Lead Barista - Cafe Manager
About The Position
Printfresh is opening a café and retail experience designed to feel joyful and memorable. The Lead Barista sets the standard for drink quality and guest interactions, helping create a seamless and memorable café experience. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone passionate about coffee who thrives in a lively environment and is eager to take on responsibility, develop leadership skills, and help shape the future of the café. The role prepares excellent drinks with care, speed, and attention to detail; helps establish recipes and dial in coffee each day; and supports quality and consistency across orders. It leads opening shifts and partners closely with the Experiential Retail Lead, Coffee & Retail Flagship, on training, daily operations, inventory, cleanliness, and team communication. The Lead Barista also takes a lead role in café events and activations, coordinating preparation, drink menus, staffing, and day-of execution. This is a full-time role working five days per week, including at least one weekend day. Since the café opens at 7:00 a.m., opening shifts typically begin around 6:45 a.m. Flexibility is also needed around peak periods, special events, and evolving business needs.
Requirements
- Strong technical barista skills across all areas of drink preparation.
- Previous experience working in a specialty coffee environment.
- Friendly and composed under pressure.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to provide advice, information, and effective feedback to individuals and groups.
- Attention to detail and the ability to anticipate problems before they arise.
- Interest in coaching others and growing into a café management role.
Responsibilities
- Prepare excellent drinks with care, speed, and attention to detail.
- Help establish recipes and dial in the coffee each day.
- Support quality and consistency for all orders.
- Lead opening shifts, including setup, preparation, equipment checks, and quality control, and ensure the café is ready to welcome guests.
- Partner with the Experiential Retail Lead, Coffee & Retail Flagship, on training, daily operations, inventory, cleanliness, and team communication.
- Lead café events and activations by coordinating preparation, drink menus, staffing, and day-of execution with the Experiential Retail Lead.
- Help deliver joyful, memorable experiences for guests.
Benefits
- Health and dental insurance
- PTO and paid holidays
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee discount on all Printfresh products
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
