Barista - Temporary

Barista - Temporary

A Barnes & Noble bookstore is a gathering place for readers and the community. As a Barista, you are an integral member of the team at the heart of our Cafés. You welcome customers in a cheerful and helpful way by saying hello, answering questions and consistently going out of your way to connect readers with the right beverages and café items.

Equally, you are an essential part of the café team in maintaining the attractive presentation and ensuring the efficient running of the Café. You help unpack and stock deliveries and tidy our baked case and dining area. You work our registers in a quick and friendly manner, ensuring our customers receive a highly professional service.

OH - Strongsville - 3577

Temporary

• Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
• Fill scheduling gaps when possible, being flexible and responsive to store needs, including early mornings, late evenings, weekends and most holidays.
• Approach work positively and with energy, performing assigned tasks with purpose.
• Support and consider colleagues, going out of your way to help others and showing kindness.
• Remain cheerful with customers, consistently going out of your way to help them.
• Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and acquire new knowledge in the store.
• Enjoy being a barista.

• Use varied technology including registers, computers, tablets, programs and other tools comfortably and efficiently.
• Develop strong merchandising skills to maintain café presentation and cleanliness.
• Develop effective visual merchandising skills to maintain the counter and floor retail fixtures.
• Run a register competently to serve customers quickly and reliably.
• Support the receiving, unpacking and stocking of deliveries.
• Make food and drinks properly with ease and accuracy, using drink recipe guides, product spec sheets and other tools.
• Maintain café cleanliness through daily and weekly cleaning tasks during your shift.
• Follow FIFO practices and date product consistently and correctly.
• Support the bookfloor team willingly and effectively when needed.
• Understand loss prevention procedures and de‑escalation techniques, identifying theft and addressing problematic behaviors.

• Build café knowledge of products across beverage, bakery, savory options and gifting.
• Use this knowledge to maintain presentation in an appealing manner.
• Speak about and support key sales objectives such as new LTO items or café promotions.
• Make effective food and beverage customization recommendations to customers.
• Build knowledge and engagement for execution of café retail options.
• Use café training tools appropriately.
• Use knowledge about café safety, hygiene, sanitation guidelines and procedures to maintain standards correctly and reliably.
• Support the success of key products and promotions.

Demonstrate mastery of these skills to advance to Senior Barista, taking on new challenges and new opportunities for growth.

Entry level

Temporary

Management and Manufacturing

Retail