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POSITION: Café General Manager - Retail Cafe - Orinda CLASSIFICATION​: Exempt REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS: • Reports to the District Manager, • Direct Reports: Shift Leads, Baristas, and Food Prep Positions COMPENSATION: $72,000.00 to $75,000.00 Annual Salary About Equator In 1995, Equator Founders Helen Russell and Brooke McDonnell began their values-driven path, roasting coffee in a Marin County, CA garage. Possessing an obsessive commitment to green coffee sourcing and unparalleled roasting expertise, Helen and Brooke have committed over 30 years to sustainable and fair trade coffee practices all in the name of creating a remarkable coffee experience for consumers. Today, Equator Coffees is a retail and wholesale coffee roaster and coffee farm owner with twelve retail cafes throughout California—from Marin County to San Francisco to Oakland to Los Angeles and beyond. Throughout the years, Equator Coffees has spearheaded industry-leading sourcing and roasting practices, and has forged progressive partnerships with Michelin-starred chefs, specialty grocers, tech campuses, and more. Women-owned, LGBTQ-founded, and an early adopter of Fair Trade certification, Equator Coffees is the first California coffee roaster to achieve B Corp Certification. Position Summary The Café General Manager is responsible for leading the entire cafe team to provide an exceptional coffee experience for the customer. To be successful in this position, you must have a passion for the mission and values of Equator Coffees and want to share that passion with your team and the greater community by being a leader within the café. Key Responsibilities • Sets a standard of conscientiously hiring, training, developing, and retaining employees, • Continuously develop self and team, • Inspires and creates a positive environment, • Communicates regularly with team, provides positive and constructive feedback, and holds quarterly team meetings, • Create timely and complete schedules, taking the business and employees needs into consideration, • Completes payroll accurately and submits it within the proper time frame, • Models hospitality and is in service to the customer, • Acts to resolve customer concerns and is always looking for ways to make the experience better, • Monitors, coaches, and encourages team members to exceed the customer's expectations through the team's execution of the operations, processes, recipes, and knowledge, • Know all products, including ingredients, quality consistency positioning, and signage with the ability to answer questions that might come up from staff or customers, • Completes required inventories and accurate ordering in the proper time frame, • Manage the store's financial performance and costs to include accurate cash controls and product ordering, • Completes the weekly financial corporate requirements accurately and in a timely manner, • Is relentless in finding ways to drive sales and create new customers, • Monitors Key Performance Indicators and is always looking for areas to improve Qualifications and Requirements • Demonstrates a passion for coffee and inspires it in others, • Management experience in specialty coffee, retail, hospitality, and/or customer service is required, • Experience managing a profitable & operationally sound single café/restaurant preferred, • Must maintain current state-issued SERVSafe Manager Certificate, • Experience recruiting, hiring, and managing staff, • Strong leadership skills with professional maturity, • Proven ability to understand and execute an organization's goals and objectives, • Enjoys working on a team and collaborating as a team player, • Leadership, relationship, team building, and conflict management skills, • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - both oral and written, • Must be able to exercise independent judgment and decision-making skills, • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage competing priorities and meet deadlines, • Experience reviewing financial reports and meeting budgets, • Able to work full time (the work regularly demands more than 45 hours per week) including variable hours such as early morning, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays, • Ability to lead change, deal with ambiguity, and prioritize in a fast-paced environment, • Experience with POS touch screen, Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and other computer skills, • Minimum High School or GED Compensation • Available to all employees, • Competitive wage, • Commuter Benefits - pre-tax parking and transit, • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Physical and mental health, financial and legal coaching available at no cost to the employee, • Free mental health app subscription, • Employee discount on merchandise, coffee gear, and at Equator cafes, • Continuing coffee education classes, • Free coffee, • Paid Time Off for voting on Election Day, • After 60 days as an employee at Equator, • Healthcare Benefits (for full-time employees working over 30 hours per week), • 100% employer-covered premium medical insurance, • Voluntary Insurance Plans - dental, vision, long-term disability, and supplementary life insurance, • Employer covered life insurance premium, • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - healthcare and daily dependent care, • After 90 days as an employee at Equator, • Holiday Pay after 90 days of employment., • Eight Equator-observed holidays per year, • Paid Time Off with tenured increases for full-time employees, • 1 paid volunteer day per year, • After six months as an employee at Equator, • 401K with up to a 4% company match on employee contributions Compensation will be commensurate with experience. We'd love for you to use the video answer feature for our screening questions! It's a great way for us to get a better sense of your experience and how comfortable you are discussing your skills. Plus, it helps us see your personality and passion for the role! This position description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by p eople assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. Job responsibilities can change according to the operational needs of the business. The order in which duties and responsibilities are listed is not significant. Equator Coffees is an equal-opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, and discharge will be based on competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

