Starbucks Barista

Target • Pinole, CA

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About The Position

The Starbucks Barista works on Target’s Food & Beverage team to provide guests with a consistent Starbucks experience and an easy, inspiring, and friendly shopping experience. The role involves preparing handcrafted beverages and food to recipe specifications, maintaining food quality and freshness, and following Target and Starbucks processes, food-safety standards, and OSHA guidelines. Baristas help keep products fresh, available, accurately priced, and properly presented while supporting store operations and responding to guest needs.

The position is fast-moving and physically active, requiring teamwork, flexibility, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks. Work may involve varying temperatures, refrigeration and freezer conditions, common allergens, and outdoor or other elements while supporting services such as Drive-Up and carryout. Schedules may vary and can include nights, weekends, holidays, and peak shopping periods.

Requirements

• Welcoming and helpful attitude toward guests and 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 accomplish 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 if needed.
• Ability to scan, handle, and move merchandise safely and efficiently, frequently lifting or moving items up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifting or moving merchandise up to 44 pounds without additional assistance.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays, report as scheduled, work scheduled shifts, and take required meal and rest breaks.
• Ability to work in refrigeration and freezer conditions and in areas 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 a friendly guest experience by greeting guests, offering help, resolving issues, and thanking guests at the end of transactions.
• Support team efforts, assist peers in other areas, and adapt to business and guest needs.
• Prioritize guest needs while maintaining a fresh and abundant shopping experience throughout operating hours.
• Uphold Food & Beverage standards and complete 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 a consistent guest experience, complete tasks efficiently, and maintain food safety.
• Maintain an inviting Starbucks dining area throughout the shift.
• Engage with guests and prepare handcrafted beverages and food according to recipe specifications and Starbucks standards.
• Monitor and record temperature-sensitive food items and follow food-safety requirements.
• Complete and record cleaning tasks in the Starbucks area 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 training and certifications related to Starbucks product quality control.
• Demonstrate ethical conduct, safety, and compliance; follow safety policies and training, report hazards, and correct them when possible.
• Support guest services such as backup cashiering, Order Pickup, and Drive-Up while complying with applicable adult beverage laws when performing those duties.
• Perform other duties based on business needs.

Benefits

• Target provides information about benefits spanning financial, education, and well-being offerings; eligibility details are provided through the benefits eligibility link.

What This Job Offers

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