Barista - Temporary

Barnes & Noble • Irvine, CA

19d • Onsite

About The Position

A Barista is an integral member of the Barnes & Noble Café team, welcoming customers, answering questions, recommending beverages and café items, and providing quick, friendly, professional register service. The role helps maintain an attractive, clean, and efficiently operated Café by stocking and unpacking deliveries, organizing the bake case and dining area, and completing daily and weekly cleaning tasks.

Baristas are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility in responding to store scheduling needs, a positive and energetic approach, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, and willingness to learn. They work as part of a busy team and are trained to perform operational duties, including using registers and other technology, merchandising, preparing food and drinks, receiving and stocking deliveries, following FIFO and product-dating practices, supporting the bookfloor when needed, and applying loss-prevention and de-escalation procedures.

As they gain experience, Baristas develop knowledge of café beverage, bakery, savory, and gifting products; maintain appealing displays; communicate promotions and sales objectives; recommend customizations; use café training tools; and follow café safety, hygiene, and sanitation procedures. The position can lead to the Senior Barista career step as skills develop. Employees must comply with company policies and procedures. The role involves prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Employees may work at other stores when able and needed to support the wider Cluster.

Requirements

• Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
• Flexibility and responsiveness to store scheduling needs; the store operates from early mornings to late evenings, including weekends and most holidays.
• A positive, energetic, dependable approach to assigned work.
• Consideration and support for colleagues.
• Cheerful, helpful customer service.
• Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and knowledge.
• Comfort using varied technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
• Ability to perform physical activity including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.
• Enjoyment of working as a barista.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers, answer questions, and help connect them with suitable beverages and café items.
• Operate registers quickly, reliably, and in a friendly, professional manner.
• Maintain attractive café presentation, including the bake case, dining area, counter, and floor retail fixtures.
• Unpack and receive deliveries, then stock products efficiently and accurately.
• Prepare food and drinks correctly using product knowledge, colleagues’ guidance, recipe guides, and product specification sheets.
• Complete daily and weekly cleaning tasks and maintain café cleanliness.
• Follow FIFO practices and date products consistently and correctly.
• Support the bookfloor team when needed.
• Follow loss-prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques; identify theft or problematic behavior and seek support as appropriate.
• Build knowledge of beverage, bakery, savory, gifting, and café retail products, and use it to maintain appealing displays and recommend customizations.
• Communicate café promotions, limited-time offers, and key sales objectives to customers and colleagues.
• Use café training tools and follow café safety, hygiene, and sanitation procedures.
• Maintain reliable attendance, respond flexibly to store scheduling needs, and support colleagues.
• 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 eligible scheduled hours)
• Company Paid Holidays (for eligible scheduled hours)
• Transit (for eligible scheduled hours)
• 401(k) with Company Match (for eligible scheduled hours)
• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision (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)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed