Barista cover letter example
A barista cover letter should show how fast and how well you make coffee, the shop jobs you can be trusted with (opening, closing, cashing up, orders), and who you have trained. Keep it to four short paragraphs.
Fictional letter from Freya Lund, the applicant in the barista cv example. Every person and employer in it is invented.
Why each paragraph is there
I am applying for the Shift Supervisor role at Mill Pond Roastery Café. I have four years' experience in independent and chain coffee shops, and at Northern Quarter Coffee I make up to 120 drinks an hour in the morning rush on a two-group machine, keeping waits under five minutes.
The role, and the speed that tells an owner you can run a bar at peak.
I dial in our espresso at opening and check grind and yield through the day, and I pour consistent latte art. I open and close the shop, cash up the till, complete the cleaning and temperature records, and order milk and pastries for the next day.
Coffee quality, and the shop jobs a supervisor is trusted with.
I train our new baristas on drinks, milk texturing and the till. Because you roast your own beans, I would like to learn how each roast should taste and teach the team to dial it in.
Training others, and a reason for this café.
I can work early starts and weekends. My CV is attached, and I would be glad to come in for a trial shift on the bar. Thank you for your time.
Availability and the trial shift every café asks for.