POSITION: Barista - Retail Cafe - Orinda CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt REPORTS TO: Café General Manager COMPENSATION: $19.45/HOUR About Equator In 1995, Equator Founders Helen Russell and Brooke McDonnell began their values-driven path, roasting coffee in a Marin County, CA garage. Possessing an obsessive commitment to green coffee sourcing and unparalleled roasting expertise, Equator has committed over 30 years to sustainable and fair trade coffee practices all in the name of creating a remarkable coffee experience for consumers. Today, Equator Coffees is a retail and wholesale coffee roaster and coffee farm owner with twelve retail cafes throughout California—from Marin County to San Francisco to Oakland to Los Angeles and beyond. Throughout the years, Equator Coffees has spearheaded industry-leading sourcing and roasting practices, and has forged progressive partnerships with Michelin-starred chefs, specialty grocers, tech campuses, and more. Women-owned, LGBTQ-founded, and an early adopter of Fair Trade and Regenerative Organic certifications, Equator Coffees is the first California coffee roaster to achieve B Corp Certification. Position Summary The Barista is all about hospitality! You want and aspire to provide a memorable experience to each and every person who visits our cafes. You are kind and welcoming to those you work with and serve, act with integrity and respect, work to create a safe, clean, and healthy work environment, provide quality beverages and food consistently, and share your knowledge and passion for our coffees. Key Responsibilities • Have a passion for our coffee and share knowledge with customers, • Committed to providing consistent quality beverages and food, • Confidently and accurately communicate product information to customers by responding to questions, orders, and concerns, • Maintain a clean environment including the cleaning of the back of house, bar areas, café lobbies, and patios to contribute to a healthy environment for customers and employees, • Properly handle and maintain all coffee and food equipment, • Contribute to store profitability by following cash handling and cash register policies and procedures, • Assist in the training and development of new employees, • Work at different stations in the café, • Follow all company policies, procedures, and processes and share ideas to make it better, • Attend all individual and company scheduled training sessions and staff meetings to constantly advance education and stay up to date on coffee, tea, merchandise, espresso bar skills, and seasonal menu changes Qualifications and Requirements • Must maintain current state-issued Food Handler Card, • Retail and/or customer service experience required, • Coffee experience preferred, • Ability to make the customer a priority, • Is hospitable and inclusive with all customers and is a team player with co-workers, • Demonstrates passion and curiosity for coffee and tea, • Builds ongoing connections with the customer, • Able to multi-task and deal with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment, • Ability to communicate effectively with others, • Respectful and professional, • Cash handling skills, • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, • The hours can be part-time/full-time based on availability and can increase and decrease due to the needs of the business, • Must be 16 years of age or older Compensation • Available to all employees, • Commuter Benefits - pre-tax parking and transit, • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Physical and mental health, financial and legal coaching available at no cost to the employee, • Free mental health app subscription, • Employee discount on merchandise, coffee gear, and at Equator cafes, • Continuing coffee education classes, • Free coffee, • Paid Time Off for voting on Election Day, • After 60 days as an employee at Equator, • Healthcare Benefits (for full-time employees working over 30 hours per week), • 100% employer-covered premium medical insurance, • Voluntary Insurance Plans - dental, vision, long-term disability, pet, and supplementary life insurance, • Employer covered life insurance premium, • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - healthcare and daily dependent care, • After 90 days as an employee at Equator, • Holiday Pay after 90 days of employment. Eight Equator-observed holidays per year, • Paid Time Off with tenured increases for full-time employees, • 1 paid volunteer day per year, • After six months as an employee at Equator, • 401K with up to a 4% company match on employee contributions Compensation will be commensurate with experience. We'd love for you to use the video answer feature for our screening questions! It's a great way for us to get a better sense of your experience and how comfortable you are discussing your skills. Plus, it helps us see your personality and passion for the role! This position description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. Job responsibilities can change according to the operational needs of the business. The order in which duties and responsibilities are listed is not significant. Equator Coffees is an equal-opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, and discharge will be based on competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

