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Barnes & Noble, Inc. · 2 hours ago

Barista - PT

NY - Mount Kisco - Moger Ave - 3488

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$17/hr - $17/hr

Barnes & Noble, Inc. is a well-known bookstore chain that serves as a community hub for readers. The Barista role involves welcoming customers, preparing beverages and food, maintaining café cleanliness, and supporting the overall café operations while ensuring a positive customer experience.

Retail

Responsibilities

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

Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts

Fill scheduling gaps when you are able, being flexible and responsive to the needs of the store

Are positive and willing in your approach to work, performing assigned tasks with purpose and energy, working hard and reliably

Are supportive and considerate of colleagues, going out of your way to help others in the team and showing them kindness

Are always 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

Be trained and expected to be proficient in using varied technology including registers, computers, tablets, programs and other tools comfortably and efficiently

Develop strong merchandising skills to maintain the café presentation and cleanliness of the Café

Develop effective visual merchandising skills to maintain the counter and floor retail fixtures, equally

Run a register competently to serve customers quickly and reliably

Support the receiving and unpacking of deliveries, and the efficient and accurate stocking that follows

Make food and drinks properly with ease and accuracy, using a combination of your own knowledge or that of your colleagues, and the available information like drink recipe guides, product spec sheets and other tools

Maintain café cleanliness through accurate and reliable execution of daily and weekly cleaning tasks during your shift

Follow and execute First In First Out (FIFO) practices and dating product consistently and correctly

Support the bookfloor team willingly and effectively when needed

Understand loss prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques, identifying theft, spotting and seeking support for problematic behaviors and issues in the store

Build café knowledge of the products we offer across beverage, bakery and savory options and gifting

Use this knowledge to maintain the presentation in an interesting and appetizing manner

Speak about and support key sales objectives such as new LTO items or café promotions sharing this knowledge with customers and colleagues

Be able to make effective food and beverage customization recommendations to customers on varied items

Build knowledge and engagement for execution of café retail options

Understand and use Café training tools appropriately

Use knowledge about café safety, hygiene, sanitation guidelines and procedures to maintain all standards correctly and reliably

Use this knowledge to support the success of key products and promotions

Qualification

Register operationFoodBeverage preparationMerchandising skillsCustomer serviceLearning aptitudeHygieneSanitation knowledgeTeam collaborationFlexibilityCommunication skills

Required

Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts

Fill scheduling gaps when you are able, being flexible and responsive to the needs of the store

Are positive and willing in your approach to work, performing assigned tasks with purpose and energy, working hard and reliably

Are supportive and considerate of colleagues, going out of your way to help others in the team and showing them kindness

Are always 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

Show that you enjoy being a barista!

Using varied technology including registers, computers, tablets, programs and other tools comfortably and efficiently

Developing strong merchandising skills to maintain the café presentation and cleanliness of the Café

Developing effective visual merchandising skills to maintain the counter and floor retail fixtures

Running a register competently to serve customers quickly and reliably

Supporting the receiving and unpacking of deliveries, and the efficient and accurate stocking that follows

Making food and drinks properly with ease and accuracy, using a combination of your own knowledge or that of your colleagues, and the available information like drink recipe guides, product spec sheets and other tools

Maintaining café cleanliness through accurate and reliable execution of daily and weekly cleaning tasks during your shift

Following and executing First In First Out (FIFO) practices and dating product consistently and correctly

Supporting the bookfloor team willingly and effectively when needed

Understanding loss prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques, identifying theft, spotting and seeking support for problematic behaviors and issues in the store

Physical activity which includes prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting and a lot of walking

Comply with all company policies and procedures

Company

Barnes & Noble, Inc.

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Barnes & Noble proudly serves America with approximately 600 bookstores across all fifty states, and are busy opening newly designed stores in communities nationwide.

Founded in 1917