Barista

Weis Markets•Middletown, DE

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Barista creates personalized customer experiences by demonstrating knowledge of coffee, products, and offers, and by supporting and delighting customers. The role develops expertise in preparing quality products, maintains equipment and the store environment, and ensures food and merchandise are visually appealing, stocked, and properly signed. Baristas contribute to team success, follow company policies and guidelines, and communicate important information to store leaders and teammates. The position may involve operating a cash register, assisting with deliveries or cardboard baling when properly trained, and helping in other departments. The role also includes sanitation and cleaning duties, proper handling of money, and use of company-provided personal protective equipment. No prior experience is required; candidates must be at least 18 years old and able to pass a drug test.

Requirements

Completed or working toward a high school diploma or GED.
No prior experience required.
At least 18 years of age.
Ability to pass a drug test.
Ability to read and follow simple verbal or written instructions and write short memos or messages.
Ability to communicate information effectively one-on-one and in small groups with customers and coworkers.
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide with 10s and 100s, including using American units of money, weight, volume, and distance.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to simple one- and two-step instructions and deal with standardized situations with few or no variables.
Commitment to providing customer service that makes internal and external customers feel welcome, important, and appreciated.
Ability to preserve confidentiality of information.
Ability and willingness to move with purpose and a strong sense of urgency.
Ability to work overtime on an occasional basis.
Accuracy and attention to detail.
Ability to organize and prioritize a variety of tasks and projects.
Ability to work within strict time frames and deadlines.
Ability to perform essential duties satisfactorily, with or without an accommodation.
Regular ability to walk, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb stairs or ladders, stand dynamically and statically, reach, talk, hear, and use hands to finger, grasp, feel, pick, pinch, type, seize, hold, apply pressure, or turn.
Ability to lift up to 40 pounds and carry it 20 feet, and push or pull up to 50 pounds for 20 feet.
Visual abilities include close and distance vision, color identification, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjusting focus.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with industry or technical terms and processes.

Responsibilities

Create personalized customer experiences by demonstrating knowledge of coffee, products, and offers.
Recognize, include, appreciate, support, and delight customers and fellow baristas.
Develop expertise in the craft through learning and practice, and prepare and serve high-quality products.
Maintain equipment and the store environment, and follow assigned positions and routines.
Ensure food and merchandise are visually appealing, stocked, and signed appropriately.
Contribute to team success, follow established policies and guidelines, and communicate important information to store leaders and teammates in a timely manner.
Operate and be responsible for cash register operations when assigned, following money-handling procedures to avoid overages or shortages.
Maintain general department sanitation and follow cleaning schedules and guidelines so work areas, equipment, counters, and display cases are clean and meet health and OSHA requirements.
Dispose of trash properly.
Assist with baling cardboard or related duties when properly trained.
Assist with receiving, unloading, checking in, breaking down, and storing deliveries using a power jack or hand jack when properly trained.
Use company-provided personal protective equipment, including cut-resistant gloves, safety cutters, and company-sponsored footwear.
Assist in other departments when called upon.