560 King Street
Charleston,
SC
29403
Job Summary: The Lead Barista is responsible for creating exceptional guest experiences while supporting the daily operation of the coffee shop. The Lead Barista assists with training, coaching, inventory management, and ensuring quality standards are consistently met while fostering a positive and collaborative team environment.
Job Functions & Duties:
- Welcome every guests with genuine hospitality and provide personalized service
- Ensure beverage consistency
- Perform pre and post-shift side work, including stocking the service station, making coffee, etc.
- Maintain clean and organized work areas to maximize efficiency; set up the bar and back bar according to established procedures
- Prepare beverages requested by customers or servers according to standard operating procedures (e.g., proper proportions and ingredients to control costs and provide a consistent product to guests)
- Train and mentor new baristas or recipes, equipment operation, service standards, food safety and cleanliness
- Assist with inventory counts, ordering, stocking, and receiving deliveries
- Review labor standards and schedule according to those standards and business levels
- All other duties as assigned by hotel leadership
Experience & Education:
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Minimum of 1 year experience as a barista or working in a coffee shop
- Previous hotel maintenance or security experience preferred
Avion is a fast growing Hotel Management company looking for smart, bright and fun people to join our team. We’re determined to keep a good company vibe – friendly, personal, warm and welcoming.
You won’t be just an employee, but you will always be you, with all your talent and potential to help grow your career and Avion alike. You’ll get responsibility, be challenged and set the course of your own future. It’s a journey we’ll take together. Join us!
The mission of Avion Hospitality is to pursue a culture built on relationships, accessibility and transparency while providing the highest quality of service and exceptional results for our owners… which starts with our people.
Avion Hospitality was created to capitalize on the opportunity to bring together top performers with amazing talent, a limitless combination. The expertise and knowledge of our team is unparalleled, and we place unprecedented importance on trust and transparency. Now more than ever, owners want to place their trust within an organization that values being high touch, nimble and accessible – and these principles form the core of Avion Hospitality.
We have created a platform on the basis that we will provide the highest level of service starting on day one, by placing infrastructure in front of growth, being vulnerable as to challenge ourselves to where we need to excel and continuing to attract top talent to Avion. In turn, our quality will propel our growth.