Barista

About The Opportunity

Are you ready to turn every cup into a moment of magic? Practice Hospitality is looking for an experienced and hands-on Barista to join the team at Blk Mgk, the stylish new hotspot at the Mining Exchange Hotel.

This is more than just making coffee — it’s about crafting experiences, connecting with guests, and bringing energy and creativity to every shift. You’ll work in a fast-paced, vibrant environment where your skills, passion, and personality truly make a difference.

If you love coffee, thrive in a team-oriented setting, and enjoy creating moments that keep guests coming back for more, we want you to be part of our Blk Mgk family!

About The Hotel

Mining Exchange Hotel was built in 1902 as a stock exchange for local mining companies, The Mining Exchange Hotel offers a one-of-a-kind experience in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs. Our elegant, yet casual public spaces and guestrooms are all newly renovated.

Job Role

As a Barista, you are responsible for set-up, mixing of drinks, service, and clean-up of the coffee bar area while ensuring quality service, guest satisfaction, and the achievement/maintenance of company standards and profit maximization.

Responsibilities:

• Make and serve drinks to guests following established guidelines, procedures, and policies regarding beverage and safety controls as prescribed by company standards.
• Perform all guest contact activities in a cordial, efficient, and professional manner, maintaining a commitment to guest satisfaction.
• Ring guest checks: collect cash and process credits and room charges in the exact manner outlined by company policies and procedures.
• Complete requisitions and supply lists.
• Ensure established parts are maintained.
• Communicates with guests to take food and beverage orders
• Prepares customer food and beverage orders
• Provides outstanding customer service and engage in suggestive selling
• Maintains equipment, performs preventative maintenance, troubleshoots breakdowns and/or calls for repairs
• Assists in merchandising functions including display and store design, inventory receiving, stocking, and merchandise pricing\
• Performs cash-handling functions, including point-of-sale (POS) system, registers, and daily reporting.
• Ensures the outlet adheres to the highest standards of cleanliness, presentation, and service
• Ensures the daily operation of the outlet adheres to operating procedure guidelines
• Perform all side work duties.
• Other duties as assigned.

Compensation: $12.00 plus tips

Requirements

Education: High school education or equivalent experience.

Experience:  Three to six months in a food/beverage services environment or establishment.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount on hotel stays
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Hospital indemnity insurance
• Eligible to participate in the Employee Referral Bonus Program.

Skills and Abilities: 

• Able to mix drinks correctly. 
•  Provide exceptional service to all guests.  
• Flexibility regarding scheduling based on business demands.
• Proven customer service skills and communication skills; able to read and interpret English language manuals relating to safety, operations, and procedures
• Able to multitask and handle all the equipment, especially in a bar that uses modern technology.  
• Must have manual coordination to punch buttons, grasp items in hand, and balance and carry trays loaded with food and beverages.
•  Able to read, speak, and understand English.  
• Communicate information and hotel services to management, staff, and guests.

About The Company

Practice Hospitality manages hotels differently. A growing company with opportunities for advancement, we infuse hotels with style, spirit, and soul. We inspire, innovate, and advocate. We deliver results and do well by our owners because we respect the individuality that we all bring to the table, the connectedness of our world, and the impact we have on our community.

We are looking for someone who thinks big because, at Practice Hospitality, we value creativity, emotional intelligence, problem-solving, and innovation. This is an opportunity to be an integral part of a team that supports one another, is empowered, and holds themselves accountable. If you bring your A-game every day and pursue excellence with tenacity, we want to invest in your professional and personal growth. But, more than anything, we are looking for good humans who care; about our guests, and each other and make every moment together enriching, fulfilling, and fun.