Barista Lead

Barista & Cafe Lead Part-Time

Company: Chaumont Bakery

Department: Retail Café

Location: Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Century City

Employment Type: Part-Time

Classification: Hourly, Non-Exempt

Compensation: $21.00–$23.00 per hour + eligible tips

Reports To: Store Leadership / Retail Area Manager

Travel between stores Required (All Within Proximity)

Position Summary

Chaumont Bakery is seeking a polished, dependable, and service-driven Part-Time Barista Lead to support daily café operations, beverage execution, team communication, and the overall guest experience.

The Barista Lead is responsible for preparing high-quality beverages, maintaining barista station standards, supporting front-of-house flow, and helping guide team members during service. This role is ideal for someone who leads by example, communicates clearly, and takes ownership of quality, cleanliness, urgency, and hospitality.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare espresso drinks, teas, matcha, specialty beverages, and seasonal café offerings according to Chaumont standards.
• Lead by example during service by maintaining beverage quality, timing, presentation, and consistency.
• Support café flow, guest communication, order accuracy, line movement, and timely handoff.
• Assist with team direction during scheduled shifts, including station support, restocking, cleanliness, and service priorities.
• Maintain a clean, organized, stocked, and guest-ready barista station throughout the shift.
• Support opening, mid-shift, and closing standards as assigned.
• Communicate product shortages, guest concerns, equipment issues, sanitation concerns, or operational needs to leadership.
• Help reinforce Chaumont standards for hospitality, appearance, food safety, cleanliness, and professionalism.
• Support training and coaching of barista and front-of-house team members when needed.
• Follow Chaumont policies regarding attendance, breaks, scheduling, workplace conduct, and guest service expectations.
  

Qualifications

• Prior barista, café, bakery, restaurant, or hospitality experience required.
• Prior lead, keyholder, shift lead, trainer, or supervisor experience preferred.
• Strong espresso, milk steaming, tea, matcha, and specialty beverage knowledge preferred.
• Strong guest service, communication, and team support skills.
• Ability to work with urgency while maintaining accuracy, calmness, and professionalism.
• Dependable, punctual, organized, and solution-oriented.
• Comfortable supporting team members in a fast-paced, guest-facing environment.
• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, reach, lift, restock, clean, and support café operations 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
• Calm leadership
• Professional communication
• Guest experience ownership
• Team accountability
• Health Department readiness
• A polished Chaumont standard
  

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.