Barista

About HIVE

HIVE is a new business center on the full 14th floor of i-Rise Tower in Barsha Heights: 119 private offices, meeting rooms, a podcast studio and a lobby café with a 30-seat lounge. Good coffee is part of how we look after our members. We open in December 2026.

About the role:

You run the café counter in the lobby. Members come to you two or three times a day; guests get their first coffee from you while they wait for a tour. You make very good coffee, keep the counter and the lounge spotless, manage stock, and know the regulars by name. On quiet days you help the front desk keep the floor ready.

Responsibilities:

Coffee and drinks

• Prepare espresso drinks, filter coffee, tea, iced drinks and fresh juices to one consistent standard, every cup.
• Dial in the espresso machine each morning and check it during the day; clean the group heads, steam wands and grinder on schedule.
• Know every drink on the menu and the member price; suggest something to guests who are waiting for a tour.
• Learn regulars’ names and orders; members should feel known.
  
  
  

Food and menu

• Receive, store and display pastries, sandwiches and snacks; keep them fresh and labelled with dates.
• Remove anything past its date and record the waste.
• Suggest menu changes and new items based on what members buy and ask for.
  
  
  

Opening and closing

• Open the café before the first members arrive: machine on and dialed in, counter set, display filled, music and lights.
• Close with the daily checklist: machine cleaned and back-flushed, fridges checked, surfaces and floor clean, rubbish out.
  
  
  

Payments

• Take payments at the counter by card machine or cash, or charge the member's company account in the app (within the monthly limit).
• Record every sale correctly; run the café cash-up at closing and hand the result to the front desk.
  
  
  

Stock and ordering

• Keep the stock count of coffee beans, milk, cups, lids, syrups, snacks and cleaning products.
• Order from the agreed suppliers on the agreed days and tell the manager before anything runs out.
• Check deliveries against the order for quantity, quality and dates.
  
  
  

Cleanliness and food safety

• Follow Dubai Municipality food-safety rules; keep temperature, cleaning and allergen logs up to date.
• Keep the counter, café, lounge tables and pantry clean between cleaning rounds; reset tables after guests.
• Help members follow the house rules: food and drinks are for the pantry, café and lounge, not the offices.
  
  
  

Supporting the floor

• Prepare refreshments for meeting-room bookings and events when ordered.
• Help with the monthly members evening: drinks, set-up and clearing.
• Help the front desk during busy hours: welcome guests, take deliveries, show visitors where to wait.
• Two or more years as a barista in a specialty café, hotel or premium office café. You can steam milk properly and you care about the cup.
• Friendly and fast at a busy counter; you remember people and their orders.
• Clean, organised, reliable; you notice a dirty table before a member does.
• Food-handler certificate (Dubai Municipality) is an advantage; we can arrange the training.
• Fluent English; Arabic is a plus. Based in the UAE and able to start within four weeks.