Barista

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedule
• Training & development

Mystic Café isn’t your typical restaurant. We offer breakfast, lunch, and dinner with quality espresso, fine wines, local art, and live music. Our customers enjoy a vintage dining atmosphere with locally sourced, artisan meals. The team can grow to trainers, supervisors, and managers.

Mystic Café is seeking a motivated Barista. The successful candidate will be outgoing, organized, professional, and flexible.

• Prepares espresso orders for customers and catering using standard measures and recipes.
• Enters orders accurately into POS device; accepts cash and charge payments.
• Replenishes condiments, beverages and general supplies while maintaining cleanliness of service area.
• Ensures proper presentation, portion control and maintenance of proper serving temperatures.
• Maintains sanitation and orderliness of all equipment, supplies and utensils.
• Ensures proper food preparation by using approved recipes and following prescribed production standards.
• Keeps display equipment clean and free of debris during meal service.
• Cleans equipment and workstation thoroughly before leaving the area for other assignments.
• Greets customers courteously and interacts to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Serves customers quickly and efficiently, preventing delays in serving lines.
• Demonstrates a complete understanding of daily menu items and accurately explains them to customers.
• Serves as an advocate of selling techniques to the customer by establishing good communication and assisting in the buying decision‑making process.
• Ensures all display foods are merchandised attractively per standards. Serves food neatly and attractively per standard.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Demonstrates ability to interact and communicate effectively and respectfully with the public and coworkers.
• Requires ability to bend, twist, and stand to perform normal job functions.
• Requires ability to learn and maintain knowledge of our products and procedures.
• Some cash handling and customer service experience preferred.
• Is responsible, reliable, and maintains a professional demeanor.
• Willingness to be cross‑trained.
• Commitment to excellence in your job.
• Availability to work in shifts as needed.
• Sunday availability.
• Access to reliable transportation.

Mystic Café is grounded in Lewiston,  in the 1926 Morgan Bros. Coffee Roasters building on Main Street, Mystic incorporates original hardwood floors, beams, and brick walls to create a distinctive dining atmosphere. We feature seating for up to 200 in four unique dining areas, with seasonal outdoor seating.

We offer a casual menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and a formal menu for dinner, featuring seasonally crafted specials with high‑quality, thoughtfully sourced ingredients. Mystic is also home to a large selection of local and fine wines, along with 10 microbrews on tap. Join us in our revamped espresso area for a quality cup of coffee with friends or at one of our live music events like Jazz Night or Open Mic Night on the elevated stage.

We additionally offer wi‑fi projection capabilities for groups and host private parties. Mystic is now available to accept reservations.

Happy Day employees are excited to work, learn, and produce the best experiences possible for guests. Enjoy comprehensive training, benefits, a monthly meal discount card to all Happy Day locations, medical and dental insurance, 401(k) with company match, tuition assistance, and daycare reimbursement. Be a partner to the community.

If you want a job where you will develop your personal and professional skills and be part of a community committed to excellence, apply today! If you can see yourself taking on these responsibilities with enthusiasm, apply today!