barista - Store# 06629, MAIN & SAN JOAQUIN

Starbucks Coffee Company•Salinas, CA
•$20 - $23

About The Position

As a Barista at Starbucks, you help create a warm and welcoming space where coffee sparks connection. Each shift is an opportunity to brighten customers’ days through friendly service, such as offering a warm smile or remembering a favorite order. The role suits someone who enjoys a fast-paced environment, engaging with people, and taking pride in their work. Starbucks supports partners’ growth through developmental experiences and benefits. No previous experience is required. Baristas prepare beverages and food to standard recipes or customize orders, engage with customers to understand and respond to their needs, and perform a range of store tasks while following operating, cash-handling, safety, and security standards.

Requirements

  • No previous experience required.
  • Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality, with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Be available to work flexible hours that may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, nights, and/or holidays.
  • Meet store operating policies and standards, including beverage and food quality, cash handling, and store safety and security, with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Communicate clearly and pleasantly with customers and respond to their needs.
  • Prepare food and beverages to standard recipes or customized specifications.
  • Be able to perform many different tasks within the store during each shift.
  • Ability to learn quickly.
  • Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and request clarification when needed.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work as part of a team.
  • Ability to build relationships.

Responsibilities

  • Provide quality beverages and food products while following store operating policies and standards.
  • Engage with customers, understand their needs, and communicate clearly and pleasantly.
  • Prepare food and beverages according to standard recipes or customer customizations, including changes to temperature, ingredient quantities, or substitutions.
  • Perform a variety of tasks within the store during each shift.
  • Handle cash and follow store safety and security standards.
  • Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for partners and their families.
  • Basic and supplemental life insurance and other voluntary insurance benefits.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Paid parental leave and family expansion reimbursement.
  • Paid vacation that accrues after an introductory period; the stated accrual is based on a 40-hour workweek and varies by location, with up to 40 hours annually or 64 hours in California.
  • Sick time, accrued according to hours worked and location.
  • Additional pay for working on one of eight observed holidays.
  • Eligible partners may participate in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
  • Discounted company stock program (S.I.P.) and Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock).
  • Quarterly bonus opportunity.
  • Incentivized emergency savings and financial well-being tools.
  • 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan.
  • Student loan management resources and access to other educational opportunities.
  • Backup care and DACA reimbursement.
  • Leave benefits in accordance with applicable state and local laws.
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