Starbucks Barista

The Kroger Co.•Newport, KY

21d

About The Position

The Starbucks Barista provides exceptional customer service in a safe, clean environment and helps create an inclusive workplace. The role involves preparing beverages and other coffee shop products to recipe, standards, and customer requests; operating coffee shop equipment; handling transactions; maintaining product quality and inventory; and following food safety and company procedures. The barista works cooperatively with associates, helps customers choose products, and demonstrates respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

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.
Ability to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

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.
Maintain knowledge of department products and answer questions or make suggestions.
Collaborate with associates and promote teamwork to help achieve company and store goals.
Prepare beverages to recipe and standards and customer requests using proper equipment; process transactions using company best practices.
Offer samples and inform customers about coffee shop specials.
Provide fresh products in the correct or closest possible portion size to the amount ordered.
Recommend coffee shop items to customers.
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.
Properly use kitchen equipment, espresso machines, blenders, computerized scales, and steamers.
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.
Follow safety procedures, identify unsafe conditions, notify store management, and comply with food safety regulations and guidelines.
Inspect equipment as part of preventive maintenance and notify the appropriate department or store manager of items needing repair.
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, cooperatively, and without confrontation.
Act honestly and with integrity regarding customer and business information.
Follow directions and seek assistance when needed to resolve customer and business issues.
Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.
Perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.