Barista

Barista / Part- Time

Company: Chaumont Bakery

Department: Retail Café

Location: Los Angeles, CA (Multi Location, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Century City)

Employment Type: Part-Time

Classification: Hourly, Non-Exempt

Compensation: $18.50–$20.00 per hour + eligible tips

Reports To: Store Leadership / Retail Area Manager

Description

Chaumont Bakery is seeking a warm, polished, and dependable Part-Time Barista to join our retail café team.

The Barista supports daily café operations by preparing beverages, maintaining a clean and organized station, providing thoughtful guest service, and upholding Chaumont’s standards for quality, hospitality, cleanliness, and presentation.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced café environment, takes pride in consistency, and understands that every guest interaction is part of the Chaumont experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare espresso drinks, teas, matcha, specialty beverages, and seasonal café offerings according to Chaumont standards.
• Maintain beverage quality, drink presentation, timing, and consistency during service.
• Provide warm, professional, and efficient guest service.
• Support front-of-house flow, order accuracy, guest communication, and timely handoff.
• Keep the barista station clean, stocked, organized, and ready throughout the shift.
• Follow food safety, sanitation, labeling, dating, storage, and cleanliness standards.
• Restock beverage supplies, packaging, retail items, and front-of-house materials as needed.
• Communicate product shortages, guest concerns, equipment issues, or operational needs to leadership.
• Support team members during peak service periods.
• Follow Chaumont policies regarding attendance, appearance, breaks, professionalism, and workplace conduct.

Qualifications

• Prior barista, café, bakery, restaurant, or hospitality experience preferred.
• Espresso, milk steaming, tea, matcha, or specialty beverage experience preferred.
• Strong guest service and communication skills.
• Ability to work with urgency while maintaining accuracy and professionalism.
• Dependable, punctual, organized, and team-oriented.
• Comfortable standing, walking, bending, reaching, lifting, restocking, and cleaning during scheduled shifts.
• Must have availability based on business needs, including weekends, holidays, mornings, evenings, and peak service periods.
• California Food Handler Card required within seven calendar days of hire.

What we Value

• Warm hospitality
• Beverage consistency
• Clean and organized stations
• Professional communication
• Team support
• Accountability
• Guest experience ownership
• Health Department readiness

Equal Employment Opportunity

Chaumont Bakery is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on business needs, qualifications, merit, performance, availability, and company standards.

At-Will Employment

Employment with Chaumont Bakery is at-will. Nothing in this posting guarantees employment for any specific period, schedule, number of hours, or continued role assignment.