Coffee Shop Assistant
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job Overview
Contract Type: Permanent (Part Time)
Hours: 21 hours per week
Salary: 11947
Location: Npower, 2 Princes Way, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B91 3ES
Are you passionate about all thing's coffee? Do you pride yourself on providing impeccable customer service? If so, we have the perfect role for you!
A new opportunity has arisen for a Barista to join our site in Solihull. We are looking for new member to join us delivering outstanding service for all staff and visitors.
Main Duties
- Deliver the perfect cup of coffee to every customer
- Provide an exceptional customer experience
- Ensuring temperature control records and logs are being kept up to date.
- Serving hot and cold foods
- Stock taking and stock rotation
- Use of tills and use of cashless systems
- Maintain high levels of health and hygiene in coffee shop
- Awareness of food & hygiene standards
- Passionate about customer service and the ability to communicate effectively with staff and visitors.
- Able to work under pressure, individually and as part of a team with a flexible approach to meet the needs of the business.
It doesn't matter if you've never worked as a Barista before as full training will be provided in all areas. What does matter to us the most, is taking pride in what you do and a willingness to learn and go the extra.
Person Specification
- Good literacy and communication skills and have excellent verbal and written English.
- Be computer and software literate.
- Reliability, self- motivation and ability to use own initiative and work without supervision.
- The ability to solve problems, make decisions and prioritise.
- The ability, tact and diplomacy to deal with people at all levels.
- Self-confidence and an interest in self-development.
- An interest in the continuous improvement of the Company's performance.
The nature of the role is such that it is essential that the post holder has and will maintain an excellent record of attendance and timekeeping
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Building & Personnel Services
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Coffee Shop Assistant roles across Mitie's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Building & Personnel Services.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £11,947 - £11,947 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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