Job Description

La Cabra NYC is looking for a driven candidate to join our Barista / Front of House team in the East Village, Manhattan. Our New York coffee bar is part of a wonderful new venture in the city, and will be the first of a few opening in NYC in the near future. With a roster of quality-focused wholesale clients around the world, a reputation for our quality light-roast coffees, two retail locations abroad, more international retail development underway, La Cabra aims to always serve and deliver the best quality possible, while also growing enough to offer lots of opportunity to our employees.

La Cabra is a coffee company based out of Aarhus, Denmark. Our goal with coffee is to present clarity to our guests and partners. Clarity of flavor, design, and intention. Clarity of terrior, history, and story. We roast lightly, and with great care to show clearly the natural aromas and flavours that arise from the combination of varietals, coffee processing, and roasting techniques. At our cafes, baristas take pride in serving guests a Nordic coffee experience; one that aims to produce a balance between delicate flavours and dynamic sensory experiences. Our award-winning bakers take great time and care to share the natural flavors that arise from local grains and age-old baking techniques. La Cabra is growing these days, and developing a presence with cafes and roasting activities beyond Denmark. You are invited to join us on this journey, to help spread a unique vision of specialty coffee beyond Denmark.

Key areas of focus in this position will include working closely with the rest of the FOH team to create a uniquely dedicated and warm culture, conversing with guests, teaching guests about coffee in approachable ways, working with and managing a complex and rotating coffee menu, and managing the POS system. The successful candidate will have a positive can-do attitude, strong interpersonal skills, highly structured working habits, and the desire to work and grow with a dedicated team of quality-driven baristas and bakers.

Responsibilities and tasks:

• Work alongside our FOH team to create a customer-service forward cafe environment that is warm, personable, and inviting to everyone
• Work alongside our baking team to present and sell baked goods in a new and exciting way
• Work with a complex and rotating menu of single origin coffees for filter, hand-brews, and espresso, maintaining exacting standards
• Staying up to date on our rotating coffee menu, maintaining ability to sell details on all coffees
• Work quickly and efficiently through very busy days and long lines
• Maintain high levels of cleanliness, and organization of bar area, adhering to sanitation/health regulations, and company policy
• Run drinks to guests tables and continue to offer service throughout their stay
• Create an upbeat and positive coffee shop environment

Qualifications and experience required:
• Experience with light-roast coffee is preferred, but not required
• Experience working in cafes, restaurants, or other hospitality environments

Our ideal candidate:

• Has a strong customer service background
• Has experience serving or bartending in high end restaurants
• Has experience working in busy cafe environments
• Has an eye for the little details
• Is quality driven
• Has a kind and caring attitude, and contributes to our intentional culture
• Has a collaborative spirit and commitment to La Cabras quality goals

Compensation:
• $15-18 an hour + tips

Schedule needs:
• Full time and part time
• Available to work starting as early as 6:30AM
• Weekend availability preferred

Physical Demands:
• Able to stand and walk around the entire cafe for up to 8 hours at a time
• Ability to move quickly with hands and feet
• Must be able to lift, push, pull and carry heavy objects (up to 50 Lbs).

About La Cabra:
• Since 2013 La Cabra has roasted and served the highest quality, light roast, specialty coffees to our guests in Denmark, as well as wholesale clients around the world. In that time, with many awards, our coffee has become known around the world as some of the best you can find. Our bakery in Aarhus, Denmark has operated for more than five years and has just recently moved to a larger production and retail space. Our local customers have come to appreciate the unique combination of truly special coffees, alongside excellent sourdough bread and pastries.

If interested in employment opportunities at La Cabra, please reach out to us via email at info@lacabrany.com

We invite you to learn more by taking a look at our website www.lacabra.dk and following us on Instagram | @lacabracoffee, @lacabra.bakery, @lacabra.nyc

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Job Categories: Barista. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: barista and specialty coffee.

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