Starbucks Barista

Target • Hemet, CA

5d

About The Position

The Starbucks Barista is part of Target’s Food & Beverage team and helps provide guests with a consistent Starbucks experience. The role includes preparing handcrafted Starbucks beverages and food to recipe specifications, maintaining food quality and freshness, and upholding food safety standards. Baristas support efficient store operations and create a welcoming, helpful, and inviting experience for guests throughout their visit.

The position involves maintaining Starbucks and Food & Beverage standards, completing inventory and replenishment routines, monitoring food safety, maintaining a clean dining area, and responding to changing business and guest needs. Baristas may also support guest services such as backup cashiering, order pickup, and Drive Up. The work is active and physically demanding, requires flexibility in scheduling, and may involve exposure to refrigeration, freezer conditions, varying temperatures, humidity, and other elements.

Requirements

• Welcoming and helpful attitude toward guests and team members.
• Ability to communicate using multiple-frequency devices and operate handheld scanners and other directed technology equipment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to resolve guest questions quickly.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow multi-step 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, interpret instructions and information, and accurately handle cash register operations as needed.
• Ability to climb ladders as needed.
• Ability to scan, handle, and move merchandise safely, frequently lifting or moving items up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 44 pounds without additional assistance.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, holidays, and peak shopping times; 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 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

• Welcome guests with a friendly greeting, help them find what they need, resolve issues, and thank them at the end of transactions.
• Support team efforts and assist peers in other areas while maintaining a positive and respectful attitude.
• Provide a fresh and abundant shopping experience, prioritizing guest needs over tasks.
• Uphold Food & Beverage standards and execute food and beverage processes, including deliveries, replenishment, in-stock routines, data accuracy, culling, rotation, cleaning, signing, organizing, and storing reserve product.
• Stay aware of current and upcoming Starbucks promotions.
• Follow Target and Starbucks routines to provide consistent guest experiences, work efficiently, and maintain food safety.
• Maintain an inviting Starbucks dining area throughout the shift and engage with guests according to Starbucks standards.
• Prepare handcrafted beverages and food to recipe-card specifications.
• Monitor and record temperatures of temperature-sensitive food items and complete and record required cleaning tasks.
• 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 when possible.
• Support backup cashiering, order pickup, and Drive Up while following applicable compliance requirements, including adult beverage laws.
• Perform other duties based on business needs.

What This Job Offers

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