Barista with 3 years at specialty coffee shops serving 400+ drinks on busy mornings. Trained 9 new baristas on espresso dialing and milk texturing. Brings consistent drink quality, quick and friendly service and solid knowledge of brewing methods, single origins and café cleanliness standards. SCA-trained, with a habit of dialing in espresso before the first customer arrives.
Experience
Barista, Ridgeline Coffee Roasters (Seattle, WA)
Feb 2024 – Present
Prepare 400+ espresso, pour-over and cold brew drinks on weekday morning shifts
Dial in espresso at opening each day for 2 rotating single origins
Trained 9 new baristas on milk texturing, latte art and recipe standards
Grew retail bean sales at the counter 20% by offering tasting notes and brew tips
Keep the espresso machine and grinders clean and calibrated, logging daily backflush and weekly descale
Barista and Cashier, Fremont Corner Café (Seattle, WA)
Mar 2023 – Jan 2024
Handled register, drinks and pastry case for 250 guests a day
Kept health inspection scores perfect through closing checklists
Rang up 150 orders a day and kept the pastry case fresh and labeled
Education
Coursework in Culinary Arts, Seattle Central College (Sep 2022 – Jun 2023)
Service: Order accuracy, upselling, regular-guest rapport
Operations: POS (Square), opening and closing, inventory restock
Teamwork: Training new baristas, covering stations, opening and closing duties
How to write a Barista resume
A strong Barista resume shows the customer experience you delivered, the sales you drove, and the teams you ran. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Customer service
Sales and upselling
Inventory and merchandising
Point-of-sale systems
Team leadership
Scheduling
Cash handling
Food safety
Conflict resolution
Visual merchandising
Example bullet points
Grew store sales 18% year over year by coaching a team of 12 on add-on selling
Raised the hotel guest satisfaction score from 8.1 to 9.0 by redesigning the check-in process
Cut inventory shrink by 30% through weekly cycle counts and better receiving checks
Tips from recruiters
Show the size of the operation: store revenue, covers, rooms or team size.
List certifications such as ServSafe or responsible-service training.
Keep it to one page and lead with the most recent, most senior role.
Recommended templates
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Barista resume FAQ
What should a Barista resume include?
A Barista resume should show the customer experience you delivered, the sales you drove, and the teams you ran. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Barista?
Modern, Compact and Classic work well for Barista roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Barista resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Barista put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Barista roles are Customer service, Sales and upselling, Inventory and merchandising, Point-of-sale systems, Team leadership and Scheduling.
How do I write strong Barista resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as sales growth, average transaction value and guest satisfaction. For example: "Grew store sales 18% year over year by coaching a team of 12 on add-on selling."