Cafe Barista / Cashier

Job Responsibilities

• Take food and beverage orders
• Prepare and serve food and/or beverage orders to recipes, in a timely and efficient customer friendly fashion while maintaining Towne Corner Café & Market standards and protocols
• Operate a cash register and receive payment from guests accurately, knowing how to accurately count back change and follows all cash handling policies and procedures
• Greet all guests with professionalism while maintaining the company’s high standard for excellence in hospitality
• Maintain a calm professional demeanor during peak periods of high volume
• Address any guest concerns promptly and professionally
• Anticipate guests’ needs
• Set up and closing responsibilities, to include restocking guest areas and product displays
• Monitor and communicate replenishment needs to kitchen and/or manager / supervisor
• Knowledgeable about all products so you may provide our customers with information about them and look for an opportunity to upsell those products
• Follows company operational policies and procedures including those for safety and security to ensure the safety of all guests and co-workers during each shift
• Thank guests for coming and encourage their return

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay: $16.90 hourly rate plus gratuity averaging $22.00 to $27.00 per hour
• 401(k) Matching
• Aflac Supplemental
• Team Member Discount

GROW WITH US

• Born from the elegant merger of the culinary and hospitality worlds, Appellation is much more than a typical hotel company.
• Developed by visionary co-founders Charlie Palmer, one of America’s best-known, award-winning chefs and pioneer in the American hotel-restaurant model, and Christopher Hunsberger, a 30-year veteran of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and its former president of North Americas.
• Appellation Lodi – Wine & Roses Resort and Spa offers the perfect setting for romantic getaways, special occasions, business events, and more.
• As San Joaquin’s leader in hospitality and culinary excellence, we provide a strong team atmosphere and career growth opportunities in various fields, including hotel industry, culinary arts, event planning, spa & wellness, administration, and management.
• The resort is located in Lodi, California, a hidden gem in the heart of Northern California’s wine country that offers an exceptional quality of life with a welcoming small-town feel.
• Home to award-winning wineries, a charming downtown, and a close-knit community, Lodi is known for its beautiful weather, abundant outdoor recreation, and relaxed pace of life.
• The cost of living is significantly more affordable than many major metropolitan areas, at approximately 41% lower than San Francisco, 28% lower than Los Angeles, and 21% lower than Napa.
• With convenient access to Sacramento, the Bay Area, and Lake Tahoe, Lodi is an ideal destination for professionals and families seeking career growth alongside a balanced, fulfilling lifestyle.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year Barista experience
• Customer service skills
• Knowledge of how brewing equipment operates
• Adapts well to change
• Is effective at working multiple priorities and tasks, working under stress, time management and exercise good judgment with guest and employee situations and challenges
• Must have flexibility in performing different job roles within the department
• Good interpersonal skills and perform simple problem solving
• Work varying schedules to reflect the business needs including weekends, and holidays

Physical Abilities

• Constant: walking, standing and repetitive use of hands, arms and legs
• Frequent: grasping and bending of the neck, taste and smell. twisting of neck & waist, power grasping, fine manipulation, reaching above, below and at shoulder level, use hands and finger to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls based on business
• Occasional: pushing and pulling and exposure to extremes in temperature, humidity and wetness