POSITION: Shift Lead - Retail Cafe - Orinda CLASSIFICATION​: Non-Exempt REPORTS TO: Reports to the General Manager COMPENSATION: $20.45/HOUR About Equator In 1995, Equator Founders Helen Russell and Brooke McDonnell began their values-driven path, roasting coffee in a Marin County, CA garage. Possessing an obsessive commitment to green coffee sourcing and unparalleled roasting expertise, Equator has committed over 30 years to sustainable and fair trade coffee practices all in the name of creating a remarkable coffee experience for consumers. Today, Equator Coffees is a retail and wholesale coffee roaster and coffee farm owner with twelve retail cafes throughout California—from Marin County to San Francisco to Oakland to Los Angeles and beyond. Throughout the years, Equator Coffees has spearheaded industry-leading sourcing and roasting practices, and has forged progressive partnerships with Michelin-starred chefs, specialty grocers, tech campuses, and more. Women-owned, LGBTQ-founded, and an early adopter of Fair Trade and Regenerative Organic certifications, Equator Coffees is the first California coffee roaster to achieve B Corp Certification. Position Summary The Shift Lead is responsible for assisting the store manager in leading the Baristas to deliver an exceptional experience to every customer in our retail cafés, including providing the utmost in hospitality and kindness, consistent high-quality beverages, and specialty coffee knowledge. You are responsible for learning operations and leading the team in the absence of the General Manager. The role requires that you act with integrity and respect, promote an accessible, safe, clean, and healthy work environment, act fiscally responsible, produce quality work, and be ethical and passionate about coffee. We love coffee and want you to love it too. Key Responsibilities • Share passion for coffee and knowledge of specialty coffee with customers and employees, • Leads team in preparing and serving the highest quality handcrafted beverages, • Provides regular coaching and feedback to team members on drink quality, • Leads the team in sharing product knowledge, • Plan and execute the deployment of staff, • Able to remain calm, professional, patient, kind, and productive in all situations, • Leads and helps with store cleaning, stocking, and organizing, • Ensure and uphold store cleanliness, organization, and food safety, • Always act responsibly in protecting the store assets and facilities by ensuring compliance with Equator Coffees policies and procedures, • Communicates efficiently with the Store Manager on concerns such as employee engagement, work performance, customer feedback, and areas to improve, • Work with the Store Manager to perform inventory control tasks, • You will be the ideal model for teamwork, • Able to make decisions in the best interest of the customer as well as problem-solve in the absence of the manager, • Contribute to store goals for achieving sales and improving profits, • Will be responsible for the opening and closing of the cafe, • Demonstrate respect, integrity, honesty, and knowledge to promote the culture, values, and mission of Equator Coffees Qualifications and Requirements • Kind, welcoming, and patient even amid multi-tasking, • Coffee experience preferred, • Retail and/or customer service experience required, • Demonstrates a passion for coffee and tea, • Able to make customers the priority, • Can provide ongoing positive and constructive feedback with ease, • Curious to learn and gain knowledge and apply it to daily interactions, • Is a Team Player, • Capability to interface and maintain effective relationships with co-workers and customers, • Cash handling skills, • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds., • At times, may be required to work more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position, • High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED), • Able to work agreed-upon full-time or part-time hours that include early mornings, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays, • Maintains a current state-issued Food Handler Card, • Flexibility to work a variable schedule, including early mornings, weekends, and holidays, is strongly preferred, • Must be 16 years of age or older Compensation • Available to all employees, • Commuter Benefits - pre-tax parking and transit, • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Physical and mental health, financial and legal coaching available at no cost to the employee, • Free mental health app subscription, • Employee discount on merchandise, coffee gear, and at Equator cafes, • Continuing coffee education classes, • Free coffee, • Paid Time Off for voting on Election Day, • After 60 days as an employee at Equator, • Healthcare Benefits (for full-time employees working over 30 hours per week), • 100% employer-covered premium medical insurance, • Voluntary Insurance Plans - dental, vision, long-term disability, pet, and supplementary life insurance, • Employer covered life insurance premium, • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - healthcare and daily dependent care, • After 90 days as an employee at Equator, • Holiday Pay after 90 days of employment. Eight Equator-observed holidays per year, • Paid Time Off with tenured increases for full-time employees, • 1 paid volunteer day per year, • After six months as an employee at Equator, • 401K with up to a 4% company match on employee contributions Compensation will be commensurate with experience. We'd love for you to use the video answer feature for our screening questions! It's a great way for us to get a better sense of your experience and how comfortable you are discussing your skills. Plus, it helps us see your personality and passion for the role! This position description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. Job responsibilities can change according to the operational needs of the business. The order in which duties and responsibilities are listed is not significant. Equator Coffees is an equal-opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, and discharge will be based on competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

