Barista - PT

Job Summary

A Barnes & Noble bookstore is a gathering place for readers and the community. As a Barista, you are an integral member of our café team. You greet customers cheerfully, answer questions, and help them find the right beverages and café items. You also maintain the café’s attractive presentation, manage inventory by unpacking deliveries and tidying the bake case and dining area, and operate the registers efficiently to deliver professional service.

TX – Waco – 2708

Part‑Time

• Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
• Fill scheduling gaps when possible, showing flexibility for the store’s needs, which include early mornings, late evenings, weekends, and most holidays.
• Approach work with positivity, purpose, energy, and reliability.
• Support colleagues, helping them and showing kindness.
• Remain cheerful with customers, consistently offering help.
• Show eagerness to learn new skills and acquire knowledge in the store.
• Avoid all shame and jealousy. (
  
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• Above all, enjoy being a Barista.

• Use registers, computers, tablets, and other technology confidently and efficiently.
• Develop strong merchandising skills to keep the café presentation clean and appealing.
• Maintain visual merchandising for counter and floor fixtures.
• Operate a register competently to serve customers quickly and reliably.
• Support receiving, unpacking, and accurate stocking of deliveries.
• Prepare food and drinks accurately, using recipes, product spec sheets, and colleague guidance.
• Perform daily and weekly cleaning tasks to keep café cleanliness.
• Follow FIFO practices and date products consistently and correctly.
• Support the bookfloor team when needed.
• Understand loss prevention procedures, de‑escalation techniques, identify theft, and seek help for problematic behaviors.

• Build café knowledge of beverages, bakery, savory options, and gifts.
• Use knowledge to maintain engaging presentation.
• Promote key sales objectives like LTO items and café promotions.
• Make effective food and beverage customization recommendations to customers.
• Expand knowledge for execution of café retail options.
• Use café training tools appropriately.
• Apply café safety, hygiene, and sanitation guidelines to maintain standards reliably.

Benefits vary with hours worked:

• Less than 20 hours per week:
  Employee Discount, EAP and Sick Pay.
• 20–29.99 hours:
  Employee Discount, EAP, Sick Pay, Paid Time Off (including paid maternity and parental leave), Company Paid Holidays, Transit and 401(k) with Company Match.
• 30+ hours:
  Employee Discount, EAP, Sick Pay, Paid Time Off, Company Paid Holidays, 401(k) with Company Match, Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision), Healthcare Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Transit, and Tuition Reimbursement.

All benefits are in accordance with the current plan and may change. Benefit availability may vary by location or state regulations.

You will comply with all company policies and procedures. Physical activity includes prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting and walking.