• Cafe Supervisor/Lead Barista

    Montana State University (Bozeman, MT)


    Position Details

    Position Information

    Announcement Number STAFF - VA - 25250

    For questions regarding this position, please contact:

    Emily Criswell

     

    (406) 994-5160

     

    [email protected]

     

    Classification Title Culinary Svcs Supv II - BZ

     

    Working Title Café Supervisor/Lead Barista

    Brief Position Overview

    The Café Supervisor/Lead Barista will prepare beverages and provide timely service to customers. This position will work well with others, deliver exceptional customer service, and ensure consistent drink quality and presentation.

     

    Position Number 4N0319

     

    Department Museum of the Rockies

     

    Division Museum of the Rockies

     

    Appointment Type Classified

     

    Contract Term Fiscal Year

     

    Semester

     

    If other, specify From date

     

    If other, specify End date

     

    FLSA Non-Exempt

     

    Union Affiliation Exempt from Collective Bargaining

     

    FTE .75-1.0

     

    Benefits Eligible Eligible

     

    Salary Starting $25.06 per hour, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.

     

    Contract Type Classified Hourly

     

    If other, please specify

     

    Recruitment Type Open

    Position Details

    General Statement

    Museum of the Rockies ( MOR ) is Montana’s most visited museum, a college-level division of Montana State University, an independent nonprofit organization, a Smithsonian Affiliate, an accredited AAM museum, and a repository for state and federal fossils. The interdisciplinary museum has one of the finest collections of paleontology in the world and a significant cultural collection from the Northern Rocky Mountain region. Located on a 34-acre museum site, it includes a 120,000-square-foot-facility, the state-of-the-art Taylor Planetarium, the 220 seat Hager Auditorium, Martin Children’s Discovery Center, and Living History Farm, along with an off-site 553-acre paleontology preserve.

     

    MOR is located in Bozeman, MT, one of the country’s fastest growing and prosperous communities. Nestled into the Rocky Mountains, the community offers bountiful outdoor recreation activities along with a vibrant culture of good food, art, and music.

     

    Benefits: MOR pays a competitive salary with an exceptional benefits package (Package includes: health, dental, and life insurance along with an employer matching retirement plan and the possibility for tuition reeducation for staff and dependents).

    Duties and Responsibilities

    + Supervises approximately 5 student employees, including a student supervisor.

    + Provides training and conducts scheduling.

    + Oversees all aspects of producing specialty drinks; ensures that products are being prepared properly and staff is trained when absent. (vacations/days off/etc.)

    + Merchandises a variety of pre‐made, grab‐and‐go food & beverages.

    + Ensures excellent customer service.

    + Monitors equipment to ensure full operating capacity.

    + Performs a variety of cashier and cash handling duties.

    + Orders, receives, stocks and inventories products and supplies. Ensures that the quality, quantity and sanitation guidelines are sufficient for intended use.

    + Appropriately puts deliveries away and rotates products.

    + Performs and assigns cleaning and maintenance tasks.

    Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

    + Experience in coffee and other beverage preparation.

    + Customer service experience.

    Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

    + Demonstrated experience providing prompt, friendly customer service.

    + Barista/Coffee shop experience.

    + Supervisory experience.

    + Cash handling experience.

    The Successful Candidate Will

    + Communication skills.

    + Deliver exceptional customer service.

    + Ensure consistent drink quality and presentation.

    Position Special Requirements/Additional Information

    + Availability to run the café as needed for after-hour events.

    + Ability to work at least one weekend day per week.

     

    This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

    Physical Demands

    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

     

    This position has supervisory duties? Yes

     

    Posting Detail Information

     

    Number of Vacancies 1

     

    Desired Start Date Upon completion of a successful search.

     

    Position End Date (if temporary)

     

    Open Date

     

    Close Date

    Applications will be:

    Screening of applications will begin on April 25, 2025; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.

     

    Special Instructions

    EEO Statement

    Montana State University is an equal opportunity employer. MSU does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, political ideas, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class status in violation of any applicable law.

     

    In compliance with the Montana Veteran’s Employment Preference Act, MSU provides preference in employment to veterans, disabled veterans, and certain eligible relatives of veterans. To claim veteran’s preference, please complete the veteran’s preference information located in the Demographics section of your profile.