Barista - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Atlanta, GA

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 an attractive, clean café and its efficient operation by stocking deliveries, maintaining the bake case and dining area, preparing food and drinks, and serving customers quickly and professionally 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, and a willingness to learn. The position involves mastering café operations, including register and technology use, merchandising, receiving and stocking deliveries, food and drink preparation, cleaning, FIFO and product dating, and supporting the bookstore team. Baristas also learn café products, promotions, customization options, training resources, and applicable safety, hygiene, and sanitation practices. With experience and mastery of the role, Baristas are expected to advance to Senior Barista. Physical activity includes prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Work in other stores may be needed if the employee is able and the wider Cluster needs support. The position is temporary.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
A positive, energetic, and dependable approach to assigned work.
Consideration for colleagues and cheerful, helpful customer service.
Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and knowledge.
Ability and willingness to learn and perform café operational tasks, including using registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
Ability to perform physical activity including 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, including the bake case, dining area, counters, and retail fixtures.
Operate registers quickly, reliably, and professionally.
Unpack and receive deliveries, then stock items efficiently and accurately.
Prepare food and drinks accurately using personal knowledge, colleagues’ guidance, recipe guides, product specification sheets, and other tools.
Complete daily and weekly cleaning tasks and maintain café cleanliness.
Follow FIFO practices and date products consistently and correctly.
Support the bookfloor team and other stores in the Cluster when needed and able.
Learn and use café product knowledge to present items attractively, discuss promotions and sales objectives, and recommend food and beverage customizations.
Use café training tools and follow café safety, hygiene, and sanitation standards.
Understand loss-prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques, identify theft or problematic behavior, and seek support as needed.
Comply with company policies and procedures.
Maintain reliable attendance, respond flexibly to store scheduling needs when able, and work supportively with colleagues.