Barista - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Boynton Beach, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

A Barnes & Noble Barista is an integral member of the Café team, welcoming customers, answering questions, and helping them choose beverages and café items. The role supports efficient café operations and attractive presentation by stocking deliveries, maintaining the bake case and dining area, preparing food and drinks, and serving customers at the register. Baristas are expected to be cheerful, reliable, flexible, supportive of colleagues, willing to learn, and enthusiastic about the work. Baristas learn and perform operational tasks including using registers and other technology; merchandising and maintaining café and retail fixtures; receiving and stocking deliveries; preparing food and beverages accurately; carrying out daily and weekly cleaning; following FIFO and product-dating practices; and supporting the bookfloor team when needed. They also follow loss prevention, de-escalation, safety, hygiene, and sanitation procedures. The work involves prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and substantial walking. Baristas may work in other stores when able and when needed to support the wider Cluster. As they develop, Baristas build knowledge of café products, promotions, customization options, and training tools, using that knowledge to support customers, colleagues, product presentation, and sales objectives. The role offers a career path to Senior Barista as skills and mastery develop. Employees must comply with company policies and procedures. Benefits vary according to scheduled weekly hours and location.

Requirements

Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Be positive, willing, hardworking, and reliable when performing assigned tasks.
Be supportive and considerate of colleagues and helpful to customers.
Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and knowledge.
Use registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools comfortably and efficiently.
Perform prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and substantial walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them select beverages and café items.
Maintain attractive café presentation, including the bake case, dining area, counter, and retail fixtures.
Operate registers quickly, reliably, and professionally.
Receive, unpack, and accurately stock deliveries.
Prepare food and drinks correctly and accurately, using recipe guides, product specifications, and colleague knowledge as needed.
Perform daily and weekly café cleaning tasks and maintain café cleanliness.
Follow FIFO practices and date products consistently and correctly.
Support the bookfloor team and wider store team when needed.
Follow loss prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques; identify theft and seek support for problematic behavior or issues.
Build knowledge of beverage, bakery, savory, gifting, and café retail products, and use it to support product presentation, promotions, sales objectives, and customer recommendations.
Use café training tools and follow café safety, hygiene, and sanitation procedures.
Maintain reliable and punctual attendance, be flexible when able to fill scheduling gaps, and support colleagues.