Barista

• Backed by the established brand of Canon Australia
• Vibrant & fun team environment
• Parental leave position

About us

Canon is the world's leading imaging organisation. As a Fortune 500 Company, we actively inspire people with imaginative ideas that enable you to connect, communicate and achieve more than you thought possible. When you join Canon Australia, you’ll find a rewarding culture that values you. You’re empowered to focus on your career progression and turn your goals into reality. You’ll be an integral part of the group’s success

Our SUNSTUDIOS Studio division provides industry leading services and expertise to the creative industry in Australia. These services encompass shoot bookings, production, and event management. Key customer segments include broadcast television networks, film production agencies, online streaming services, industry leading stills photographers, corporate event partners and many more.

SUNSTUDIOS plays a key role in supporting and building our local professional imaging industry. We’re backed by Canon, and we’re proud to align together as we help champion and grow the space for photographers and videographers. We benefit from the support of a backer who is committed to maintaining a vibrant and diverse Australian commercial film and photographic community.

About the Role

Alongside making great coffee, the role requires active involvement in the operations of Melbourne location café. It involves maintaining safe and healthy work environment by following organisation standards and sanitation regulations. It also requires generating revenue by attracting new customers, defining new and expanded services and products.

This is a parental leave position reporting to the Business Operations Manager to be based out of our South Melbourne studio.

Main Duties

• Prepare and sell coffee, drinks and food in accordance with the customers’ requests.
• Keep the bar area clean and sanitised.
• Maintain inventories by replenishing coffee bean supply, stocking fridges, maintaining supplies, food, pastries, and cookies for coffee bar.
• Keep equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies and performing preventive maintenance and if needed, calling for repairs.
• Enhance the coffee shop reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

About You

We are looking for someone who is a natural when comes to dealing with customers, clients and other team members. Someone who loves the coffee culture and lives to see that smile on the customers face! Though it is essential to have solid understanding of operating and adjusting coffee machines as well as grinders from extraction to cleaning. Likewise the ability to independently prepare coffee is essential.

In return, we offer a supportive team environment where collaboration and support from your leaders and peers is the norm.

We believe in the power of an inclusive and diverse workforce. We trust you will bring your authentic self to work and we will focus on making sure that together, we make a strong contribution to the broader community in which we operate. Where possible, flexible working arrangements are the norm, as we know a better work-life balance can improve your motivation, performance, and productivity.

As an equal opportunity employer focused on strengthening our inclusive culture, all applicants will be considered and we welcome applications from people of all ages, cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, abilities, religious beliefs, national origin, sexual orientation and gender identities. Benefits/perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Canon Group and the country where you work. All applicants must be eligible to work in the country they are applying to at the time of application.

Looking to join this diverse team? Apply online now. Successful applicants will be notified of next steps