About the Role
At Blue Bottle Coffee, a Barista is someone who is passionate about coffee, culinary items, sustainability, and creating incredible guest experiences grounded in care and respect. We invite you to grow as a team member and create community through coffee with us.
Responsibilities
- Deliver exceptional hospitality to guests, teammates, vendors, and suppliers.
- Prepare and serve a variety of delicious beverages using different brewing and preparation methods.
- Prepare and serve delicious food.
- Maintain knowledge of Blue Bottle's current beverage and food offerings and preparation techniques.
- Regularly taste Blue Bottle beverages to ensure quality and uphold standards.
- Create community in cafes by sharing coffee knowledge with guests and inspiring teammates.
- Support the team by performing tasks that keep the cafe running smoothly, including cleaning, dishwashing, sweeping, dusting, mopping, organizing condiment stations, and trash removal.
- Contribute to company-wide sustainability goals.
- Uphold and follow all health, food safety, and safety guidelines.
- Promote a safe and respectful working environment.
- Complete Blue Bottle Academy training and 90-day validation post-hire.
Requirements
- Eligible to work in the United States and 18 years of age or older.
- Existing Food Handler’s Certification required for the state you will be working in, or will obtain it within 30 days post-hire.
- Basic math and computer skills.
- Flexible schedule and availability to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Skills
- Passion for coffee, food, and creating inclusive hospitality experiences.
- Reliability and consistency.
- Ability to anticipate guest needs.
- Attention to detail.
- Can-do attitude.
Location
- United States
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Salary/Compensations
- $20.32 - $20.32 an hour
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage for eligible employees starting on your first day.
- Best-in-class coffee training and continuing education.
- Free membership into the Specialty Coffee Association of America and discounts on events.
- 401(k) plan.
- Paid time off & paid volunteer hours.
- 50% discount on all products, both online and in-cafe.
- 2 free drinks during shifts for cafe team members.
- Flexible spending account & commuter benefits.
- Employee Assistance Program.
About the Company
- Blue Bottle's mission is to connect the world to delicious coffee.
- From seed to cup, we elevate the craft of coffee in everything we do.
- We strive to build a better tomorrow by investing in what matters: a sustainable future for our people, the company, and our planet.
Equal Opportunity
- Blue Bottle is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value an open mind, dedication to work, and a collaborative spirit. We hire based on these qualities, a job’s requirements, our business’s needs, and an applicant’s qualifications.
- We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind in the hiring process or in the workplace.
- We comply with the ADA and provide reasonable accommodations that allow qualified applicants/employees to perform the essential functions of the job.
- We also provide reasonable religious accommodations to applicants/employees to allow them to practice their bona fide religious beliefs.
- We may refuse to hire relatives of present employees if doing so could result in actual or potential problems in supervision, security, safety, or morale, or if doing so could create other conflicts of interest.
- We will consider employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
- We participate in E-Verify. We will provide the federal government with employees’ Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the U.S. We will only use E-Verify once an employee has accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.
