STARBUCKS​/BARISTA

Barista at Kroger Mountain View Foods

We are looking for an energetic and customer‑focused Barista to join our Kroger Team in Mountain View Foods, Washington. The role is full‑time, entry level, and offers an inclusive and supportive work environment.

Provide exceptional customer service in a safe and clean environment to ensure the customer's return visit. Treat customers and employees in a fair and ethical manner, promote an inclusive work environment, and demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important, and appreciated.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold in the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
• Collaborate with associates and promote teamwork to help achieve company/store goals.
• Prepare beverage selections to recipe and standards and to customer’s requests using proper equipment; tender transactions using company best practices.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products.
• Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered and the correct portion size to prevent shrink.
• Recommend coffee shop items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
• Use all equipment in coffee shop such as refrigerators, freezers, slicers, and ovens according to company guidelines; prepare, package, label and inventory ingredients in merchandise.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness; review sell‑by dates and take appropriate action.
• Properly use kitchen equipment, espresso machine, blender, computerized scale and steamer.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management.
• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents; report all safety risks, issues or illegal activity to store management.
• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner.
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults.
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Excellent customer service skills.

• Any previous comparable experience.

Based in Washington,
Qualify Food Centers (QFC) merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Today, we’re proudly serving QFC customers in 59 stores throughout Washington and Oregon. As part of the Kroger family of companies, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose:
To Feed the Human Spirit.

Here, people matter. That’s why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you’re caring, purpose‑driven and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited.

Whether you’re seeking a part‑time position or a new career path, we’ve got a fresh opportunity for you. Apply today to become part of our QFC family!

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• Flexible scheduling in full‑time and part‑time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential…