Elliott Smith
Scarborough,Qld
Summary
Dynamic and proactive barista with extensive experience in the hospitality industry, excelling in creating the perfect cup of coffee. Proven in ensuring smooth operations and providing exceptional customer service in fast-paced environments. Excellent cafe all-rounder, with a great attitude and friendly demeanor.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Barista/ Front Of House All-Rounder
Good company
04.2025 - 12.2025
- Prepared high-quality beverages with consistent latte art whilst maintaining a clean and tidy working area.
- Delivered prompt and friendly personalized service to enhance customer satisfaction
- Daily opening and closing procedures, including equipment upkeep and daily maintenance, including grinders, puq press, and coffee machine.
- Provided high quality team member training
Supervisor/ Head Barista
Pancha cafe
11.2024 - 03.2025
- Prepared a wide range of hot and cold beverages with quality and speed, ensuring latte art and making sure extraction recipes were being followed.
- Making sure that the floor was under control and customers are being looked after.
- Daily opening and closing procedures.
- Maintaining stock levels and ordering what is needed.
- Delivered high quality training for new team members.
Head Barista
Gather Bistro
03.2024 - 11.2024
- Full store opening and closing procedures
- Ensuring extraction times of espresso and extraction recipes were being followed
- Stock take and ordering in stock as needed
- Trained new staff on efficient protocols to keep up with the busy corporate environment
- Prepared a wide variety of coffee extraction methods, including espresso, cold brew, batch brew, and pour over coffee
- Greeted customers warmly and engaged in friendly conversation while taking their orders
Food Server, Barista, WaitStaff
Sunshine Eatery
09.2023 - 02.2024
Head Barista, Shift Manager
The Pedaler Coffee
09.2022 - 09.2023
Retail Assistant
Cotton On Mega
12.2018 - 07.2020
- In charge of shifts for sections of the store, usually mens section.
- Daily KPI Management.
- Setting up cash floats in the morning, working a pos system
- Engaged positively with each customer, providing professional and polite support for sales and service needs
- Handling general customer service enquires.
- Racking up and resetting the shop floor for next days service.
- Helping out with visual merchandising.
Barista, Front Of House Allrounder
The Fort Specialty Coffee
08.2018 - 04.2019
- Specialty coffee shop had very high standards with weighing shots, timing shots, and producing a pour with latte art.
- Making a wide range of hot and cold beverages.
- Opening and closing procedures
Barista, Front Of House Allrounder
Coffee Hit
07.2017 - 08.2018
Head Barista, Team Supervisor
Enzos On The Beach
08.2013 - 04.2017
- Making a wide range of high quality espresso beverages as head barista, making sure espresso shots were running correctly and producing silky milk with latte art.
- Dialing in grind, seasoning the machine for the day.
- Cash handling, and balancing till at the end of the day.
- Setting up and teaching P.O.S systems
- General team training, on cafe floor and on coffee machine.
- Trained new baristas on proper preparation techniques for various beverages.
- Opening and closing procedures.
Solar Panel Installer
Solar Power Wide Bay Burnett
12.2011 - 11.2012
- Installed solar panels safely in extreme hot and cold weather, in confined crawl spaces and on roofs of multi-story buildings
- Laid out and installed mounting hardware, such as brackets, bolts, and screws
- Organized tools and supplies needed for each job site prior to arrival
- Connected wiring from the solar panels to inverters or other components in accordance with local codes and regulations
- Inspected work sites prior to installation to ensure that all necessary materials were present
Education
Cert. LVL 3 - Hospitality
Career Training Institute Of Australia
Hervey Bay, QueenslandN.C.E.A LVL 1 - undefined
Mercury Bay Area School
Whitianga, Coromandel PeninsulaSkills
- Experienced in many extraction & brewing methods
- Proactive and reliable
- Experienced in team training
- Expert milk texturing
- Calm and collected
Timeline
Barista/ Front Of House All-Rounder
Good company
04.2025 - 12.2025
Supervisor/ Head Barista
Pancha cafe
11.2024 - 03.2025
Head Barista
Gather Bistro
03.2024 - 11.2024
Food Server, Barista, WaitStaff
Sunshine Eatery
09.2023 - 02.2024
Head Barista, Shift Manager
The Pedaler Coffee
09.2022 - 09.2023
Retail Assistant
Cotton On Mega
12.2018 - 07.2020
Barista, Front Of House Allrounder
The Fort Specialty Coffee
08.2018 - 04.2019
Barista, Front Of House Allrounder
Coffee Hit
07.2017 - 08.2018
Head Barista, Team Supervisor
Enzos On The Beach
08.2013 - 04.2017
Solar Panel Installer
Solar Power Wide Bay Burnett
12.2011 - 11.2012
Cert. LVL 3 - Hospitality
Career Training Institute Of Australia
N.C.E.A LVL 1 - undefined
Mercury Bay Area School