Starbucks Barista (Full-time)

WVU Medicine•Wheeling, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Starbucks Barista oversees assigned café functions, including payment handling, product preparation and service, and general cleanliness. The position helps ensure safety, sanitation, customer service, and positive customer experiences are maintained. The barista prepares and serves hot and cold beverages and food items, supports café inventory and ordering, operates the cash register, and cleans and restocks work and service areas. The role is scheduled for 40 hours per week at the Wheeling Hospital coffee shop in Wheeling, West Virginia.

Requirements

Current Food Handlers card as required by the local County Health Department, or obtain one within 30 days of hire through an approved provider.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and push and pull up to 150 pounds.
Ability to walk extensively throughout several buildings.
Ability to work in a noisy, somewhat chaotic environment while serving customers and filling and delivering orders.
Ability to understand written and oral communication.
Ability to work in an isolated environment and be exposed to outdoor extreme conditions, including summer heat, winter cold, and weather.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED, or comparable knowledge and abilities gained through a combination of education and experience.
Six months of previous food services barista experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare and serve hot and cold beverages using blenders, coffee makers, grinders, and espresso machines.
Ensure activities meet departmental sanitation, safety, and quality-control guidelines and West Virginia Department of Health requirements.
Take inventory, place and retrieve orders, and put orders away.
Operate the cash register, retrieve and verify the initial bank, and balance the bank at the end of the shift.
Clean and sanitize work areas, utensils, equipment, and service areas.
Check temperatures of freezers, refrigerators, and hot-holding equipment.
Describe and promote items to customers in a positive, service-driven way.
Prepare and serve hot and cold food items.
Routinely clean, straighten, and restock food items and supplies.
Sweep and mop floors, collect trash, and take it to the dumpster.
Label and date food items as appropriate.
Create signage daily as directed.
Close the café at the end of meal service and return the cash bag as directed.