Starbucks Barista

The Kroger Co.•Grove City, OH

22d

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 member of the community, 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 beverages according to recipes, standards, and customer requests; use coffee shop and kitchen equipment properly; and handle customer transactions using company best practices. Help customers discover and select products, maintain product freshness and inventory, and support a clean, safe, and well-maintained department. Work cooperatively with associates to achieve company and store goals.

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.
Ability to perform 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, answer questions, and make product suggestions.
Collaborate with associates and promote teamwork to help achieve company and store goals.
Prepare beverages to recipe and standards and according to customer requests using proper equipment; tender transactions using company best practices.
Offer samples to help customers discover products and inform them of coffee shop specials.
Provide fresh products in the correct or closest possible portion size to prevent shrink.
Recommend coffee shop items to help customers find the products they want and need.
Use coffee shop equipment, including refrigerators, freezers, slicers, and ovens, 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 machine, blender, computerized scale, and steamer.
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 and report unsafe conditions, 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 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.