Barista

Job Summary :

The Barista promotes coffee consumption by preparing and serving a variety of coffee drinks, along with pastries and cookies.

The barista will work in close cooperation with the front server in every aspect of guest service.

Essential Job Functions :

• Make and serve specialty coffee and tea beverages
• Speak and interact with both new and regular customers
• Maintain a clean and sanitized work station
• Follow health and safety guidelines
• Adhere to recipes and presentations for food and beverage items
• Be punctual and able to observe regular and consistent attendance
• Contribute to a positive team environment. Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education : High School Diploma or general education degree (GED)

Required Experience :

• Minimum 2 years fine dining food and beverage barista experience
• Must have excellent knowledge of dining room and service procedures and functions
• Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time
• Open availability; must be able to work evenings, weekends and holidays

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities :

• Possess strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Highly responsible & reliable
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment
• Ability to work cohesively with fellow coworkers as part of a team
• Must be able to effectively understand and convey written and verbal information to guests and coworkers
• Must possess a service orientation actively looking for ways to help others
• Professional presentation and positive attitude

Physical Requirements :

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for extended periods of time, twist at the neck and trunk, bend at the waist and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, reach overhead, above shoulders and horizontally. Employees will use hands to handle objects and tools, and operate service equipment.

The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 40-pound objects.

Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Employees may use vision to monitor food quality and quantity and may also order supplies, etc.

Work Conditions : May require evening and weekend hours. While performing the duties of this job, the employee generally works in an indoor front of restaurant and kitchen environment with exposure to heat from ovens, hot foods and steamers and cleaning chemicals, fumes, equipment, and metal objects.

You will usually be based indoors, splitting your time between the front of the restaurant and the kitchen. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but may be loud dependent on specific work site and / or equipment operation.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job.

The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.

Wolfgang Puck Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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