Coffee Barista

Join our team as a Barista for our Coffee Bar! Zingerman's Coffee Company is a wholesale roaster supplying cafes, restaurants and businesses with great coffees. We also serve our single estate, small batch coffees at our coffee bar on the southside of Ann Arbor. Full-time (4-5 shifts per week) with more shifts possible. Weekends and Holidays a must Shifts will vary between 6:30am to 4:30pm. Compensation: $15.50 starting base wage, plus $4-$6/hour in tips (total of $19.50-$21.50/hour starting compensation) Performance expectations - Essential Functions: Greets and assists our guests with enthusiasm and high energy (shop and phone)Brews and converses on all brewing methods for teas and coffeesPrepares espresso based drinks (milk steaming, drink construction)Tastes and scores coffee at least once per shift, logging the resultsAdjusts coffee as needed for best tasting espressoContinually improves personal skills and knowledge around coffeeHandles monetary transactions and sales using Point of Sale systemFollows opening, closing and other procedural checklistsRestocks/rotates productsLearns and shares the basics of our coffee roasting process and production scheduleRecognizes, acknowledges and communicates errors and potential quality problemsAssists in keeping dining areas and workspaces neat, clean and sanitaryParticipates in the effectiveness of financial measurementsParticipates actively in huddles, meetings, and Zingerman's eventsArrives on time for all shifts, meetings, and classes.Adheres to dress code standardsPassionate for great coffee and great service! The Success Patterns for this position are: Experience working in customer service or retail preferredExperience working in a food service environment preferredExperience using a Point of Sales systemReputation for providing great service to guests and co-workersAble to work holidays and weekends