Starbucks Barista

Target • Sacramento, CA

14d • Onsite

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 Starbucks beverages and food to recipe specifications, maintaining food quality and freshness, and following Target and Starbucks processes, food safety requirements, and OSHA guidelines.

Baristas maintain an inviting dining area and support food and beverage operations, including deliveries, replenishment, inventory routines, product rotation, cleaning, signing, and organizing reserve products. They engage with guests, help resolve questions, support other team members and guest services, and adapt to changing business needs. The role is active and physically demanding, with work in varied temperatures, including refrigeration and freezer conditions, and may include exposure to common allergens.

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 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 lift or move items up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 44 pounds without 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 present or handled.
• 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

• Create a friendly guest experience by greeting guests, helping them find what they need, resolving issues, and thanking them after transactions.
• Support team efforts and assist peers in other areas while maintaining a positive and respectful attitude.
• Adjust to business and guest needs, prioritizing guests to provide a fresh and abundant shopping experience.
• Uphold Food & Beverage Standards and follow Target and Starbucks routines and food safety practices.
• Execute food and beverage processes, including deliveries, replenishment, in-stock routines, data accuracy, culling, rotation, cleaning, signing, and storage of reserve product.
• Stay aware of current and future Starbucks promotions.
• Maintain an inviting dining area and engage with guests according to Starbucks standards.
• Prepare handcrafted beverages and food according to recipe cards.
• Monitor and record temperatures for temperature-sensitive food items and complete and record cleaning tasks according to best practices.
• Identify damaged, recalled, or expired products 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 and a culture of safety and compliance; follow safety policies, report hazards, and correct them where possible.
• Support guest services, including backup cashiering, order pickup, and Drive Up, while maintaining compliance with applicable 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