POSITION: Prep Cook - Retail Cafe - Orinda CLASSIFICATION​: Non-Exempt REPORTS TO: General Manager COMPENSATION: $19.45/HOUR About Equator In 1995, Equator Founders Helen Russell and Brooke McDonnell began their values-driven path, roasting coffee in a Marin County, CA garage. Possessing an obsessive commitment to green coffee sourcing and unparalleled roasting expertise, Equator has committed over 30 years to sustainable and fair trade coffee practices all in the name of creating a remarkable coffee experience for consumers. Today, Equator Coffees is a retail and wholesale coffee roaster and coffee farm owner with twelve retail cafes throughout California—from Marin County to San Francisco to Oakland to Los Angeles and beyond. Throughout the years, Equator Coffees has spearheaded industry-leading sourcing and roasting practices, and has forged progressive partnerships with Michelin-starred chefs, specialty grocers, tech campuses, and more. Women-owned, LGBTQ-founded, and an early adopter of Fair Trade and Regenerative Organic certifications, Equator Coffees is the first California coffee roaster to achieve B Corp Certification. Position Summary The Prep Cook plays a key role in supporting the café's daily operations. This position ensures all food items are prepared with consistency, quality, and care. A successful Prep Cook values food safety, follows recipes with precision, and contributes to a clean, organized, and efficient kitchen environment. Food Preparation & Quality • Prep all cold and hot food items using prep worksheets and standardized recipes., • Assemble dishes to spec, ensuring consistent quality and presentation., • Cut, peel, wash, and prepare produce., • Follow proper knife safety procedures at all times., • Operate ovens and hot prep equipment; ensure proper time/temp for all hot and cooked foods., • Maintain strict adherence to food safety and quality standards to prevent cross contamination., • Follow standardized recipes precisely — including those developed off-site by the culinary team — to ensure consistent flavor, portioning, and guest experience. Kitchen Maintenance & Safety • Maintain clean, food-safe prep stations, dishes, and overall kitchen environment., • Assist with dishwashing and cleaning tasks throughout the shift., • Take full responsibility for maintaining a clean and organized back-of-house area. Service & Operations Support • Receive and follow through on daily prep lists and orders., • Support floor operations as needed, including running food to the counter or dining areas., • In cafés without a full kitchen or stove, prepare basic recipes using pre-developed culinary guides., • In locations where the Prep Cook is the sole back-of-house team member, take on a wider range of duties including food running, detailed cleaning tasks, and general support to keep operations flowing smoothly. Qualifications and Requirements • Some food preparation experience preferred., • Ability to follow instructions, take direction, and work collaboratively as part of a team., • Sense of urgency and a hospitable attitude toward guests and coworkers., • Ability to maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, leadership, and customers., • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities., • Must maintain a current state-issued Food Handler Card., • Must be 16 years of age or older. Physical Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk, and hear. The employee frequently has to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee also must use hands to handle, feel, and reach. Must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for periods of up to 4 hours in length. Required to frequently wash hands and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. **Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. This job operates in a kitchen and may be working near co-workers. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Hazards may include, but are not limited to, cuts, slipping, and tripping. Compensation • Available to all employees, • Commuter Benefits - pre-tax parking and transit, • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Physical and mental health, financial and legal coaching available at no cost to the employee, • Free mental health app subscription, • Employee discount on merchandise, coffee gear, and at Equator cafes, • Continuing coffee education classes, • Free coffee, • Paid Time Off for voting on Election Day, • After 60 days as an employee at Equator, • Healthcare Benefits (for full-time employees working over 30 hours per week), • 100% employer-covered premium medical insurance, • Voluntary Insurance Plans - dental, vision, long-term disability, pet, and supplementary life insurance, • Employer covered life insurance premium, • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - healthcare and daily dependent care, • After 90 days as an employee at Equator, • Holiday Pay after 90 days of employment. Eight Equator-observed holidays per year, • Paid Time Off with tenured increases for full-time employees, • 1 paid volunteer day per year, • After six months as an employee at Equator, • 401K with up to a 4% company match on employee contributions Compensation will be commensurate with experience. We'd love for you to use the video answer feature for our screening questions! It's a great way for us to get a better sense of your experience and how comfortable you are discussing your skills. Plus, it helps us see your personality and passion for the role! This position description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by p eople assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. Job responsibilities can change according to the operational needs of the business. The order in which duties and responsibilities are listed is not significant. *Equator Coffees is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, and discharge will be based on competence, performance and the business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.