Coffee Shop Barista

Hy-Vee, Inc.•Albert Lea, MN

22d•$12 - $14

About The Position

The Coffee Shop Barista reviews and fills customer orders, handles food safely, and keeps the work area clean and neat. The role provides courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers and team members while supporting a positive company image. It includes taking and preparing customer orders, maintaining product freshness and supply, operating the department register, and contributing to a pleasant team and customer experience. The position works in a store environment and reports to the listed store and department leadership.

Requirements

Less than high school education or equivalent experience.
Six months or less of similar or related work experience.
Ability to follow detailed but uncomplicated written or verbal instructions and deal with a few concrete variables.
Ability to perform simple addition and subtraction, copy figures, and count and record.
Ability to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions, write identifying information, and request supplies orally or in writing.
Ability to perform medium physical work, exerting up to 50 pounds occasionally, 20 pounds frequently, and 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Visual ability to see clearly at distances greater than 20 inches and less than 20 feet, with or without correction, as well as color vision, depth perception, and field of vision.
Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, finger, grasp, feel, talk, hear, and perform repetitive motions.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen is required.

Responsibilities

Provide prompt, efficient, friendly, and considerate customer service.
Greet customers, learn and use their names when possible, and assist them with products and other shopping needs.
Answer the telephone promptly and help callers, including by taking customer orders.
Take customer orders at the counter.
Work with co-workers to support customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
Handle food safely and keep the work area clean and neat.
Review food status and appearance for freshness.
Maintain an adequate food supply, develop or follow a production list, anticipate daily product needs, and prepare or replenish products as necessary.
Check in and put away products and, when applicable, review invoices.
Operate department registers and receive payments and make change where applicable.
Remove trash in a timely manner.
Follow department and company guidelines for personal hygiene and dress, and comply with company policies and store guidelines.
Report to work as scheduled and on time.
Wash dishes as necessary.
Order products and supplies as necessary.
Price products for customers as necessary.
Assist in other store areas and perform other job-related duties and special projects as required.