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About the Role
We are looking for a skilled barista with great attention to detail, efficiency, and cleanliness. You will have previous experience in a high-volume coffee environment, serving quality shots and steaming milk. You must be comfortable working with our machines and deliver great tasting coffee in a friendly, engaging, and customer-focused manner.
Responsibilities
- Ability to dial in grinders for both House Blend & Light Blend to brand standards and desired taste.
- Open and close down the coffee section independently.
- Multi-task and deliver a busy service solo.
- Maintain coffee service to the desired speed of service, quality of product, and overall consistency.
- Deliver coffee to customers in an engaging and friendly manner.
- Ability to pour basic latte art and understand how to stretch all milk types used at Grind.
- Maintain a clean section at all times.
- Understand all coffee types offered by Grind, including House Blend, Light Blend, Filter, Decaf, and all retail coffees.
- Communicate any stock shortages/issues to the Head Barista or Manager on shift.
- Wear full and correct uniform always.
Requirements
- Previous experience in a high-volume coffee environment.
- Comfortable working with La Marzocco Linea PB machines and Mahlkonig e65s grinders.
- Ability to work collaboratively and excel during high-demand service times.
- Effective & efficient communication skills.
- Strong multi-tasking skills, ability to problem-solve with a solutions-driven approach.
- A friendly, approachable, and fun work attitude.
Skills
- Dialling in grinders
- Milk texturing
- Coffee extraction
- Basic equipment maintenance
- Latte art
- Customer service
Location
- London
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Previous experience required
Benefits
- NEST Pension
- On-demand access to earned wages via Stream
- Financial coaching via Stream
- Interest-free, short-term loans
- Referral Bonus up to £300
- Up to 40% off retail line online
- Confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) via SpectrumLife
- 50% off all food and drinks at Grind locations with Crew Card
- Two free coffees a day at Grind locations with Crew Card
- Friends & Family Discount on website and at sites
- One staff meal on shifts over 4 hours
- Two staff meals on shifts over 12 hours
- Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
- Up to £75 annually for wellbeing
- £20 birthday gift
About the Company
- Grind is a coffee company that lives in London, expanding across the city with cafés, coffee trucks, and a state-of-the-art coffee roastery.
- Our cafes are the beating heart of Grind, known for serving specialty coffee and renowned bottomless brunches.
- We are on a mission to be the world's most sustainable coffee company, creating the UK's first compostable coffee pods, using plastic-free packaging, and offering carbon-free shipping.
- In 2023, we created the Better Coffee Foundation charity to undo the damage done by the global coffee industry, recovering 43 million pods' worth of ocean-bound plastic in the first year.
Equal Opportunity
- Grind is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, veteran status, or disability status.
- Adjustments are available for interviews upon request.