Barista/General Assistant

Job role: Barista/General Assistant

Location: Abingdon, OX14 3YS

Salary: £13.21 per hour

Shift Pattern: Monday-Friday, 37,5 hours

Houston & Hawkes are looking for an experienced Barista/General Assistant to join our team, providing a first class service based at our client site in Abingdon.

If you enjoy serving customers and you have a high level of professionalism, you'll have a great opportunity to develop your career. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a great service to customers, ensuring the espresso bar is clean, tidy and well-stocked, and making a wide range of both food and drinks.

Barista Duties:

Greeting customers and delivering excellent customer service

Making recommendations to customers and answering any questions

Preparing food and drinks carefully and to our high standards

Ensuring the display is always well stocked

Managing stock levels and identifying ordering requirements

Learning about brewing methods, beverage blends, food preparation and presentation techniques

Check if brewing equipment operates properly and report any maintenance needs

Complying with Health & Safety regulations

Complying with Food Handling & Hygiene standards

Barista Requirements:

You'll have a proven background in high volume cafes or coffee shops

Continues to learn and educate themselves on whole bean knowledge, coffee blends, teas, bakery items, coffee brewing and blended products

Passionate, friendly, diligent and a great team player

Reliable and trustworthy

Ability to display passion for everything about coffee

Excellent communication and customer service skills

A positive attitude with the ambition to progress

Good organisational skills

Barista Additional Benefits:

Free meals at work

Contributary pension scheme

Free access to the company Employee Assistant Programme

Life assurance at two times salary

Company events including all company Christmas& Summer party

Recognition schemes and people awards

Family-friendly support, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and adoption leave

Day off on your birthday

Referral bonus

Membership of CODE exclusively for Hospitality Professionals

Who We Are:

Houston & Hawkes is a young and dynamic independent caterer based in the South East. We are proud to be an award-winning company, ranked among the top 30 companies to work for in the hospitality industry, and a certified B Corp company. We believe in creating memorable experiences for our customers through our vibrant, creative, and sustainable food offerings. We operate coffee bars, staff restaurants, and delis, tailored to our clients' hospitality and event needs. Committed to social responsibility, passionate about Great British produce and dedicated to our talented teams.

Join Houston & Hawkes and be part of a team that values excellence, creativity, and professional growth.

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