What are the responsibilities and job description for the Barista Shift Leader position at Harvest Moon Cafe?
Overview
Join our vibrant café team as a Barista Shift Leader and become the heartbeat of our growing coffee shop! In this energetic role, you'll lead by example, ensuring smooth daily operations while delivering exceptional customer service. Your passion for coffee and creating welcoming environments will inspire your team and delight our guests. As a key leader on shift, you'll motivate your team, manage workflow, and uphold the highest standards of food safety and quality. This position offers an exciting opportunity to develop leadership skills in a fast-paced, friendly setting where every day is a new chance to make someone’s day better!
Duties
- Lead and supervise the café team during your shift, ensuring efficient service and positive guest experiences
- Pulling espresso shots on a semi-automatic espresso machine and manual grinder, dialing espresso shots, and manually steaming milk
- Oversee drink preparation and food handling to meet safety standards and quality expectations
- Manage cash handling, cashiering, and POS transactions using systems such as Square
- Support sales goals by engaging with customers, recommending products, and promoting specials
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of the café area, adhering to food safety regulations and health standards
- Balancing efficiency and multitasking during high-stress situations
- Assist customers with crystal and spiritual questions they may have throughout the store
Experience
- Prior barista experience with a strong understanding of coffee preparation and food service operations
- Proven leadership skills with experience supervising or leading shifts in a retail or café environment
- Familiarity with POS systems preferred
- Excellent time management skills to handle multiple tasks efficiently during busy periods
- Strong customer service and communication skills with the ability to resolve issues promptly and professionally
- Knowledge of food safety practices, basic math for cash handling, retail math, and food/coffee industry standards
- Ability to work flexible hours, including mornings and weekends
We are looking for someone passionate about coffee and crystals!! Weekly pay and tips! We love to make relationships with our customers, so holding a conversation is important!! As the shift leader, you will be expected to direct other employees on tasks to be done and where to position them during a rush. Please reach out if you are interested in this position! :)
Pay: $13.00 - $14.00 per hour
Expected hours: No more than 30.0 per week
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Paid training
Work Location: In person
Salary : $13 - $14