Job Description

Cafe Biba is a cute, little European style cafe that also serves wine & beer, pastries, and light snacky fare. We serve Brooklyn Roasting Company roasts. We are located on Kent Ave in the Northside waterfront section of Williamsburg, across the street from the East River State Park (home to Smorgasburg and other events). Our cafe is family-owned and operated, having lived on this corner for 40 years. We take great pride in our friendly customer service, greeting neighbors and tourists with a smile and a warm, welcoming personality. We have a laid-back and flexible work environment — but we expect our staff to be responsible and have a proactive work ethic. The cafe can be calm & quiet at times or packed & busy depending on the weather and events in the park and along the waterfront.

Cafe Biba offers specialty coffee & teas, pastries, light snacky fare & sandwiches, and desserts and cookies made in house. We received our Wine & Beer license over the Winter and have curated a great little wine & beer list. We have a small outdoor area that will open as soon as the weather gets nice. Hours of operation in Winter: 8am – 6pm Mon – Fri & 9am -6pm Sat -Sun. Mid April we switch to our Summer hours: Mon-Fri 8am -10pm & Sat/Sun 9am -10pm. We are closed most holidays.

We are looking for several people to join our staff. We have day, night, weekday & weekend shifts available. Both full and part time hours available. In particular, we are looking for daytime people with baking experience* and nighttime servers with wine & beer knowledge. Everyone must know how to make coffee. Applicants must be responsible, friendly, and hard-working. This is a small family run cafe so team work is a must. Employees will be prepping and making food, rocking out coffee drinks, serving beer & wine, running the POS cash register system, and performing opening/closing procedures (ie – CLEANING).

*Baking skills – We have a small oven and dreams of operating our crepe machine. We bake cookies, quickbreads, cupcakes, and muffins in-house. Looking for a full time Mon – Fri barista/baker.

Skills required: We are looking to hire self-motivated, creative, and detail-oriented individuals who possess a broad coffee, wine, and food knowledge with excellent people skills and an appreciation for quality

– At least 1 year of coffee experience is necessary for all applicants. Must be knowledgeable regarding coffee techniques. Prefer strong familiarity with La Marzocco espresso machines. Training provided by Brooklyn Roasting Company

– NYC Food Handler’s Certification – Employees will be making/preparing delicious food from a daily changing menu (mostly light sandwiches, etc). Will hire the right candidates regardless but employees must get certificate within 30 days of employment.

– Wine and beer knowledge a PLUS.

– Ability to work with others as well as solo

– Flexibility to serve non-English speaking tourists. We see a lot of foreigners in our cafe and not everyone speaks English. we expect our baristas to be able to serve everyone with a smile. We all speak coffee right 😉

Hourly wage based on experience. Great pay for competitive skills -$10-15 per hour
Jobs available immediately

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Job Categories: Barista. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: Hourly.

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