Barista and Café Staff

Barista & Café Staff

L.A. Burdick Chocolates, celebrated for its exquisite artisanal chocolates, beverages and pastries, is looking for enthusiastic and motivated full-time and part-time team members at our Boston café located on Clarendon Street.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests and provide outstanding customer service through strong product knowledge and barista skills
• Make and serve hot and cold beverages, including the signature drinking chocolate, meeting company’s quality standards
• Display and package pastries for guests following company’s quality standards
• Develop a thorough understanding of L.A. Burdick products and brand experience
• Proficiently and courteously process orders and accurately handle cash register operations
• Uphold the company’s operational standards including those regarding inventory and rotation, maintaining clean and aesthetically pleasing environment for customers and coworkers, merchandising, timeliness, and dress code
• Follow all food safety and safety guidelines and regulations

Skills, Traits and Experiences

• Enthusiastic about fine chocolates, pastries, and beverages
• General experience of customer and food service and retail sales
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced service environment
• Be a good listener, honest, and responsible teammate
• Professionally dressed and well-presented
• Work well in a team environment
• Must be reliable
• Ability to work some weekends and evenings
• Ability to stand and walk for a full shift
• Ability to use hands, wrists, and fingers to operate the espresso machine, cash register, among others
• Ability to bend, squat, twist, and reach above shoulder level and below waist level, for example, to grab boxes or cups
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 40 lbs

Benefits (Full-Time)

• Medical Insurance (Includes Wellness Incentive)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (Part-time eligible)
• Company matched 401K
• Voluntary life and disability plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Potential performance-based bonus
• Free drink of choice every daily shift (Part-time eligible)
• Complimentary chocolate tastings throughout the year (Part-time eligible)
• Discount on all products (Part-time eligible)

Founded in 1987, L.A. Burdick Chocolates is an artisan chocolatier dedicated to handcrafting European-inspired chocolates, pastries, and beverages. It has been praised for making one of the best chocolates and hot chocolates in the U.S. by Food & Wine, Zagat, Bloomberg, Travel + Leisure, among others and has also been lauded by numerous other media outlets, including the New YorkTimes, Boston Globe, Bon Appétit, Vogue, and Forbes.

For more information regarding L.A. Burdick, explore our website www.burdickchocolate.com.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Restaurant type:

• Café

Application Question(s):

• Are you authorized to work in the USA?
• Must be able to commit to 3 six hours shifts per week which includes 1 weekend shift and a closing shift.
• Please specify if you are looking for Full Time or Part Time.

Work Location: In person