TITLE: BARISTA
LOCATION: ANAHEIM
STATUS: PART- TIME NON-EXMPT
REPORTS TO: GENERAL MANAGER
THE BIG PICTURE
The Barista reports to the General Manager and works closely with the rest of the Leisuretown staff to ensure the café's success. Along with having deep knowledge and passion for coffee, the Barista must also have a deep passion for working collectively with a team, the ability to maintain the day-to-day operations of the café, and must possess a deep desire to contribute to the café's success through exemplary customer service. Candidates must share Modern Times' high commitment to quality, safety, business ethics, and continuous innovation.
THE EVERYDAY VIEW
Possess a passion for innovation and new ideas, and can work with the team to see those ideas come to fruition
Possess a serious passion for specialty coffee, with knowledge of all things related to coffee, from processing to preparation
Possess the desire to learn more about coffee, including MT products specifically, as well as other aspects of the company
Be an expert in all things Modern Times: history and heritage, history of brewing and brewing process, the coffee and craft beer industry, beer and coffee styles and ingredients, and basic sales knowledge
Work independently and as a team player and able to interact with all levels within the organization, collaborating with peers and leaders to create a successful café program
Greet and assist consumers and accounts as a representative of the brand by bringing friendly, enthusiastic, energetic, and outgoing
Identify future opportunities for Modern Times through consumer dialogue and event activation
Perform opening/running/closing duties according to Modern Times policy and procedure including, but not limited to, basic cleaning tasks and daily and weekly side work duties
Greet all guests entering the facility promptly and courteously
Have an overall awareness of the Burn's House & café and take initiative and ownership to ensure all aspects of it are clean, presentable, and inviting.
Regularly monitor the quality of beverages being served and know what appropriate action to take to correct quality inconsistencies
Operate the batch brewer, dial in and pull espresso, make pour-overs, measure, dose, blend, and prepare slushie and cold brew lattes as needed
Efficient cafe station management, including a consistently clean workspace
Execute transactions, exchanges, and refunds through our POS system
Maintain responsibility for cash drawers, counting, and reporting while on shift
Maintain a professional appearance and demeanor
Handle multiple tasks at one time efficiently and with an upbeat, friendly attitude in a fast-paced environment
Maintain appropriate inventory display and quantities throughout the day
Enforce all applicable alcohol laws and rules
Maintain all safety and sanitation standards
Adhere to and enforce all applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations
Other tasks as needed
DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Must be 21 years of age or older at the time of application
Able to pass a post-offer, pre-employment background check
Valid California Food Handler Certification is required
Minimum of 1 year's experience in a customer service environment is required
Minimum of 1 year's experience in a specialty café preferred
LEAD certification is required
Working knowledge of cash handling, calculator skills, guest relations, register skills, cash-outs, and salesmanship
- Able to maintain a professional appearance and demeanor
Able to handle multiple tasks at one time efficiently and with an upbeat, friendly attitude
Able to work mornings, weekends, and holidays
Able to work both independently and in a team environment
Preferred comprehensive knowledge of Modern Times products, history, and heritage
Preferred knowledge of craft beer and coffee
Thorough attention to detail and desire to take initiative
Must adhere to company's policies and procedures
The desire to work in a fast-paced, growing company
Strong interpersonal skills and a love for meeting and interacting with people
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Able to be active for prolonged periods
Able to maneuver packages of any weight above 75 pounds with appropriate equipment and/or assistance
Able to stoop, crawl, twist, turn, lift, and kneel
Able to lift heavy objects to shoulder height
Able to both work and thrive in a high-stress environment that has a quiet to moderate noise level
Able to read and follow written English instructions
Able to safely navigate the tasting room areas, including crowded spaces
Able to work in a factory/production environment that may be loud, slick, humid, cold, and hot
Able to work in indoor and outdoor environments with moderate noise and occasionally slippery floors
Able to comply with and enforce all health, safety, and personal hygiene policies and standards
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Modern Times Beer strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
Applications accepted until the role has been filled
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND PERKS ELIGIBILITY
ABOUT MODERN TIMES
Modern Times began as a 30bbl production brewery in the Point Loma neighborhood of San Diego. Modern Times is named after a beautifully crazy utopian community founded in 1850, and many of our beers are named after real utopian experiments or mythological utopias. Today, we're distributed throughout California, Nevada, Arizona, Maui, the Pacific Northwest, and select international markets. We operate a tasting room at the brewery, as well as in San Diego's North Park community, and opened brewery/restaurant locations in Portland, Los Angeles, and Encinitas in 2018, Santa Barbara and Oakland in 2019, and Anaheim in 2020. We brewed our first batch on May 18th, 2013; our beer went on tap for the first time on June 24th, 2013; we held the soft opening for the Lomaland Fermentorium tasting room on August 9th, 2013; and our Grand Opening was September 7th, 2013.
In the summer of 2017, we became California's first-ever employee-owned brewery, with 30% of the company now owned by our employees and the goal of 100% employee ownership in the future. We think that's pretty radical.
Learn more at www.moderntimesbeer.com