Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Team Member (FL272)

Location:

45 Durbin Pavilion Dr

Suite 108

St. Johns FL 32259

Work Week: Flexible hours are available! Able to work starting at 5:00 AM or until midnight if required, based on café hours and availability.


Welcome to the DYNE Hospitality Group (Tropical Smoothie Café) online hiring process! We’re glad you’re here. Please start the questionnaire for this position, which will take about 15-20 minutes. To be considered, complete all sections of the application, including your work history and education. You're on Tropic Time Now!


Our culture at DYNE Hospitality Group goes beyond a webpage or poster; it defines who we are and guides our decisions. We encourage our team to embody our core values and hold one another accountable, shaping hiring, promotions, reviews, performance, and communication.


Our culture is rooted in these four core values, visible in every café:

  • Invest In People
  • Understand Why
  • Make Smart Decisions
  • Make It Happen

DYNE Hospitality Group offers competitive wages, benefits, and long-term career growth.


Job Summary:

At Tropical Smoothie Café, we promote a healthier lifestyle by serving delicious food and smoothies with a touch of tropical fun! Our Team Members are essential to this mission, guided by our values: Solid Relationships, Playing to Win, Creative Spirit, and Living Better. If you are smart, have integrity, drive, and enthusiasm, you’d make a great Team Member!


Duties/ Responsibilities:

  • Interacts with Team members, customers, and vendors using DYNE's core values.
  • Delivers “Unparalleled Hospitality” to each customer that visits our cafe´.
  • Prepares ingredients for our food and smoothies.
  • Assembles and serves fresh food and smoothies prepared to Tropical Smoothie Cafe´’s standards.
  • Uses our sanitation practices to handle and prepare food.
  • Sets up and monitors food and smoothie work stations.
  • Cleans and organizes kitchen, workstations, dining room, restrooms, and any other areas in the cafe.
  • Follows the steps to operate the register including taking customer orders, accurately handling cash and being responsible for the drawer.
  • Follows all safety and security policies set by the brand.
  • Performs any additional tasks necessary to run the cafe´.

Required Skills/Abilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.


Physical Requirements:

  • Continuous standing and walking throughout the duration of each shift.
  • Bending, lifting and carrying up to 30 pounds to perform duties like stocking, refilling ice or taking out trash.
  • Constant face-to-face interactions with crew members and customers.
  • Safely navigate in a fast-paced cafe´ environment.
  • Ability to multi-task and remain positive in sometimes stressful working conditions.
  • Frequent walking, standing, bending, stopping, overhead reaching and stretching.
  • Lifting no greater than 50 pounds.
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