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Contract Duration: November 2024 - January 2025

Days / Hours:
Flexibility with your working schedule will be required. Days and times may need to change based on demand
The cart is due for delivery mid November, at which point this role will commence
Starting days: Wednesday - Sunday (potentially subject to change)
Hours: 10am - 6pm (could evolve to start from 8am)

Location: Hackstons, 3-4 William Street, Knightsbridge, SW1X 9HL

About the role:

The aim of the coffee cart is to drive footfall into the Hackstons store. We would like this individual to support educating customers on the Hackstons store, our range and encourage them to go into the store and explore our range of whiskies, fine wines and spirits.
This Barista role will be permanently outside our Knightsbridge store, operating on a Coffee Cart
We will provide a limited coffee offering: espresso, macchiato, long black, flat white, latte, cappuccino, hot chocolate and mocha. No teas or decaf will be provided (initially)
The Hackstons store will be closed on Christmas Day (25.12.2024) and New Years Day (01.01.2025), and you will not be required to work, however the store will be open on Boxing Day (26.12.2024) and you will be required to be available for this day.

Skills and Experience Required:

Must have prior experience making barista-style coffee
A passion for coffee and other beverages.
Experience using contactless payment systems
Excellent communication skills
Expert coffee knowledge
A willingness to understand and learn about the Hackstons offerings so that you can educate potential customers as to why they should come into the store
Customer service skills that are second to none
The ability to build rapport with customers
Understanding of food safety
Attention to detail
Flexibility
Punctuality

About Hackstons:

Originally establishing our name in cask whisky ownership, our very inception derives from offering alternative ownership avenues, viewing whisky and spirits as multifaceted assets, not only for their primary function of consumption, but as unique portfolio diversifiers.

Recognising our clients’ appreciation for fine and rare collectibles, we moved to open a physical retail store in the heart of Knightsbridge, and an eCommerce site, developments that mark an evolution in our approach to ownership, providing individuals with the opportunity to purchase fine and rare bottles in both online and physical retail spaces.

Meticulously designed to provide clients with a bespoke service with any purchase, this addition to Hackstons encompasses the fully cyclical service from ownership, onward selling, bottling, sale and purchase all under one roof.