Starbucks Barista

Kroger•Collierville, TN

About The Position

Provide exceptional customer service in a safe and clean environment to encourage customers to return. Treat customers and employees fairly and ethically, promote an inclusive work environment, act as a responsible community member, and provide the right products at the right time with fair and accurate pricing. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. Prepare beverages according to recipes, standards, and customer requests; use coffee shop equipment properly; and handle transactions using company best practices. Help customers discover and select products, provide fresh and correctly portioned orders, and maintain product quality, merchandise, and inventory. Follow company, food safety, and safety procedures, report issues to management, and work cooperatively in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Excellent customer service skills.
Ability to work cooperatively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational, and cooperative manner.
Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.

Nice To Haves

Any previous comparable experience.

Responsibilities

Create a welcoming environment by answering customer questions about products sold in the department and throughout the store.
Gain and maintain knowledge of department products, answer questions, and make product suggestions.
Collaborate with associates and promote teamwork to help achieve company and store goals.
Prepare beverages according to recipes, standards, and customer requests using proper equipment, and tender transactions using company best practices.
Offer product samples, inform customers of coffee shop specials, and recommend coffee shop items.
Provide customers with fresh products they ordered and the correct portion size, or as close as possible, to help prevent shrink.
Use coffee shop equipment according to company guidelines; prepare, package, label, and inventory ingredients and merchandise.
Check product quality and freshness, review sell-by dates, and take appropriate action.
Label, stock, and inventory department merchandise.
Report product ordering or shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
Stay current with present, future, seasonal, and special advertisements.
Comply with safety procedures, identify unsafe conditions, notify store management, and follow food safety regulations and guidelines.
Inspect equipment for preventive maintenance and notify the appropriate department or store manager of repair needs.
Notify management of customer or employee accidents and report safety risks, issues, or illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud.
Work cooperatively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment, manage conflict reasonably and cooperatively, and act honestly and with integrity regarding customer and business information.
Follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults.
Perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.