The Lead Barista role represents an exciting opportunity for a passionate coffee professional ready to take the next step into leadership. This position goes beyond crafting beverages—it’s about shaping the guest experience, mentoring team members, and contributing to a dynamic food and beverage program.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

Leadership Growth: Step into a role where you guide and support a team of baristas, helping elevate service standards and daily operations.
Creative Expression: Bring innovation to the coffee program through drink creation, presentation, and guest engagement.
Upscale Environment: Work within a stylish, high-energy café concept (such as the hotel’s BLK MGK space), where quality and ambiance matter.
Career Development: Be part of a hospitality group that emphasizes growth, creativity, and long-term career pathways.

Working at The Mining Exchange means joining a team that values authentic hospitality, creativity, and community connection. Employees are encouraged to think big, grow professionally, and contribute meaningfully to the guest experience.

About The Hotel

Mining Exchange Hotel was built in 1902 as a stock exchange for local mining companies, The Mining Exchange Hotel & Spa 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

The Lead Barista inspires staff, leads the daily operations of a Blk Mgk, and ensures areas are kept in a clean and orderly condition. The Lead Barista is responsible for standards' establishment, staff training, schedule/resource coordination, workflow inspection, inventory maintenance and equipment supplies.

Responsibilities:

Oversee and actively participate in the day-to-day operations of barista
Ensure physical atmosphere and cleanliness of outlet, furnishings, and workstations
Provides a pleasant, professional, and efficient atmosphere for team members and guests
Monitor food quality and service level, ensuring high quality efficient and timely service
Resolves and coaches' team members as needed, partnering with immediate supervisor
Maintains the service standards of excellence
Assists with recruiting, training, testing, and maintaining updated training manuals
Assists with monitoring payroll and revenue daily
Assists with ordering, organizing and inventory control of all products
Reads and responds to emails daily
Responds proactively to team member and guest concerns
Answers and responds to phone messages and emails
Attends and conducts daily staff meetings
Available to work various hours and shifts dictated by needs of the operation
Assists the outlet manager in training and developing of staff for potential career advancement
Assists in the scheduling of staff to ensure operational and financial objectives are met
Aides in the performance review process by providing feedback to management on staff and delivering feedback and/or reviews, as requested
Responsible for interaction with customers to take food and beverage orders, process via Point of Sale system, and preparing customer orders
Assists in balancing cash registers and daily financial reports
Maintains food and beverage readiness by notifying employees of service standards, ensuring adequate supply and food inventory levels, and keeping equipment operating by troubleshooting, maintenance, and/or calling for repair
Perform all side work duties.
Other duties as assigned.

Compensation: $16.16 plus tips

Requirements

Education: High school education or equivalent experience.

Experience:

One (1) year supervisory experience
Barista experience preferred
Computer literate and Point-of-Sale POS Proficient

Skills and Abilities:

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.

Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Hospital indemnity insurance

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, each other and making every moment together enriching, fulfilling and fun.

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.

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The Mining Exchange

Hotel with 128 Rooms

Let's Make Some History. Dig In.

Stately and evocative, the Mining Exchange is where artful dining and event spaces become a canvas for camaraderie within a community in renaissance. It’s a radiant hotel in Colorado Springs, reimagined for modern wanderers and everyday people with extraordinary taste.

Located in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs, our hotel is a storied sanctuary for modern adventurers. Find out who’s making an appearance at BLK MGK. Immerse yourself in the Spring’s music scene on Jazz Thursdays at Golden Hour, or have a cocktail before discovering your new favorite artist in The Vault’s historic stairwells. The Mining Exchange has always been a place for inspiring encounters.

Training we provide

Every journey begins with a first step. Maybe yours is focused on growing your career in hospitality – climbing the ladder to management, executive team, corporate or beyond. Maybe you want a stable, fulfilling role where you can thrive or, just maybe, you need a gig for now while you complete your education or audition for your big break. No matter where your path takes you, Practice Hospitality respects your journey and has customized our employee experience to support your goals and ambitions.

About the management team

At Practice Hospitality, we’re driven by a singular purpose: to create experiences travelers seek out and return to, time and time again. To us, that starts by being human – building an environment that balances emotional intelligence, tradition, ritual, and creativity. Because when that happens, hospitality comes alive – and results follow.