Costa Coffee Barista in Maidstone

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A Bit About The Role

Here at Costa Coffee, we want to inspire the world to love great coffee. We’re all about embracing passion, energy, and teamwork to create memorable moments for every customer. As a Costa Barista, you’ll enjoy the pride of working for the nation’s favourite coffee shop, receive great training and benefits, and be part of a team that thrives on customer delight.

Responsibilities

• Crafting great coffee that hits the sweet spot every time.
• Serving customers with a smile so they walk away happy and excited about their next visit.
• Learning all about Costa products – teas, frappes, seasonal ranges, and more.
• Working with your team to maintain health & safety and cleanliness across the store.
• Having fun – this is your time to learn, develop, and meet great people.

A Bit About You

• A positive outlook, can-do attitude, and bags of personality.
• A passion for delivering excellence in everything you do.
• The communication skills to strike up a good conversation with our customers daily.
• A hard-working attitude and multi-tasking skills.

Benefits

• 50% staff discount and a free core drink whilst working, 25% off all Costa Coffee stores (discount card).
• Full, structured training including Barista, Brand Standards, Food Safety Level 2.
• The potential opportunity to become a Barista Maestro with a pay rise and senior duties.
• Internal promotion and a long-term career path with Costa.
• Company pension and holiday accrual system.
• Refer a friend scheme – receive £150 per candidate (T&Cs apply).
• 20% off Goldex Staycations on Thanet Coast (for two or more nights).
• Opportunity to volunteer for Goldex and the Costa Foundation.
• Access to local and national discounts with the Life Style Card.
• Recognition opportunities – hampers for work anniversaries, store of the month, customer feedback award, achievement awards.

Essential Requirements

• Enthusiasm to execute outstanding customer service.
• Friendly manner.
• Communicate confidently with customers.
• Flexible approach – ability to be multi-skilled.
• Willingness to learn.
• Ability to work within a team and individually.
• Presentable and able to follow uniform brand standards.
• Reliable and committed.
• Flexible to be available for shifts.

Desirable

• Experience within a customer-facing environment.
• Experience in hospitality or retail.
• Barista experience.

A Bit About Us

At the heart of Costa Coffee are our values – Passion, Warmth, Trust and Courage. We’re the No. 1 coffee brand in the UK for the 15th year in a row and part of a genuine, passionate and warm team. We celebrate inclusion and equality, advocate collaboration, transparency, and embrace differences. This Costa store is owned & operated by Goldex Investments Ltd, an award-winning multi-brand company with over 43 Costa stores across the South East of England and a diversified portfolio in hospitality, property and wellness. Goldex champions community support, has donated more than £250,000 to charitable causes, and continues to grow through innovation, integrity, and a people-first culture.