaning.
• Stock, clean, and sanitize workstation and equipment.
• Actively cross-sell and up-sell products.
• Maintain a solid knowledge of products and services available in the plaza.
• Follow required brand standards, food safety requirements, as well as all company policies and procedures.
• Execute a variety of other tasks as assigned.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Demonstrates the ability to interact with the public and coworkers in a friendly, enthusiastic, and outgoing manner.
• Cash handling and customer service experience preferred.

Requirements

• Able to stand and walk for an extended period of time.
• Frequently bend, twist, lift and carry at least 40 pounds.
• Requires the ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and policy documents, as well as converse comfortably with customers.
• Available to work a flexible schedule including days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality, with or without reasonable accommodation.

This is not an exhaustive list of all functions that may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Additionally, the job responsibilities may change at any time as necessitated by business demands. Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V), and Drug Free Workplace (DFW).