Lead Barista, AM Shift Leader

Lead Barista – Great Harvest Bakery Café (Burlington, VT)

Full-Time | Morning Shifts | Long-Term Position

Are you someone who loves making people smile with warm service and delicious coffees? Do you have a passion for expertly brewed espresso-based beverages, fresh-baked bread and pastries, and handmade breakfast sandwiches? If that sounds like you, we’d love to meet you.

Great Harvest Bakery Café in Burlington is looking for a Lead Barista to help manage our café. We’re searching for someone with a solid foundation in coffee, a natural sense of hospitality, and a positive, can-do attitude. If you're friendly, dependable, organized, detail-oriented, and fun to work with, you’ll fit right in!

What You’ll Do:

• Arrive an hour before we open the café to set up our coffee and baked goods displays
• Greet and serve customers with warmth, speed, and professionalism
• Craft consistently excellent espresso drinks to La Colombe standards (latte art encouraged!)
• Keep our coffee bar stocked and organized—manage inventory and place orders as needed
• Develop our calendar of seasonal drink specials
• Handle cash and operate the register with accuracy
• Prepare breakfast sandwiches on the panini press
• Box up baked goods and help guests navigate our offerings
• Maintain a clean, efficient, and welcoming workspace

Bonus: You’ll be working with top-tier equipment including a La Marzocco AV 2-group, Nuova Simonelli Mythos One, and Mahlkönig grinders.

What We’re Looking For:

• Barista or coffee experience preferred—but we’re happy to train the right person with passion and curiosity
• Early riser: shifts run from 6:30 AM to 2:00 PM Tuesday - Saturday
• Long-term commitment (this is not a seasonal role)
• Friendly, reliable, and tidy team player who enjoys creating a great customer experience

Perks & Benefits:

• A positive, team-focused work environment
• Free daily coffee, bread, sweet treats, and shift meal
• Dental insurance
• One week paid time off
• Good music and the best regulars in Burlington

Ready to join a fun, hardworking crew at a beloved local bakery and café?

Apply today!

Send your resume via email or stop by in person at:

• Great Harvest Bakery Café, 382 Pine Street, Burlington, VT

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off

Application Question(s):

• Shifts are available from 6:30am - 2:00pm, Monday - Saturday. Which days of the week would you be unavailable to work a full shift?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Barista: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Burlington, VT 05401 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Benefits:

Salary : $20 - $30