Barista - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•College Station, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

A Barista is an integral member of the Barnes & Noble Café team, welcoming customers, answering questions, and helping them choose beverages and café items. The role supports smooth café operations by maintaining attractive presentation, stocking deliveries, tidying the bakery case and dining area, and providing quick, friendly, professional service at the register. Baristas are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility when scheduling gaps arise, a positive and energetic approach, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, willingness to learn, and enjoyment of the work. The position involves mastering café operations and developing knowledge of the products, promotions, food and beverage customization, and safety and hygiene practices. With experience and demonstrated mastery, Baristas are expected to advance to Senior Barista. Employees may work in other stores when able and when needed to support the wider Cluster.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Flexibility and responsiveness to store scheduling needs, including filling scheduling gaps when able.
Positive, energetic, hardworking, and reliable approach to assigned tasks.
Supportive and considerate teamwork.
Cheerful, helpful customer service.
Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and knowledge.
Willingness to master café operational competencies, including register use, merchandising, stocking, food and drink preparation, cleaning, FIFO practices, and loss prevention procedures.
Ability to perform prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers cheerfully, answer questions, and help them select beverages and café items.
Maintain attractive café presentation, including the bakery case, dining area, counter, floor fixtures, and retail displays.
Operate registers quickly, accurately, and professionally.
Receive, unpack, and stock deliveries efficiently and accurately.
Prepare food and drinks accurately using product knowledge, recipe guides, product specification sheets, and other tools.
Perform daily and weekly café cleaning tasks and maintain cleanliness, safety, hygiene, and sanitation standards.
Follow First In First Out (FIFO) practices and date products consistently and correctly.
Support the bookfloor team when needed.
Follow loss prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques; identify theft and seek support for problematic behavior or store issues.
Build knowledge of beverage, bakery, savory, gifting, and café retail products and use it to support sales, promotions, and customer recommendations.
Use café training tools appropriately and share product and promotion knowledge with customers and colleagues.
Comply with company policies and procedures.
Support other stores in the wider Cluster when able and needed.