Barista - Food Service Associate - Carmen's Coffee Company

Carmen's Coffee Company is currently hiring for a part-time Barista - Food Service Associate to prepare coffee drinks for our customers in the Long Beach, CA area. This customer service position earns a competitive wage of $15.50/hour.

In addition to competitive pay and our amazing culture, we offer our part-time Barista - Food Service Associates the following perks:

• Discounted coffee
• A gym membership after 1 year of employment

So, now that you've learned the who, what, where, and why, you may be wondering HOW? It's easy! Just fill out our initial mobile-friendly online application. We hope to meet you soon!

DAY-TO-DAY

This part-time entry-level position using your sales skills with our hospitality team works a flexible schedule. Hours are Monday to Friday from 6:15 AM - 12:00 PM, 8:00 AM - 1 PM, and flexible porter shifts. Additionally, we are open Saturday and Sunday from 6:15 AM - 12:30 PM, 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM, and flexible porter shifts. We are open on holidays with the exception of New Year's Day and Christmas Day.

As a Barista - Food Service Associate with our hospitality team, you play an essential role in serving our guests beverages while upselling at the same time. You prepare and serve a variety of hot and cold beverages, including coffee, espresso drinks, blended coffees, or teas. When you aren't prepping drinks, you help with a range of other tasks, such as filling our spice containers, baking eggs for breakfast sandwiches, preparing our special butter for sandwiches, and warming up food for customers. You also help receive and process payments.

Additionally, you ensure our equipment and truck are kept clean and sanitized. You safely use chemicals to clean the espresso machines and sanitize our utensils and surfaces. Using your keen eye for detail, you keep track of our materials to make sure we have an adequate supply of products. At times, you assist with preparing mobile orders as well as weighing, grinding, and packaging coffee beans. You love having a job where you get to use your excellent sales skills and be surrounded by coffee all day, which is why you thrive in this customer service position!

ABOUT CARMEN'S COFFEE COMPANY

Carmen's Gypsy Coffee Bar is Long Beach's original espresso truck offering an on-location, full-service espresso and tea bar, vegan and gluten-free pastries, Spanish pressed paninis, breakfast quiche, house nitro cold brew, and much more! Carmen is a namesake and was the owner, Elisa Bertone's mother, who is from a very large family of 11 brothers and sisters. All of the siblings were Flamenco entertainers on stage from a very young age. Elisa's family is from the caves of Andalusia Spain and her uncle, Rene Heredia, is still very prominent in the genre. Elisa's first cousin, Andreana, still has dance troupes all over Colorado to this day!

We work hard to create a positive working environment where everyone is encouraged to be the best version of themselves. Our vision is to make Carmen's a contributor to helping our community become a better place to live and our coffee truck a better place for people to spend their time. This is why we need passionate and dedicated employees to join our team!

OUR IDEAL BARISTA - FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATE

• Professional - has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Respectful - can maintain a friendly and professional attitude
• Efficient - able to keep up in a fast-paced environment and work efficiently in tight quarters
• Adaptable - patient and flexible
• Baking experience preferred

If this sounds like you, keep reading about this part-time customer service position!

REQUIREMENTS FOR A BARISTA - FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATE

• Ability to sell our items without being pushy
• Great driver and loves learning about trucks
• Loves to dress casual nice for work and maintain a clean working environment
• Loves coffee!
• Excellent customer service skills

One year of experience as a barista is preferred but not required. Being comfortable learning a few dance moves to perform in front of an audience would be a huge plus! If you meet the above requirements, we need you. Apply today to join our team as a part-time Barista - Food Service Associate!

Location: 90803