- Company: Starbucks
- Location: Alexander Mills, Tennessee
Starbucks at a glance
starbucks.com- Founded 1971
- Employees 191000
- Ticker SBUX
- Revenue $37.18B
- Net income $1.86B
Investor research: Yahoo Finance · SEC filings
Federal funding recipient: largest known award $1.8M from the Agency for International Development (started Apr 4, 2014) — via USAspending.gov
Colombia coffee yield improvement project
307,988 employees covered under a retirement plan (2024 filing) — via DOL Form 5500 / EFAST2
Registered as a global legal entity (LEI OQSJ1DU9TAOC51A47K68, US) — via GLEIF
OSHA safety record: 3 confirmed violations across 2 inspections — via OSHA Establishment Search
Starbucks is a U.S. coffeehouse and roastery chain founded in 1971 and headquartered in Seattle. It grew from a Pike Place bean wholesaler into a global espresso-focused retailer under Howard Schultz. Public as SBUX, it reports roughly 191,000 employees.
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Join Starbucks as a Shift Supervisor at Store 63423, located in Alexander Mills, Tennessee on HWY 74 ALT & SPARKS, FOREST CITY. Lead a dynamic team, mentor partners, and deliver the exceptional customer experience that defines our coffeehouse culture in a full-time role.
Role Overview
As a Shift Supervisor, you'll guide your team through every rush and quiet moment, ensuring each customer leaves with a genuine connection and perfectly crafted beverage. This is a hands-on leadership position where you'll set the tone for operational excellence, partner development, and community warmth during your shift. You'll report to the Store Manager and take ownership of everything from quality standards to team engagement.
Your Responsibilities
- Oversee shift operations and lead a team of baristas and café staff with clear direction and support
- Ensure consistent quality in beverage preparation, food handling, and customer service across your team
- Train, mentor, and develop partners to build their skills and confidence in their roles
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe coffeehouse environment that reflects Starbucks standards
- Handle cash operations, inventory management, and opening and closing procedures
- Build guest relationships and respond to customer concerns with genuine care and solutions
- Communicate effectively with store management and coordinate with other shift supervisors
Who We're Looking For
- Previous supervisory, team lead, or strong customer service experience in a fast-paced environment
- Natural ability to inspire and motivate a diverse group of people toward shared goals
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail in high-volume settings
- Comfortable with point-of-sale systems, cash handling, and basic inventory tasks
- Passionate about coffee culture and creating meaningful customer connections
- Reliable, flexible, and willing to work varied shift times including early mornings, evenings, and weekends
Working at Starbucks
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- Reverse-engineering the Starbucks ordering API
- The Myth of the Post-Documentation Era
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Working in Alexander Mills, Tennessee
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This store sits near Forest City in Rutherford County, western North Carolina—small-town retail corridor (HWY 74 ALT & Sparks), not a metro hub. Expect car-dependent commutes, quieter evening traffic than big cities, and a customer mix of locals and highway travelers. Statewide context: North Carolina borders VA, SC, GA, TN and the Atlantic.
North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west. The state is the 28th-largest and ninth-most populous of the United States. Along with South Carolina, it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Co
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National unemployment rate in US: 4.2% — via World Bank
Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.3% — via FRED
National quits rate: 1.9% — via FRED (BLS JOLTS)
Weekly initial unemployment claims: 208,000 — via FRED
GDP per capita in US: $90,027 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank
Real GDP growth in US: 2.2% (annual) — via World Bank
Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800 — via OECD
Cost of living in North Carolina: 5.7% below the national average — via BEA
Minimum wage in North Carolina: $7.25/hr — via FRED
Real GDP per capita in North Carolina: $60,939 — via FRED
Home prices in North Carolina (year over year): +2.4% — via FRED
Median household income in Rutherford County: $49,771 — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Average commute time in Rutherford County: 26 min — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Most common commute in Rutherford County: Drove Alone (80%) — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Households with home internet in Rutherford County: 83% — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Typical climate: average high 70°F / low 48°F year-round (summers around 87°F, winters around 31°F) — via NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Walkability: Below average walkable — via EPA National Walkability Index
Typical rent nearby: $806/mo · $925/mo — via HUD Fair Market Rents
Source: Wikipedia (state)
Build the skills for this role
- Peak-period bar and queue leadership
- Cash, inventory, and food-safety basics
- Coaching, conflict de-escalation, and clean shift handoffs
No formal cert list was provided for this posting.
- Walk through a busy drive-thru or rush you led and how you redeployed the team
- Describe fixing a wrong order or heated guest while protecting partner morale
- Explain how you keep standards (recipes, cleanliness, cash) when short-staffed
Watch & learn
Video via YouTube.
Good fit if you like fast retail coffee, clear shift ownership, and coaching peers at a busy North Carolina highway store—not remote desk work or pure individual contributor barista hours.
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Listing facts
- Role Shift Supervisor – Store 63423, HWY 74 ALT & SPARKS, FOREST
- Employer Starbucks
- Location Alexander Mills, Tennessee
- Type Full Time
- Posted June 12, 2026
- Apply by August 9, 2026
- Country United States
- Overview Full job description on this page (350 words)
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- Hacker News — Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2015)
- Hacker News — Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2015)
- Hacker News — [dead]
- Hacker News — Tech industry's persistent claim of worker shortage may be phony
- Hacker News — Starbucks and TrustArc add fake cookie processing delay if you don't click agree
- Hacker News — Reverse-engineering the Starbucks ordering API
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