Barista - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•San Marcos, CA

About The Position

A Barnes & Noble Barista welcomes customers cheerfully and helpfully, answers questions, and helps customers select beverages and café items. The role supports the café team by maintaining an attractive presentation and efficient operations, stocking deliveries, tidying the bake case and dining area, and serving customers promptly and professionally at the register. The Barista is expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility to support store scheduling needs, a positive and dependable approach, consideration toward colleagues, helpful customer service, willingness to learn, and enthusiasm for the role. Baristas work as part of a busy team and are trained to develop proficiency in café operations, including using technology, merchandising, register operation, receiving and stocking products, preparing food and drinks, cleaning, FIFO and product dating practices, and loss prevention procedures. They may support the bookfloor team and, if able and needed, other stores in the wider cluster. As experience and skills develop, Baristas build knowledge of café products, promotions, customization recommendations, retail options, training tools, and café safety, hygiene, and sanitation standards. The role offers a career path toward Senior Barista, with additional challenges and growth opportunities. Employees must comply with company policies and procedures. The work involves prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Store hours span early mornings to late evenings every day, including weekends and most holidays; employees are expected to be flexible and may fill scheduling gaps when able.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Flexibility and responsiveness to store scheduling needs, including filling gaps when able.
Positive, purposeful, energetic, hard-working, and reliable approach to assigned tasks.
Supportive and considerate teamwork, including willingness to help colleagues.
Cheerful and consistently helpful customer service.
Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and acquire knowledge.
Comfort and efficiency using varied technology, including registers, computers, tablets, and programs.
Ability to perform physical work involving prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them choose beverages and café items.
Maintain attractive café presentation and support efficient café operations.
Unpack and stock deliveries; tidy the bake case and dining area.
Operate registers quickly, reliably, and professionally.
Use café technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
Maintain café presentation and cleanliness, including counter and floor retail fixtures.
Prepare food and drinks accurately using product information and recipe guides as needed.
Perform daily and weekly cleaning tasks during shifts.
Follow First In First Out (FIFO) practices and date products consistently and correctly.
Support receiving, unpacking, and accurate stocking of deliveries.
Support the bookfloor team when needed and, if able and required, assist other stores in the cluster.
Follow loss prevention procedures, identify theft or problematic behavior, and seek support when needed.
Build knowledge of beverages, bakery and savory products, gifting, promotions, customization, café retail options, and training tools.
Maintain café safety, hygiene, and sanitation standards.
Comply with company policies and procedures.