About This Role
This barista role is for someone passionate about coffee, culinary items, sustainability, and creating incredible guest experiences grounded in care and respect. You will grow as a team member and create community through coffee.
Responsibilities
- Deliver exceptional hospitality to guests, teammates, and all vendors and suppliers
- Make and serve a selection of delicious beverages with a variety of different brewing and preparation methods
- Prepare and serve delicious food
- Stay knowledgeable about Blue Bottle’s current beverage and food offerings and preparation techniques, continuously cultivating curiosity and knowledge through in-house tastings, cuppings, and trainings
- Taste Blue Bottle beverages regularly to ensure quality, uphold standards, and develop your palate
- Create community in the cafes by sharing joy and knowledge of coffee with guests, and inspire teammates to do the same
- Support the team by taking joy in the tasks that keep the cafe running smoothly and beautifully—these tasks may vary but can include cleaning, clearing and washing dishes, sweeping, dusting, mopping, cleaning and organizing condiment stations, and taking out trash
- Be passionate about the planet and help achieve company-wide sustainability goals
- Uphold and follow all health, food safety, and safety guidelines
- Promote a safe and respectful working environment
- Complete Blue Bottle Academy training and 90-day validation post-hire
Requirements
- Searching for a career in food and beverage with a dynamic, growing company
- Passionate about coffee, food, and creating inclusive hospitality experiences
- Reliable and consistent—your leader and teammates can always depend on you to be punctual and bring your A-game
- Thoughtful and able to anticipate guests’ needs
- Obsessed with the details, you love honing your craft and understand the nourishing powers in each cup of coffee and each plate of delicious food
- Excited about taking on new experiences and possess a can-do attitude
- Eligible to work in the United States and 18 years of age or older
- Existing Food Handler’s Certification required for the state you will be working in, or will obtain it within 30 days post-hire
- Basic math and computer skills
- A flexible schedule and are available to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage for eligible employees starting on your first day
- Best-in-class coffee training and continuing education
- Free membership into the Specialty Coffee Association of America and discounts on events (including Expos and Championships)
