Café Associate

Our small, close-knit team at The Coffee Pot Bakery Cafe is looking for a hard-working, team-minded Cafe Associate to join our crew! Our culture at the Coffee Pot is built around a collaborative team of people who have helpful attitudes, are welcoming and friendly to all customers, and willing to do what it takes to support each other and help our little bakery/cafe provide delicious food and an excellent experience.

In order to facilitate a better work-life balance, we run our shifts at 7 hours each (latest shift ends around 3pm). Each person on our cafe team is cross-trained in all roles, and rotates through a number of positions/tasks on a daily basis. The rotations include: running the register(s), prepping/plating food, food runner/busser, dishwasher, barista, expediter. Each team member is also trained on answering the phones, making several of our in-house food recipes, helping customers in our handmade pottery gift shop, and performing cleaning tasks.

HOURS: We are hiring for multiple part-time positions ranging from 21 - 35 hours per week. Shift times start at 7:30am and 8am.

**IMPORTANT: must be able to work morning/daytime shifts during the week, and must be able to regularly work Saturdays.

PAY: The base pay for this position ranges from $12.50-$14.50 per hour DOE, plus shared tips, which average to $7.50/hr over a year long comparison period.

TASKS & REQUIREMENTS: Include but are not limited to:

• Preparing customer meals and espresso drinks in a food-safe, timely, and consistent manner.
• Executing in-house food recipes and sauces consistently and quickly, with an awareness of quality.
• Performing basic addition, subtraction, and multiplication in order to accurately handle cash transactions, take food and ingredient inventories, and execute recipes accurately.
• Handling and preparing both raw and cooked foods for cooking/serving.
• Maintaining and documenting food and beverage inventories and restocking.
• Communicating with customers to resolve complaints or ensure satisfaction.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food and beverage menu, ingredients, and possible allergens in order to safely and accurately make recommendations to customers.
• Carefully cleaning food and beverage preparation areas and equipment.
• Participating in kitchen and dining area deep-cleaning duties.
• Accurate and speedy navigation of the Point of Sale System.
• Proficiency with the iPad interface, card reader equipment, and telephone system.
• Offering kindness, a welcoming attitude, and ongoing patience and helpfulness to each customer.
• Working alongside fellow team members in a collaborative manner.
• Ability to manage time well, including punctuality & reliability, efficiently executing tasks, and being careful to look for additional tasks to help with when known duties are finished.
• Ability to follow systems consistently.
• Ongoing teachability and flexibility.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to lift 50lbs (ex. stocking a bag of flour, carrying a full pot of soup, etc.)

Thank you for your interest in joining our team, if you feel you would be a good fit, please reach out to us, we would love to hear from you!

This Company Describes Its Culture as:

• People-oriented -- supportive and fairness-focused
• Team-oriented -- cooperative and collaborative

Hours per week:

• 28-35

Typical end time:

• 3PM

Typical start time:

• 8AM

Work Remotely

• No

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
• People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
• Autonomous/Independent -- enjoys working with little direction

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 21 – 35 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule

Shift:

• Day shift

Application Question(s):

• Our shifts are 7:30-2:30 and 8-3, Monday through Saturday; which days of the week would you be able to work these shift times?
• How many shifts per week would you like to work?

Work Location: In person