Barista - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Oceanside, CA

25d

About The Position

A Barista is an integral member of the Barnes & Noble Café team, welcoming customers, helping them select beverages and café items, and providing quick, friendly, professional service at the register. The role also helps maintain an attractive, clean, and efficiently run Café by stocking deliveries, tidying the bake case and dining area, and maintaining café and retail displays. Baristas learn and perform operational tasks including using registers and other technology; preparing food and drinks accurately; receiving, unpacking, and stocking deliveries; following FIFO and product-dating practices; and completing daily and weekly cleaning. They follow loss-prevention procedures, recognize and seek support for theft or other problematic behavior, and support the bookfloor team when needed. Work may involve supporting other stores in the wider Cluster when needed and when the employee is able. As their experience develops, Baristas build knowledge of beverage, bakery, savory, gifting, and retail products; maintain appealing product presentation; communicate promotions and sales objectives; recommend food and beverage customizations; and follow café safety, hygiene, and sanitation procedures. The role is a step in a career path that may progress to Senior Barista as skills develop. The position requires prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. The role is temporary.

Requirements

Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Be flexible and responsive to store scheduling needs, including filling scheduling gaps when able.
Bring a positive, energetic, reliable, and purposeful approach to assigned work.
Be considerate and supportive of colleagues and helpful to customers.
Be willing and able to learn new skills and acquire store and café knowledge.
Comfortably and efficiently use registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
Develop and maintain merchandising and visual merchandising skills.
Master operational barista competencies, including register operation, food and drink preparation, delivery handling, stocking, cleaning, FIFO, and product dating.
Understand loss-prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques.
Be able to perform prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them choose beverages and café items.
Provide quick, friendly, and professional service at the register.
Maintain café presentation and cleanliness, including the bake case, dining area, counter, and floor retail fixtures.
Unpack and receive deliveries and stock products efficiently and accurately.
Prepare food and drinks correctly, using product information, recipe guides, and available tools.
Complete daily and weekly café cleaning tasks and follow safety, hygiene, and sanitation procedures.
Follow FIFO practices and date products consistently and correctly.
Support the bookfloor team and, when needed and able, other stores in the wider Cluster.
Use product knowledge to support café sales, promotions, new limited-time offers, and customer customization recommendations.
Follow loss-prevention procedures, identify theft or problematic behavior, and seek support when appropriate.
Comply with company policies and procedures.

Benefits

Employee discount
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Sick pay
Paid time off, including paid maternity and parental leave (eligibility depends on scheduled hours)
Company-paid holidays (eligibility depends on scheduled hours)
401(k) with company match (eligibility depends on scheduled hours)
Transit benefits (eligibility depends on scheduled hours)
Medical, dental, and vision benefits (eligibility depends on scheduled hours)
Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts (eligibility depends on scheduled hours)
Disability benefits (eligibility depends on scheduled hours)
Life insurance (eligibility depends on scheduled hours)
Tuition reimbursement (eligibility depends on scheduled hours)