Barista CV example

A barista CV should show how busy your shop is and how well you keep up: drinks an hour in the morning rush, the machines you use, the quality checks you make and the customers who come back. If this is your first coffee job, employers train you, so lead with any customer service.

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Freya Lund

Barista

Manchester · 07700 900181 · freya.lund@example.com

Profile

Barista with four years in independent and chain coffee shops, making up to 120 drinks an hour in the morning rush. Dials in espresso each morning, pours consistent latte art and keeps the bar clean and stocked. Friendly with regulars and quick with new ones. Looking for a senior barista or shift supervisor role.

Experience

Barista, Northern Quarter Coffee, Manchester 2023–present

Make up to 120 drinks an hour at peak on a two-group machine, keeping wait times under five minutes.

Dial in espresso at opening and check grind and yield through the day.

Open and close the shop, cash up the till and complete cleaning and temperature records.

Order milk and pastries for the next day and rotate stock.

Train new baristas on drinks, milk texturing and the till.

Team Member, Station Coffee Co., Manchester Piccadilly 2022–2023

Served commuters on a busy station kiosk at a fast, steady pace.

Training

Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene for Catering 2023

Barista skills course 2023

GCSEs including English and Maths 2021

Skills

Espresso dialling-in and milk texturing

Latte art

Fast, friendly service at peak

Opening, closing and cashing up

Fictional example for a barista. Every person and employer in it is invented. Replace every detail with your own.

What coffee shops look for, and where this CV shows it

The job asks you to	Where this CV shows it
Prepare the premises or outlet ready for opening	Opening the shop and dialling in espresso
Welcome customers, take orders and process payments	Up to 120 drinks an hour at peak, and cashing up the till
Prepare and serve coffees, hot snacks, sandwiches and cakes	Espresso drinks with latte art on a two-group machine
Clean and tidy work areas, equipment and coffee machines	Cleaning and temperature records
Check and order new stock	Ordering milk and pastries and rotating stock

The left column follows the National Careers Service job profile for a barista. If the advert you are answering describes a duty in other words, use its words for work you have actually done.

Inside this example

Profile: 54 words here
Experience: 104 words here
Training: 22 words here
Skills: 21 words here

How to write yours

Give drinks an hour

Peak volume and wait times show a manager you can handle the rush.

Show coffee knowledge

Dialling in espresso and milk texturing are the skills that separate a barista from a server.

Mention opening and closing

Keys, cashing up and records show you are ready for a supervisor's job.

First coffee job?

Employers train baristas, so customer service from any job counts; the student CV example shows how to write it.

Checks and qualifications to mention

Training. When you start, your employer will put you through training in barista skills and product knowledge (National Careers Service), so you can apply without it.
Food hygiene. Give the level and year if you have it.
Availability. Early starts and weekends decide coffee shop rotas; say when you can work.

One page is plenty for a barista CV. Keep volume, coffee skills and availability in the first half.

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