About the Role
This dual role supports both the Barista team in the client cafe and the Snack & Drink attendants team with restocking, bulk coffee preparation, and other essential duties. It requires a friendly attitude, a sense of urgency, speed, attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. The position involves standing for long periods and repetitive lifting.
Responsibilities
- Receive all snack and drink deliveries
- Stock snacks and drinks throughout the day using FIFO methods
- Tidy, clean and sanitize all kitchen areas
- Help with signage for all offerings
- Conduct inventory of snacks and drinks and put in orders with HQ to replenish inventory as needed
- Maintain and conduct the monthly smallwares inventory count
- Assist with maintaining pars for all snacks & drinks offerings
- Monitor proper functioning of and conduct routine maintenance of any onsite kitchen equipment
- Be a friendly face and host within all office kitchen areas
- Help guests, answer questions and fulfill customer requests with delightful hospitality
- Monitor time and temperature of food for safety/sanitation purposes
- Clean and maintain the required spaces of the client site in accordance with all safety and sanitation guidelines
- Wash, dry, stock and maintain dishes, serving utensils and other kitchen equipment as directed
- Brew bulk coffee each morning and replenish throughout the day as needed on various floors/areas of client office
- Setup and breakdown of coffee bar and all other points of service
- Helps uphold Just Fares’ hospitality standards
- Restocking and organizing all coffee, condiments, and other snacks and beverages as related to the Coffee Bar
- Maintain a clean and organized work/service environment
- Maintains inventory and pars of all equipment, supplies and coffee
- Assist with maintaining equipment by cleaning, troubleshooting and scheduling repairs as needed
- Light equipment cleaning and maintenance including coffee brewers and espresso machines and kegerators
- Engages with all staff (Client and Just Fare) and is a positive and friendly face to those getting drinks at the Cafe
- Taking payment from customers (if needed), including POS transactions and cash handling
Requirements
- 2+ years experience in a Cafe or Coffee bar, with latte art skills
- 2+ years experience in a pantry/attendant role or similar field and/or customer service environment with a passion for food and people
- Experience in hospitality with a passion for food & people
- Positive attitude, strong work ethic, communication & patience
- Attendance and punctuality is required with schedule flexibility determined by client location needs
- Ability to work independently, be a self-sufficient problem solver and make sound decisions on-the-fly
- Must be able to lift at least 50 lbs alone, repetitively throughout the 6-8 hours shift
- Requires the ability to bend, twist, and stand to perform normal job functions
- Strong understanding and knowledge of safety, sanitation and food handling procedures
- Basic Food Handler Certification
- Basic mathematical skills and cash handling
- Experience with Point-of-Sale (POS) systems
- Smartphone will be needed for daily communications on Slack and for managing Timecards and scheduling, etc.
- Preferred: Basic computer skills (docs, spreadsheets, google docs, etc.)
- Preferred: Good knowledge of local products, producers and farms
- Experience working a coffee cart a plus!
Skills
- Latte art
- Hospitality
- Customer service
- Food safety
- Sanitation
- Inventory management
- POS systems
- Cash handling
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Decision-making
- Espresso machine operation
- Milk frothing
- Pouring techniques
- Brewing methods
Location
- Oakland, CA
Work Type
- Part-time
- Full-time potential
Experience Level
- 2+ years experience
Education Level
- Basic Food Handler Certification
Salary/Compensations
- $21 to $23/hourly DOE
Benefits
- Cell Phone Stipend
- All employees 401K (retirement account) - After 90 days
- Commuter (pre-tax) - After 30 days
- Meals provided daily onsite at Oakland Commissary Kitchen
- Opportunity to develop your skills, work with amazing people & be a part of a force for social change!
- Full Time employees receive Health, dental, and vision insurance and Paid Time Off (PTO) Accruals
About the Company
- Just Fare is building a just world where food is a force for social change.
- We make good food — for people who enjoy eating, and for those who want a more equitable and just food system.
- Based in Oakland, CA, we offer a variety of services for workplaces; such as, Office Catering, Snack & Drink programs, event catering, commercial kitchen design and operate a community kitchen.
- We ground everything we do in service of creating a more responsible and ethical world.
- 1% of our revenue supports donated meals made by our charitable arm, Just Fare Community Kitchen.
- So far, we have delivered over 494,250 meals to communities fighting food insecurity in the Bay Area.
- Tastes good. Does good.
