Starbucks Barista

Starting hourly rate: $20.00 USD per hour

About the role

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. As a Starbucks Barista, you’ll enable a consistent experience for guests by ensuring product is fresh, in stock, available, and accurately priced and signed on the sales floor. This role provides opportunities to build and develop skills for a career through:

• Providing a consistent Starbucks experience for guests by curating handcrafted beverages and food
• Managing quality and freshness
• Adhering to state and federal food safety and OSHA guidelines

Responsibilities

• Create an easy, inspiring, and friendly guest experience by:
  • Greeting guests at 10ft (smile, make eye contact, or wave) and 4ft (initiate a warm, helpful interaction)
  • Helping guests find what they need or resolving issues for a smooth shopping experience
  • Ending every transaction with a sincere thank you
• Support team efforts and assist peers while maintaining a positive and respectful attitude
• Adjust to business and guest needs to deliver an inspiring guest experience
• Provide a fresh and abundant shopping experience during all hours of operation, prioritizing guest needs
• Uphold and maintain Food & Beverage Standards
• Execute food and beverage processes, including:
  • Deliveries, replenishment, and instocks routines
  • Data accuracy, culling, rotation, cleaning, signing, organizing, and storing reserve product
• Stay aware of current and future Starbucks promotions
• Follow all Target and Starbucks routines to deliver a consistent guest experience while maintaining food safety
• Support the Starbucks Drive Up process to fulfill digital guest orders accurately and on time
• Maintain an inviting dining area for guests throughout the shift
• Engage with guests to meet and exceed expectations based on Starbucks standards
• Produce handcrafted beverages and food according to recipe specifications
• Follow all food safety requirements, including monitoring and recording temperature-sensitive food items
• Complete and record all cleaning tasks in the Starbucks space as outlined in best practices
• Locate and identify damaged, recalled, or expired items and process them according to best practices
• Ensure accurate in-stocks by placing store-initiated orders according to best practices
• Follow proper perishable inventory procedures to ensure accurate recording of inventory
• Execute sampling best practices
• Complete all required training and certifications related to quality control of Starbucks products
• Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety, and compliance
• Work safely at all times, comply with safety policies, and report hazards
• Support guest services such as back-up cashier, order pick-up (OPU), and Drive-Up (DU) while maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local adult beverage laws
• Perform all other duties as needed based on business requirements

Requirements

• Enjoy interacting and helping others, including guests and team members
• Thrive in a fast-moving, highly active, and physically demanding role where teamwork, flexibility, and creative problem-solving are key
• Open to working a flexible schedule with varying hours, days, or shifts (including nights, weekends, holidays, and peak shopping times)

Skills

• Previous Starbucks or food service experience preferred, but not required
• Welcoming and helpful attitude toward guests and team members
• Ability to communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners and other technology equipment
• Ability to work both independently and with a team
• Resolve guest questions quickly on the spot
• Attention to detail and ability to follow multi-step processes
• Capability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes
• Access all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues
• Interpret instructions, reports, and information accurately
• Handle cash register operations as needed
• Climb up and down ladders if needed
• Scan, handle, and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including:
  • Frequently lifting or moving product up to 10 pounds
  • Occasionally lifting or moving merchandise up to 44 pounds without additional assistance
• Work in environments that include refrigeration and freezer temperatures and conditions, as well as common allergens
• Capable of working in and exposure to varying temperatures, humidity, and other elements (e.g., Drive-Ups, carryout)
• Ability to remain mobile for the duration of scheduled shifts (shift length may vary)

Benefits

Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at Target’s benefits page. Learn about benefits eligibility for this role at this link.