Barista, Full & Part Time - Land's End Resort (Wage DOE & Benefits - Homer, AK)

Job Description

The Barista position provides various types of specialty beverage or coffee services, in addition to doing a variety of cleaning, maintenance, food preparation, stocking, cash handling and serving duties. Candidate must be able to work open to close shifts.

This position will support the Land’s End Resort, a 117-room hotel, in Homer, AK.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with general information, inquiries, food and beverage order selection and recommendations, etc.
• Brews a wide variety of specialty coffees, teas, hot chocolate, using espresso machines, coffee urns and blended drinks etc.
• Properly, safely, and efficiently prepare various food products following and observing standard food handling procedures.
• Properly inputs sales into the POS (Point of Sale) system.
• Counts cash drawers to prepare deposit.
• Keeps manager or lead in formed of inventory stock levels in a timely manner.
• Follows corporate and/or unit cash handling policies and procedures.
• Observes any problems with the quality or quantity of food being served and takes appropriate steps to resolve issues.
• Continuously cleans and wipes work areas including removing garbage, cleaning dishes, coffee machines, countertops etc.
• Assists with various periodically scheduled large cleaning projects.
• This position is not responsible for the supervision of staff.
• Other duties that are pertinent to the department or unit’s success also may be assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Municipality of Anchorage Food Handler’s Card or ServSafe Certification contingent upon 30 days of hire.
• Six (6) months of barista experience.
• Six (6) months of training or experience that includes professional food handling or food preparation responsibilities.
• Six (6) months of cashier experience.
• Contract requires employees to speak, understand, read and write English.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Preference will be given to the candidate with a minimum of two (2) years of consecutive employment in a similar operation with comparable responsibilities.
• Two (2) years of customer service experience.
  
  

Working Conditions And Physical Requirements

Weather: Indoors: environmentally controlled; requires most or all work to be done inside.

Noise level: Moderate to loud.

Description of environment: This is a commercial kitchen in a hotel setting.

Physical requirements: Employee is required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands/fingers to handle or feel, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk/hear, see, taste/smell, and carry weight/lift.

Travel: None

Competencies

NMS Core Values

Safety guides our behavior.

Honesty and integrity govern our activities.

Commitments made will be fulfilled.

All individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

The environment will be protected and sustained.