Bivouac Ciderworks, a craft cidery, restaurant & taproom, community space & CAFE in NORTH PARK, is seeking an EXPERIENCED/LEAD BARISTA to join our front of house team at the BIVOUAC ADVENTURE LODGE.
Our team is small but mighty. We want people who WANT TO BE HERE and have FUN, who like each other and their job, LOVE COFFEE/ TEA (and cider!), and who understand our common vision and mission and want to grow personally and professionally. We value competence, credibility, reliability, and accountability.
We source our coffee from women-owned/led farms in Mexico, coffee roasted by Caffe Calabria in North Park, and we do not serve drinks in disposable cups in furtherance of our mission toward sustainability AND community engagement. Our coffee service is meant to be a hospitality experience, rather than a quick drink on the run.
“It’s not an opportunity unless you’re ready for it.”
If you have work ethic, drive, ambition, competence, curiosity and a positive attitude, this company can offer you the opportunity to rise to the next level in any career path you choose. We’re building something really special, and we want you to be a part of it!
POSITION, PAY, and SCHEDULE
We are currently accepting resumes for BARISTA/ LEAD BARISTA. We generally do not distinguish between most positions and do not have a traditional hierarchy, as we all do everything necessary and contribute to the needs of the team, but we are looking for a person with specific interest and experience in growing a unique coffee program and seeking and sharing advanced knowledge of coffee & tea service, and menu development, while participating in overall cider bar and food service program.
Position available $18 to $26+ per hour (hourly plus tips), depending on role, experience and volume of business. Full-time and part-time positions available.
Desired availability range: 8am-5pm, Tuesday-Sunday (most shifts will fall within these hours).
PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME positions available, but prefer that this is your primary job.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Positive attitude and desire to be a contributing member of a team. Desire to stay and grow with the company.
Depending on role, the years of experience and skills required will vary, but looking for someone with extensive coffee knowledge and training, recipe development experience, latte art, ordering experience, and a serious love for customer service and hospitality. We appreciate Starbucks training, but also desire some smaller/craft coffee knowledge and experience.
Willingness to learn and follow directions, think outside the box and participate in innovation, utilize common sense and proactive thinking, and willingness to teach others.
Open minded/open to R&D, experimentation.
Great communication skills required.
Food handlers or managers card desired.
Food handlers and Responsible beverage server number will be required upon starting.
Able to lift heavy things, work on feet for long hours, bend/lift/twist.
Plays well with others.
MUST MOVE FAST and be proactive.
Cider knowledge a plus, but we will teach you everything you need to know about cider. Everyone who works at Biv is a brand ambassador for the company, so must be excited to learn and participate in Biv’s mission.
ABOUT BIVOUAC CIDERWORKS:
Bivouac (‘Biv-oo-ak’) Ciderworks is a women-owned & led CRAFT CIDER and HOSPITALITY COMPANY. We are changing the game for what it means to be a member of the craft beverage community in San Diego. Bivouac is truly a lifestyle brand - meaning we are cultivating a community of people who want to be a part of something cool, fun, and meaningful. Our team, staff, guests, customers, investors, retailers, distributors, and superfans are a DIVERSE group of people who do not necessarily have demographics in common, but they have a common interest in the outdoors, good food, great drinks, and positive energy.
CUSTOMER SERVICE and POSITIVE ENERGY IS PARAMOUNT. From the way that we treat each other, guests coming through our door or buying our product, vendors that we do business with, products that we buy and sell, our distributors, retail partners, and every single person or business entity that Bivouac touches, they should feel like they received top notch respect, attention, and customer service. If we act with INTEGRITY and strive for EXCELLENCE in EVERYTHING we do, our impact will be dramatic. LEAD BY EXAMPLE, and the money will follow.
Everything we do at Biv is INTENTIONAL, and every person that works here SERVES A PURPOSE, so if you are here, that’s because you belong here. We respect that everyone has different skills, backgrounds and experiences, goals, and life paths, and for some reason, we have all come together at this moment, and it’s EXACTLY WHERE WE’RE SUPPOSED TO BE.
Apply via craigslist, to email address, or walk application into North Park taproom.
Lead barista, experienced coffee cafe server, executive chef, Cidermaker, kitchen manager, sous chef, Pastry chef, Lead Line cook, Line Cook, Dishwasher, Food-runner, Busser, event chef, banquet chef, assistant manager, hospitality director, director of operations, corporate chef, fermentation, wine-maker, brewer, production, cellar, craft cider, craft cocktails, bartender, barista, support staff, manager, GM.
