Waterbury Barista

At Black Cap Coffee & Bakery in our four locations in Stowe, Morrisville, Church Street in Burlington, and downtown Waterbury, we are well known for delicious coffee, fresh pastries, wonderful breakfast and lunch items, excellent customer service and a great work environment! Black Cap is a growing small business, which is dedicated to ensuring competitive wages and benefits to employees, and the opportunity to grow with us! Join our dynamic team and growing business!

Our baristas are responsible for serving all products with friendly and efficient service through individualized attention to each customer while maintaining a clean and welcoming store environment.

Why Black Cap?

• Work/Life Balance -- our hours are flexible and compatible with your lifestyle. Our earliest shift ends at 12:30, and the latest shift ends at 7:00pm (Waterbury).
• Our management is here for you — we pride ourselves in our culture of open communication and managerial support. If you want a career in hospitality, this is an excellent opening to start!
• Opportunities for growth within a booming company (four locations!) — we will spot your strengths and adjust your responsibilities and pay accordingly. We want to foster your growth alongside our own!
• Dynamic work environment — no two days here are the same, each day comes with a different set of challenges and responsibilities — you will never be bored with us!

We offer excellent benefits: - Competitive hourly pay, sick time, free coffee & sandwiches during work shifts, employee discount on pastries! - additional benefits for full-time employees (30+ hrs/week) include; paid time off and healthcare benefits.

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Vision insurance

We need YEAR-ROUND BARISTAS for our location in WATERBURY, VT.

• Prepares and serves quality hot and cold beverages (coffee, espresso drinks, tea, blended drinks, etc.)
• Prepares breakfast sandwiches and lunch sandwiches
• Takes customer orders and communicates them to other employees for preparation
• Serves prepared foods
• Describes menu items, product details, and preparation descriptions to customers and suggests products that may interest them
• Develops understanding of coffee and tea (different regions, various differences in flavor and blend, etc.)
• Delivers distinguished and efficient service to all customers, while responding to customer needs
• Keeps service and seating areas clean, stocks service stations with paper products,beverage preparation items and restocks the sandwich station
• Keeps retail areas neat and clean
• Maintains composed demeanor during times of high volume to keep the store operating to standards of quality, service and efficiency
• Follows policies on cash handling and POS use
• Takes direction from managers and assists where needed
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance
• Reports to work in proper uniform
• Follows processes and procedures recorded in Black Cap’s Employee Handbook
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lb,
• Must be able to perform all cleaning tasks, dishes, mopping, taking out garbage and compost
• Must be able to stay on your feet for long periods of time, up to 6 to 8 hours