STARBUCKS/BARISTA

The Kroger Co.•Highlands Ranch, CO

28d

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 values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. Prepare and serve beverages and other coffee shop products to recipe, quality, freshness, portion, and customer-request standards. Maintain product knowledge, assist customers with questions and recommendations, promote specials and samples, and support teamwork and store goals. Follow food safety and workplace safety procedures, properly operate and maintain equipment, and report product discrepancies, safety risks, incidents, and equipment issues to management. The position requires working cooperatively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment and providing support through direct interaction with minors, people with special needs, and older adults. Essential job functions must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

Excellent customer service skills.

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 product suggestions.
Collaborate with associates and promote teamwork to help achieve company and store goals.
Prepare beverages according to recipes and standards and customer requests using proper equipment; process transactions using company best practices.
Offer product samples and inform customers about coffee shop specials.
Provide fresh products in the correct portions, or as close as possible to the amount ordered, to prevent shrink.
Recommend coffee shop items to help customers find products they want and need.
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 on current, 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 needed repairs.
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 in a reasonable, nonconfrontational, and cooperative manner.
Act honestly and with integrity when handling 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.