Barista - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Savannah, GA

About The Position

A Barista is an integral member of the Barnes & Noble Café team, welcoming customers, helping them choose beverages and café items, and providing quick, friendly, professional register service. The role helps maintain an attractive, clean, and efficiently run Café by stocking deliveries, organizing the bake case and dining area, preparing food and drinks accurately, and supporting café merchandising and daily operations. Baristas are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility to support store scheduling needs, a positive and energetic approach, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, and a willingness to learn. They receive training in café operations, technology, merchandising, register use, receiving and stocking, food and drink preparation, cleaning, FIFO and product dating, loss prevention, and de-escalation. They may also support the bookfloor team and, when able and needed, work in other stores within the wider Cluster. As they gain experience, Baristas build knowledge of café beverages, bakery and savory products, gifting, promotions, customization recommendations, retail options, training tools, and food safety, hygiene, and sanitation practices. The role offers a career path to Senior Barista as skills develop. The position is temporary, and employees must comply with company policies and procedures. Benefits vary according to scheduled weekly hours and location; the posting lists employee discounts, EAP, sick pay, paid time off and leave, holidays, retirement matching, health coverage, spending accounts, insurance, transit, and tuition reimbursement for eligible hour brackets.

Requirements

Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Be flexible and responsive to store scheduling needs, including filling scheduling gaps when able.
Bring a positive, energetic, dependable, and purposeful approach to assigned work.
Be supportive and considerate of colleagues and helpful to customers.
Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and knowledge.
Use registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools comfortably and efficiently.
Develop and demonstrate effective merchandising and visual merchandising skills.
Operate a register competently and serve customers quickly and reliably.
Make food and drinks properly and accurately.
Perform café cleaning tasks reliably and follow applicable safety, hygiene, and sanitation guidelines.
Follow FIFO practices and date products consistently and correctly.
Understand loss prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques and seek support for theft or problematic behavior.
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.
Provide quick, friendly, and professional service at the register.
Maintain café presentation, cleanliness, and efficient daily operations, including the bake case and dining area.
Receive, unpack, and accurately stock deliveries.
Prepare food and drinks accurately, using recipe guides, product specifications, and other available resources.
Execute daily and weekly cleaning tasks and follow café safety, hygiene, and sanitation standards.
Follow First In First Out (FIFO) practices and date products correctly.
Maintain counter and floor retail fixtures and support café merchandising.
Support the bookfloor team when needed and collaborate with other stores in the Cluster when able and needed.
Understand loss prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques; identify theft or problematic behavior and seek support.
Build knowledge of café products, promotions, customization options, training tools, and retail offerings, and share relevant information with customers and colleagues.
Comply with company policies and procedures.