Barista

• Welcomes every guest, offer menu recommendations, and ensure every customer leaves satisfied with their experience. Maintain speed and accuracy during peak hours to ensure minimal wait times.
• Provide friendly, fast service while accurately entering orders and processing payments via the POS system.
• Prepare high-quality espresso drinks, teas, and specialty beverages following house recipes and quality standards.
• Handle, warm up, and serve pastries and light food items according to food safety protocols.
• Keep the service areas, and guest seating clean, organized, and sanitized throughout the shift.
• Clean and maintain espresso machines, grinders, and brewers to ensure longevity and flavor quality.
• Monitor inventory levels and restock milk, beans, and paper goods as needed
• Other duties may include:
  • Prepares coffee and tea beverages, sandwiches, fruit and vegetable salads, and box lunches.
  • Assists with preparation and execution of catering events, sets up food service counters, steam tables, dining room tables, and side service stands with hot and cold food.
• Position involves prolonged standing, walking, reaching, stooping, pushing, pulling and bending. Frequent light to moderate lifting of objects weighing up to 20 pounds occurs routinely, sometimes up to 50 pounds. Uses assistance from other coworkers for moving objects weighing more than 20 pounds.

Conditions of employment

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance – requires 18 years of age
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for Selective Service
• Verification of employment eligibility in the United States is required - We are an E-Verify participant
• Probationary period: Flexible employees are employed based on the needs of the business.
• Must be able to understand and communicate in English
• Must complete an Occupational Health screening for this position
• Participation in Direct Deposit
• Must maintain the privacy of official work information and data, and demonstrate the highest level of ethical conduct.

Qualifications

In order to meet the basic requirement of the Barista (FSW), NA-7408-02, you must meet the following requirement:
Experience performing the duties of a food service worker, which may include, but are not limited to recording guest orders, explaining menu offerings, basic food and beverage prep, operating Point of Sale (POS) system, etc.

YOU WILL BE RATED ON THE FOLLOWING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs) FOR THIS POSITION:

1. Customer service experience. Experience as a barista is preferred.
2. Experience multi-tasking in a high-volume, fast-paced setting.
3. Experience maintaining sanitation standards.
4. Experience using a POS (Point of Sale) system or Cash Register. POS/Cash Register experience as a barista or server is preferred.
5. Experience using and cleaning equipment such as espresso machines, grinders, brewers.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

All applications and supporting documents will be reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and KSA requirements listed in the announcement, and will be rated based on the information provided. Best qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager.

The below items are accepted and may be needed to support a claimed preference.

• Resume (Not to exceed 2 pages)
• Cover Letter
• Transcript and/or Diploma ~ If using education screen-in for KSA #1
• If Claiming NAF RPL (Non-Appropriated Fund Reemployment Priority): Most recent separation BBA SF50 (or equivalent)
• If Claiming Spousal Preference ~ Proof of Marriage and PCS Orders
• If Claiming Veterans Priority Consideration ~ DD-214 page 4
• Current or Former Federal Employee ~ SF50 or equivalent

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