Barista - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Denton, TX

About The Position

A Barnes & Noble Barista is an integral member of the Café team, welcoming customers, answering questions, recommending beverages and café items, and providing quick, friendly, professional service at the register. The role also helps maintain an attractive, clean, and efficiently run Café by stocking deliveries, arranging displays, and tidying the bakes case and dining area. Baristas are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility when scheduling needs arise, a positive and energetic approach to assigned work, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, willingness to learn, and enjoyment of the barista role. They work as part of a busy team and are trained to perform café operations, including preparing food and drinks, merchandising, receiving and stocking deliveries, register operation, cleaning, FIFO practices, and loss prevention. They may also support the bookfloor team and, if able and needed, work in other stores within the wider Cluster. As their experience and expertise grow, Baristas develop product knowledge across beverage, bakery, savory, and gifting options; maintain appealing displays; support sales objectives and promotions; recommend customizations; use café training tools; and follow food safety, hygiene, and sanitation procedures. With demonstrated mastery of the role's skills, Baristas are expected to advance to Senior Barista. The position requires prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and substantial walking. Benefits vary according to scheduled weekly hours and location. The posting identifies the role as temporary.

Requirements

Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Be flexible and responsive to store scheduling needs, including filling scheduling gaps when able.
Approach work positively and willingly, completing assigned tasks with purpose, energy, and reliability.
Be supportive and considerate of colleagues and willing to help the team.
Provide cheerful, helpful customer service.
Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and acquire knowledge.
Be willing to use registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools comfortably and efficiently.
Be able to perform physical work involving prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and substantial walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them choose beverages and café items.
Provide quick, friendly, and professional customer service at the register.
Maintain café presentation, cleanliness, and efficient operations, including tidying the bakes case and dining area.
Unpack and receive deliveries, then stock products accurately and efficiently.
Prepare food and drinks correctly using product knowledge, recipe guides, product specification sheets, and other available tools.
Maintain counter and floor retail fixtures through effective visual merchandising.
Complete daily and weekly café cleaning tasks reliably.
Follow First In First Out (FIFO) practices and date products correctly.
Support the bookfloor team when needed and, when able and needed, support other stores in the wider Cluster.
Follow loss prevention procedures, identify theft or problematic behaviors, and seek support when necessary.
Build product knowledge and use it to maintain appealing displays, recommend customizations, and support sales objectives and café promotions.
Use café training tools and follow café safety, hygiene, and sanitation procedures.
Comply with company policies and procedures.