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Starbucks Barista

Kroger Family of Companies

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Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Locust Grove, GA
Work Authorization
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Job overview

Kroger Family of Companies is hiring a Starbucks Barista. The Starbucks Barista provides exceptional customer service in a safe, clean store environment, ensuring customers feel welcome while preparing coffee and related products according to company standards.

Key focus areas include Create a welcoming environment by answering product questions, Gain and maintain knowledge of store products and make suggestions, and Collaborate with associates to achieve store goals.

Important skills include Exceptional Customer Service. Preferred (not required): Knowledge Of Products, Collaboration, Prepare Beverage Selections, and Tender Transactions.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Exceptional Customer ServiceKnowledge of ProductsCollaborationPrepare Beverage SelectionsTender TransactionsOffer Product SamplesRecommend Coffee Shop ItemsUse Coffee Shop EquipmentCheck Product QualityProperly Use Kitchen EquipmentLabel, Stock and Inventory MerchandiseReport Product Ordering/Shipping DiscrepanciesStay Current With AdsReinforce Safety ProgramsPractice Preventive MaintenanceNotify Management of AccidentsWork Cooperatively in High Paced EnvironmentManage ConflictHonesty and IntegrityFollow DirectionsProvide Support and Assistance

Qualifications

Previous Comparable Experience

Full job description

Provide exceptional customer service in a safe and clean environment to ensure the customer's return visit. Treat customers/employees in a fair and ethical manner, promoting an inclusive work environment, being a responsible member of the community, providing the right products at the right time with fair and accurate pricing. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety. RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store

  • Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products

  • Collaborate with associates and promote teamwork to help achieve company/store goals

  • Prepare beverage selections to recipe and standards and to customer’s requests using proper equipment; tender transactions using company best practices

  • Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products for which they inquire about; inform customers of coffee shop specials

  • Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered and the correct portion size (or as close as possible to the amount ordered) to prevent shrink

  • Recommend coffee shop items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need

  • Use all equipment in coffee shop such as the refrigerators, freezers, slicers, and ovens according to company guidelines; prepare, package, label and inventory ingredients in merchandise

  • Check product quality to ensure freshness; review “sell by” dates and take appropriate action

  • Properly use kitchen equipment, espresso machine, blender, computerized scale and steamer

  • Label, stock and inventory department merchandise

  • Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager

  • Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads

  • Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management; adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines

  • Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair

  • Notify management of customer or employee accidents; report all safety risks, issues or illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud to store management

  • Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment

  • Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner

  • Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information

  • Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues

  • Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults

  • Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

QUALIFICATIONS Minimum

  • Excellent customer service skills

Desired

  • Any previous comparable experience

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