Starbucks Barista (T1868)

Target • Sherwood, OR

20d

About The Position

The Starbucks Barista works on Target’s Food & Beverage team to provide guests with a consistent Starbucks experience and a fresh, abundant, and welcoming shopping environment. The role includes preparing handcrafted Starbucks beverages and food to recipe specifications, engaging with guests, maintaining the Starbucks dining area, and supporting food and beverage operations, inventory, presentation, and food safety. Baristas follow Target and Starbucks routines, complete required quality-control training and certifications, and support other guest-service activities as business needs require.

This is an active, fast-paced, physically demanding role requiring teamwork, flexibility, attention to detail, and the ability to remain mobile throughout a scheduled shift. The schedule may vary and can include nights, weekends, holidays, and peak shopping periods. Work may involve refrigeration and freezer conditions, common allergens, changing temperatures and humidity, and moving merchandise weighing up to 44 pounds.

Requirements

• Welcoming and helpful attitude toward guests and fellow team members.
• Ability to communicate using multiple-frequency devices and operate handheld scanners and other technology equipment as directed.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to resolve guest questions quickly.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow multistep processes.
• Ability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and complete multiple tasks within established timeframes.
• Ability to access all areas of the building to respond to guest or team-member issues.
• Ability to interpret instructions, reports, and information.
• Ability to accurately handle cash register operations as needed.
• Ability to climb ladders when needed.
• Ability to scan, handle, and move merchandise safely and efficiently, including frequently lifting or moving up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifting or moving up to 44 pounds without assistance.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include nights, weekends, holidays, and varying shifts; report for scheduled shifts and take required meal and rest breaks.
• Ability to work in refrigeration and freezer conditions and in environments where common allergens may be handled or present.
• Ability to work in and be exposed to varying temperatures, humidity, and other elements while performing duties such as Drive Up and carryout.
• Ability to remain mobile for the duration of scheduled shifts, which may vary in length.

Nice To Haves

• Previous Starbucks or food-service experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Create an easy, inspiring, and friendly guest experience by greeting guests warmly, helping them find products or resolve issues, and thanking them at the end of transactions.
• Support team efforts and assist peers in other areas while maintaining a positive and respectful attitude.
• Adapt to business and guest needs, prioritizing guests while providing a fresh and abundant shopping experience.
• Uphold Food & Beverage standards and follow Target and Starbucks routines efficiently and safely.
• Complete food and beverage processes, including deliveries, replenishment, in-stock routines, data accuracy, culling, rotation, cleaning, signing, organizing, and storing reserve product.
• Stay informed about current and upcoming Starbucks promotions.
• Maintain an inviting Starbucks dining area throughout the shift and engage with guests according to Starbucks standards.
• Prepare handcrafted beverages and food according to recipe cards and specifications.
• Follow food safety requirements, including monitoring and recording temperatures of temperature-sensitive food items.
• Complete and record cleaning tasks in the Starbucks space according to best practices.
• Identify damaged, recalled, or expired items and process them according to best practices.
• Place store-initiated orders and follow perishable inventory procedures to maintain accurate in-stocks and inventory records.
• Execute sampling best practices and complete required Starbucks product quality-control training and certifications.
• Demonstrate ethical conduct, safety, and compliance; follow safety policies and training, report hazards, and correct them where possible.
• Support guest services such as backup cashiering, order pickup, and Drive Up while following applicable compliance requirements, including adult beverage laws.
• Perform other duties based on business needs.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits related to financial well-being, education, and overall well-being; eligibility details are provided through the linked benefits page.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed