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Weekend Barista

12/14/2025

The barista is responsible for preparing beverages and food items while ensuring excellent customer service and maintaining the store's cleanliness and safety standards. They must also promote a positive environment for customers and coworkers and uphold the PJ's Coffee brand integrity.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

201-500 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

PJ's Coffee of New Orleans is based in the coffee capital of the world. The history of coffee in Louisiana is rich and strong. For more than two centuries, the finest coffee beans from around the world have always come here first. Coffee arrived in New Orleans in 1720 when French explorers introduced it to the city. Today, one third of all the coffee in North America lands first on the docks of the Crescent City. Savor a cup of coffee almost anywhere in North America and you'll taste New Orleans. Naturally, the largest coffee roasting plant in the world is located here too. Every cup of coffee PJ's best represents our commitment to the legacy and culture of the Crescent City. We travel the globe to hand-select only the finest coffee beans - from Sumatra to Ethiopia, from Colombia to Kenya - everywhere the best coffee grows. Plucked be hand at the peak ripeness, the fruits of the Coffea Arabica bush are transported to mills where the beans are expertly removed, dried and hand-sorted before shipping to our artesian roasters. The "PJ" in our name stands for Phyllis Jordan, our founder who opened her first coffee house over two decades ago. She's one of the pioneers of gourmet coffee - her idea: to create unique coffee blends and roast the beans in small batches - the same way we do it today in our roasting facility not far from Bourbon Street.

About the Role

Benefits/Perks

Ongoing Management and leadership training opportunities
Employee retail and shift discounts
Prize opportunities through national contests
Local, regional, and national awards and recognition

About PJ's Coffee

Phyllis Jordan, a pioneer in the coffee industry, founded PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans in 1978 and demonstrated that better beans, superior roasting techniques, and pure passion for the art of coffeemaking mattered. In 2008, the company was purchased by New Orleans natives and brothers, Paul, Steven, and Scott Ballard. PJ’s Coffee serves a wide variety of hot, iced, and frozen coffee beverages using only the top 1% of Arabica beans, as well as organic tea and fresh breakfast pastries. PJ’s Original Cold Brew™ Ice Coffee is brewed daily using a special cold-drip process that protects the flavor and strength of the beans while producing a coffee that is two-thirds less acidic – a process and technique developed by its founder and used for more than 40 years at all PJ’s locations. Bags of whole bean coffee and single-serve cups of PJ’s Coffee are available for sale in-store and online. With more than 145 operating stores, including four international locations, PJ’s Coffee continues to grow in the U.S. and abroad. For more information, visit pjscoffee.com or follow PJ’s Coffee on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

Job Summary

The barista is responsible for being the master craftsman of all beverage and food items offered by PJ’s Coffee. They are responsible for developing a positive environment for both customers and fellow staff members, all while providing consistently fast, efficient, and friendly service to all. The barista is responsible for the reputation and integrity of the PJ’s brand and of the specific store in which they are employed. The barista must exude impeccable customer service qualities, product knowledge, and education, encouraging safe work practices, and a demonstrated commitment to the core values and principles of PJ’s Coffee. More importantly, a person in this role must be dedicated to the success of their growth within the company and enter the company with the intent to grow and move into larger roles.

Responsibilities

Present a positive image of PJ's customers and coworkers
Proactively suggest new beverages, drink enhancements, snacks, and pastries, to improve the overall experience and knowledge of customers.
Prepare all beverages and food to meet PJ’s Coffee specifications and customer satisfaction.
Ensure that the store offers excellent customer service as it pertains to the operation of the staff and the physical upkeep of the store.
Follow cash handling procedures accurately
Ensure the interior and exterior of a store meet sanitary, safety, and aesthetic requirements by maintaining daily shift checklists and par levels.
Alert management to operational needs, equipment failure, and necessary improvements that are needed
Enforce and abide by company policies, procedures, and safety rules
Attend training sessions designed to increase coffee knowledge and work skills and apply that knowledge to operations

Qualifications

Barista experience is Ok, but not required! You will be trained in the PJ’s ways of serving the best cup of coffee in town!
Outgoing and engaging personality
Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills
Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced, team environment
Ability to communicate through different communication channels, including email, phone, project management software, and conference calls (if necessary)

PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans was founded in 1978 by Phyllis Jordan, a pioneer in the coffee industry who embraced high-quality beans, superior roasting methods, and a pure passion for the art of coffee making. Today, PJ’s Coffee is recognized for harvesting, roasting,and personally crafting gourmet drinks using only the top 1% of Arabica beans and delicious organic tea. In addition, our selection of fresh breakfast pastries and hot breakfast sandwiches makes for the perfect beverage pairing.

PJ’s Coffee carries a complete line of espresso-based beverages, flavored coffee, and award-winning Original Cold Brew^TM Iced Coffee. PJ’s Coffee is committed to bringing our customers the freshest coffee possible, while developing programs to ensure quality of life is improved through community initiatives and by supporting local school programs.

Key Skills

Customer ServiceCommunicationMulti-taskingTeamworkProduct KnowledgeCash HandlingSanitationSafetyLeadershipTrainingRelationship Building