Barista - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Denton, TX

19d•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 efficient café operations by maintaining an attractive presentation, stocking deliveries, tidying the bake case and dining area, and serving customers at the register in a quick, friendly, and professional manner. Baristas are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility, a positive and energetic approach, consideration for colleagues, helpful customer service, and willingness to learn. They work as part of a busy team and are trained to perform operational tasks including preparing food and drinks, merchandising, cleaning, stocking, and supporting the bookfloor team. The work involves physical activity such as prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Baristas may work at other stores when able and needed to support the wider Cluster. As they gain experience, Baristas develop knowledge of café products, promotions, customization recommendations, retail options, training tools, and food safety and sanitation practices. With mastery of the role’s skills, they are expected to advance to Senior Barista. The role also requires compliance with company policies and procedures.

Requirements

Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Be flexible and responsive to store scheduling needs, including filling scheduling gaps when able.
Approach work positively, energetically, purposefully, and reliably.
Be supportive and considerate of colleagues and consistently helpful to customers.
Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and knowledge.
Enjoy working as a barista.
Use registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools comfortably and efficiently.
Develop and demonstrate effective merchandising and visual merchandising skills.
Work with attention to accuracy when preparing food and drinks, stocking products, and following FIFO and dating practices.
Perform physical work involving prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers cheerfully, answer questions, and help them select beverages and café items.
Maintain an attractive café presentation and cleanliness, including the counter, floor retail fixtures, bake case, and dining area.
Operate registers quickly, competently, and reliably while providing professional customer service.
Support receiving and unpacking deliveries and stock products efficiently and accurately.
Prepare food and drinks correctly, using product information and recipe guides as needed.
Complete daily and weekly café cleaning tasks and follow food safety, hygiene, and sanitation procedures.
Follow First In First Out (FIFO) practices and date products correctly and consistently.
Support the bookfloor team when needed.
Follow loss prevention procedures, identify theft or problematic behavior, and seek support or use de-escalation techniques as appropriate.
Build knowledge of beverage, bakery, savory, gifting, and café retail products; use it to support promotions, sales objectives, and customer customization recommendations.
Use café training tools appropriately and contribute to the success and presentation of café products and promotions.
Comply with company policies and procedures.
Support other stores in the wider Cluster when able and needed.

Benefits

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