Barista

Position Summary and Purpose

Be friendly, outgoing, and possess good communication skills. Position responsible for ensuring guests’ enjoyment. Baristas sell and serve our products in a fun and professional manner that achieves Company service and quality standards. You should be organized, able to think and act quickly and effectively while retaining self-composure.

Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Working in a team environment with the ability to be an effective team player
• Maintaining complete knowledge of our products and preparation and Steps-of-Service standards
• Entering and completing customers’ orders on point-of-sale computer system; accepting various types of payment and making change
• Interacting with guests in a friendly and fast manner; ensuring guests’ complete satisfaction and exceeding their expectations
• Maintaining specific side-work and ensuring the total cleanliness and smooth operation of the restaurant and/or assigned areas
• Clearing and resetting tables
• Take pride in your personal appearance; reporting to work in a neat and clean uniform; maintaining well-groomed hair and personal hygiene as established by company policy
• Display integrity and honesty in all aspects of your employment
• Performing other duties as directed

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to pass menu related tests with an 80% or higher
• California food handler’s card required
• Basic mathematical skills; ability to make change
• Basic reading and writing skills
• Basic computer skills
• Excellent and effective communication skills
• Multi-task oriented

Required Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older at the time of application
• Minimum of one year of relevant work experience
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends as required
• Knowledge of and ability to adhere to workplace safety procedures
• Must be able to suggestively sell food and beverage items

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is standing the entire shift. The employee frequently reaches, bends, stoops, lifts, shakes, stirs, pours, carries and pushes. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls in repetitive motions. The employee is frequently required to walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee occasionally lifts and carries tubs and cases weighing up to 75 pounds. The employee must frequently communicate with expediters and servers and read orders on tickets. The employee is occasionally exposed to hazards including, but not limited to cuts from knives, slipping, tripping, falls and burns; frequent exposure to smoke, steam, high temperatures, humidity, extreme cold; frequent contact/immersion of hands in water, sanitation solutions, meat products, poultry products, seafood and produce items and frequent washing of hands.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

Tableside Partners concepts are an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.