Barista - Temporary

Barnes & Noble • Hurst, TX

16d • Onsite

About The Position

A Barnes & Noble Barista welcomes customers, helps them choose beverages and café items, and provides quick, friendly, professional service at the register. The role supports the café team by maintaining attractive presentation and cleanliness, stocking deliveries, and keeping the bake case and dining area tidy. Baristas are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility when possible, a positive and helpful approach to coworkers and customers, willingness to learn, and enthusiasm for the work.

The role requires learning Barnes & Noble barista operations, including using registers and other technology; merchandising café products and retail fixtures; preparing food and drinks accurately; receiving, unpacking, and stocking deliveries; completing cleaning tasks; following FIFO and product-dating practices; and supporting the bookfloor team when needed. Baristas also follow loss-prevention procedures and use de-escalation techniques, identifying and reporting concerns.

With experience, Baristas build knowledge of café beverages, bakery and savory products, gifting, promotions, customization recommendations, café retail options, training tools, and safety, hygiene, and sanitation procedures. Employees who master the role may advance to Senior Barista. The position involves prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Baristas may work at other stores when able and as needed to support the wider Cluster, and must comply with company policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
• Flexibility and responsiveness to store scheduling needs when able, including potential shifts during early mornings, late evenings, weekends, and most holidays.
• Positive, purposeful, energetic, and reliable approach to assigned work.
• Considerate and supportive conduct toward colleagues.
• Cheerful, helpful customer service.
• Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and knowledge.
• Comfort using registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
• Ability to perform prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them select beverages and café items.
• Provide quick, friendly, and professional service at the register.
• Maintain the café’s presentation and cleanliness, including the bake case, dining area, counter, and retail fixtures.
• Receive, unpack, and accurately stock deliveries.
• Prepare food and drinks accurately using product knowledge, recipe guides, product specification sheets, and other available tools.
• Complete daily and weekly café cleaning tasks during shifts.
• Follow FIFO practices and date products consistently and correctly.
• Support the bookfloor team when needed.
• Follow loss-prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques; identify theft or problematic behavior and seek support.
• Build knowledge of café products, promotions, customization options, retail offerings, and applicable safety, hygiene, and sanitation procedures.
• Support sales objectives and café promotions by sharing product knowledge with customers and colleagues.
• Comply with company policies and procedures.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed