Barista

About the Role

As a Barista at Sodexo, you will provide exceptional customer service while making hand-crafted, quality beverages at the University of Minnesota Medical Center Riverside Campus. This is a part-time position with morning shifts, varying days, and rotating weekends.

Responsibilities

• Greets all guests and provides quick, friendly, and personalized service
• Mixes and serves hot and cold beverages such as coffee, espresso, cappuccino, café latte, tea, chai, fruit blend drinks, etc., while considering customer specifications
• Works to maintain good customer relations and speedy delivery of all beverages and food items
• Educates guests regarding menu offerings and initiates suggestive selling
• Arranges coffee bar/cart supplies and cups/mugs to make attractive displays
• Cleans coffee machines, restaurant areas, and preparation areas
• Records all sales, collects money, operates a cash register, and follows all cash-handling procedures as required
• Significant walking or other means of mobility
• Ability to walk or stand for extended periods of time, throughout the entire duration of a shift, which may exceed 8 hours
• Ability to reach, bend, stoop, push and/or pull, and frequently lift up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift/move 50 pounds
• Attends work and shows for scheduled shift on time with satisfactory regularity
• Other duties may be assigned and can differ among accounts, depending on business necessities and client requirements

Qualifications

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent experience
• Customer Service related work experience
• Must have knowledge of food preparation, sanitation, standards, and inventory control systems
• Starbucks Baristas may be required to be certified

Benefits

• Flexible and supportive work environment
• Access to ongoing training/development and advancement opportunities
• Paid time off, holidays, medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, 401k, discount programs, and more
• Some locations may offer additional site-specific benefits, including free "shift" meals (and/or allowances/per diems), uniforms, safety shoes, public transportation support and/or parking