Job Description
Job Description
Salary: $17.00/hr + tips ($5-$7/hr)
Schedule: 7:30am – 2:30pm Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon
About Elephants
Founded in 1979, Elephants Delicatessen is a locally owned company and a pioneer in the Pacific Northwest’s gourmet food scene. With seven retail locations across Portland, Lake Oswego, and Cedar Hills, plus a thriving catering division, we’ve proudly built our reputation on quality, community, and innovation. As a certified B Corporation, we’re committed to using business as a force for good—practicing sustainability, fostering transparency, and holding ourselves to the highest standards of social and environmental accountability.
About the role
We are looking for a skilled and experienced Barista to join our flagship location on NW 22nd Avenue—known and loved locally as our Uptown store!
In this role, you’ll craft and serve a variety of high-quality coffee and espresso beverages, maintaining Elephants’ signature standards of consistency and excellence. Beyond the drinks, you’ll play an essential role in providing a welcoming, engaging customer experience. The ideal candidate has a passion for coffee, strong attention to detail, and the ability to build rapport with both loyal regulars and first-time visitors.
What you bring
- Minimum 1 year of prior bartending, coffee barista experience.
- Must have or obtain current OLCC and Oregon Food Handler’s Card.
- Sell, create, and pour quality alcoholic drinks as well as wine and beer.
- Effectively manage beverage inventory and constantly showcase minimal waste via pours.
- Continuously develop your product knowledge and barista skills.
- Demonstrate flexibility and ability to adapt to meet needs and requests from customers and store needs.
- Exhibit exemplary hospitality skills.
Elephants Delicatessen is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion.
What we offer
- Paid vacation and sick time
- Kaiser medical coverage (medical, dental)
- 401(k) with employer contributions after meeting length of service requriement
- Cross training to other roles, departments, stores
- Free counseling and financial services
- Opportunities for career growth
- Discounts on food and retail
- Pet insurance
- Discounts at various brands including Shoes for Crews, Verizon, Skechers, Sprint, etc.
- A commitment to inclusion, diversity, community involvement, employee well-being, and environmental protection.
Elephants Delicatessen provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.