Barista

Angelo Brocato Ice Cream•New Orleans, LA

26d•Onsite

About The Position

Imagine it is your favorite holiday. The anticipation of that special time is unbearable. It is a joy to be around your family members and smelling all of the delicious food that your grandparents have made or tasting that special recipe that has been handed down for generations. Nothing beats the smell of a fresh cake that came out of the oven or some warm hot gooey cookies that need to be savored. There is no need to go “over the river and through the woods” or wait for that special holiday event! Your family is here at Brocato’s and we celebrate each day with fresh and delicious pastries, cookies, and gelato. We have been operating for over 100 years bringing joy and happiness one cannoli at a time. We specialize in high quality Italian pastries, confectionaries, and gelato. We pride ourselves in providing New Orleans a piece of our Sicilian culture. What to expect while working at Brocato’s… Our business entity includes a retail store, wholesale goods, and mail orders. We like to share and make sure everyone gets a chance to enjoy our special desserts! You will be a fundamental part of the team that promotes and sells our delicious product! We will expect you to perform basic retail tasks such as: communicating with our guests in a friendly and hospitable manner, be able to describe and be knowledgeable about our product, daily cleaning tasks, maintaining the par levels of product and disposables, as well as maintaining a clean and sanitary working environment, and completing other duties assigned. The other duties may include moving product, moving equipment, packaging product, or detailed cleaning. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a good work record to join our work family. The Retail Member position is, preferably, a full-time position with the ability to work weekends and some holidays. A part-time position is also available with the availability to work weekends and some holidays as well. The candidate must be able to perform repetitious, physical tasks that require the strength to stand for 8 hours and lift up to 50 pounds. Candidate must also be able to kneel, crouch, lean over, reach or climb. You will be using your hands very frequently to grab, hold, handle product. Basic math skills and literacy skills are required to be able to understand written and oral directions and follow our very detailed recipes that have been handed down for generations. Serving experience is a plus, but we are willing to train the right person who has some food service exposure.

Requirements

Highly motivated candidate with a good work record
Ability to work weekends and some holidays
Able to perform repetitious, physical tasks that require the strength to stand for 8 hours and lift up to 50 pounds
Able to kneel, crouch, lean over, reach or climb
Using your hands very frequently to grab, hold, handle product
Basic math skills and literacy skills are required to be able to understand written and oral directions and follow our very detailed recipes
Some food service exposure
Customer Service
Cleanliness
Safety And Sanitation
Friendly and Personable
Sense of Urgency
Coffee and food knowledge
High school or equivalent (Required)
Hospitality: 2 years (Required)
Food service: 2 years (Required)
Day Shift (Required)
Night Shift (Required)