Kroger Mountain View Foods is hiring: STARBUCKS/BARISTA in Bothell

Overview

Join to apply for the STARBUCKS/BARISTA role at Kroger Mountain View Foods. Provide exceptional customer service in a safe and clean environment to ensure the customer\'s return visit. Demonstrate the company\'s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities

• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and 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; inform customers of coffee shop specials
• 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 equipment in the coffee shop (refrigerators, freezers, slicers, ovens) according to company guidelines; prepare, package, label and inventory ingredients
• 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
• Practice preventive maintenance by inspecting equipment and notifying management of items in need of repair
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents; report safety risks, issues or illegal activity
• Ability to work cooperatively in a 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
• Follow directions and seek assistance 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 with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualifications

MINIMUM: Excellent customer service skills

DESIRED: Any previous comparable experience

About Us

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, we bring diverse teams together with a common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. We strive to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities and each other, with food at the heart of it all. If you’re caring, purpose-driven and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited. Apply today to become part of our QFC family!

What You’ll Receive From Us

The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support our Associate Well-Being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial and more.

• A wide range of healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription) through company plans or eligible plans
• Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, holiday and sick pay based on eligibility
• Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and financial tools
• Associates discounts on purchases
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career
• Growth opportunities through training programs and career pathways

About The Team & Role Details

The final rate of pay is determined at store level based on prior equivalent work experience.

We offer benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being, and opportunities to learn, grow and advance. We also support community initiatives and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

Other Job Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Part-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Dairy Product Manufacturing