AM Barista

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants•Dallas, TX

About The Position

Serve our guests food as well as prepare coffee drinks in a professional, courteous, and timely manner, all the while providing outstanding service to our guests along the way. You'll act as an advocate for the bar/restaurant, be a creator of ridiculously personal experiences, and develop relationships with guests that will compel them to return.

Requirements

1 year of barista experience is preferred.
Passion for crafting and personalizing guest experiences.
Excellent coffee knowledge, great communication and presentation skills.
Knowledgeable of credit card and cash handling procedures, as well as recording accurate tip-out sheets, and calculating accurate bill amounts.
Food Handler and Alcohol Serving Certifications (if applicable).
Flexible schedule and are able to work very early mornings (5:30am), weekends, and holidays when needed.

Responsibilities

Greet and welcome our guests and promptly serve them food and beverages.
Pour coffee drinks according to specifications, receive and process orders in the POS system with accuracy.
Serve food and coffee drinks to guests, along with filling coffee orders for the servers.
Fill and clean coffee equipment including but not limited to bean grinder, espresso machine, and syrup station.
Clean shelving, stainless steel, mixers, cups, blenders, and coffee machine and equipment when working as a barista.
Follow uniform and grooming specifications.
Maintain cooperative communication with support crew and management.
Ensure Kickstart is setup promptly at 6am every shift.
Maintain Kickstart cart in a tidy manner to ensure setup is easy for other associates setting up lobby coffee.
Unpack deliveries and stock the coffee station.
We all wear multiple hats here at Kimpton. You may need to take on responsibilities outside of this job post at times, as we all do.