Barista - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Lubbock, TX

25d•Onsite

About The Position

A Barista is an integral member of a Barnes & Noble Café team, welcoming customers, answering questions, recommending beverages and café items, and providing quick, friendly, professional service at the register. The role also helps maintain an attractive café presentation and efficient operations by stocking deliveries, tidying the bake case and dining area, preparing food and drinks, and completing cleaning tasks. Baristas are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility when scheduling needs arise, a positive and energetic approach, kindness and support toward colleagues, cheerful customer service, and willingness to learn. The role involves mastering café operations and technology, merchandising, register use, receiving and stocking deliveries, food and drink preparation, FIFO and product dating, loss prevention procedures, and de-escalation techniques. Baristas may support the bookfloor team or work at other stores in the wider Cluster when able and needed. As their expertise develops, Baristas build knowledge of café beverages, bakery, savory items and gifting; maintain appealing product displays; communicate promotions and sales priorities; recommend customizations; and apply café safety, hygiene and sanitation procedures. The position offers a career path toward Senior Barista as skills develop. The role is temporary and includes physical activity such as prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting and extensive walking.

Requirements

Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Be flexible and responsive to store scheduling needs, including filling gaps when able.
Bring a positive, energetic, purposeful, and reliable approach to assigned work.
Be supportive and considerate of colleagues and helpful to customers.
Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and acquire knowledge.
Use varied technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools, comfortably and efficiently.
Perform the physical activities of the role, including 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 attractive café presentation, including the bake case, dining area, counter, and retail fixtures.
Receive, unpack, and accurately stock deliveries.
Prepare food and drinks accurately using product information and recipe guides.
Complete daily and weekly café cleaning tasks and maintain café cleanliness.
Follow FIFO practices and date products consistently and correctly.
Use registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools comfortably and efficiently.
Support the bookfloor team and, when able and needed, other stores in the wider Cluster.
Follow loss prevention procedures, identify theft or problematic behavior, and seek support or use de-escalation techniques as appropriate.
Develop knowledge of beverage, bakery, savory, and gifting products and use it to maintain appealing displays and advise customers.
Communicate café promotions, limited-time offers, and sales priorities to customers and colleagues.
Recommend food and beverage customizations and support café retail options.
Apply café safety, hygiene, and sanitation guidelines and procedures.
Comply with company policies and procedures.

Benefits

Employee discount
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Sick pay
Paid time off, including paid maternity and parental leave, for employees scheduled 20 or more hours per week
Company-paid holidays for employees scheduled 20 or more hours per week
401(k) with company match for employees scheduled 20 or more hours per week
Transit benefits for employees scheduled 20 or more hours per week
Medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week
Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week
Disability benefits for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week
Life insurance for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week
Tuition reimbursement for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week