Peekskill Coffee's Mission is to Serve its Community Great Coffee and Food, by a Friendly Staff in a Space that is Inviting to All.
The city was lacking anywhere for the community to gather and meet, not to mention somewhere to get a good cup of coffee. Sunny and her neighbors partnered up and started working on creating such a place and so The Peekskill Coffee House was born.
Peekskill warmly embraced this new business. Starting out as just a coffee house, serving only coffee, bagels, and pastries it was an immediate success.
Buying out her partners, and becoming sole proprietor. The Peekskill Coffee House expanded the menu, at that time, to include paninis and seized the opportunity to further expand in 2012 by introducing crepes, waffles and smoothies.
Despite the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, opportunities were found to expand again in 2021. Two sister companies were incorporated, The Peekskill Coffee Roasting Company (PCRC) and Ryze Collective. These additions, both located in Peekskill, offer more opportunities for those in the coffee industry and provide support for The Peekskill Coffee House as well as other coffee related businesses. PCRC serves as the wholesale coffee division. Ryze Collective Inc. provides a shared roasting facility, allowing support for local small to mid-size coffee professionals to roast and grow their own businesses.
Flexible schedule | Community connections | Skill building | Coffee knowledge | No uniform dress code | Positive team company culture
Employee Discount | Meal credit for 7+ hour shifts | Free bag of roasted coffee twice per month | Free Drink Shift Usage | Friends and Family Discount
Paid Time Off | Sick Pay and NYPFL | Entry level starts at minimum wage with continuous raises as training and skill progress making $17–$21 per hour | Matching 401k after 1 year of employment
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I have worked a handful of coffee shop gigs, and this one takes the cake! The Peekskill Coffee House is a place built on community, gratitude, and general kindness for one another. I always feel respected and compensated for the time and energy I put into my work here. When I first started this job 6 years ago, I had a lot of social anxiety and low self-confidence. I can happily say that this place and the people who work here had a strong hand in helping me grow with kindness and patience. I’ve learned to trust my intuition, make decisions with confidence, and become a more open and communicative individual. These skills, among others, are ones I can take with me wherever I go, and exercise in multiple areas of my life.
I was a High school teacher for 3 years before coming back to PCH full time. I sort of figured out that the world of education just isn't for me, and that my talents for communication, and my passion for teaching, could be best served elsewhere. The world of cofee, from roasting it to serving it, is cast and deep. Any liberal-arts-minded-person such as myself can find meaning in this type of work. Now I'm currently trying to marry these two worlds together-by becoming PCH's Coffee Trainer and Head Roaster, I feel like I'm back on a path that makes sense to me. I think that life is a journey about figuring out where we're supposed to be and where we are headed- and those are both impossible without first standing in a good place, with good people, for a good while.
Once you are hired you will have 3 months of foundational training. From there, employees will move up to receive Apprentice, Junior and Senior training. Training time in each position will vary depending upon availability and an employees ability to retain information and perform the job as expected.
Our shifts are 5 to 8 hours per shift, depending on the position, the day and the season. We do require that you are available to work at least 3 days per week.
Peekskill Coffee House has a reputation for excellent customer service. We are also a strong team that works together to ensure that our customers are happy, our products are consistent and the synergy amongst staff is unimpaired. This requires that we take time to ensure that our new team member is a good fit.
Once we conclude that you may be a good fit for our shop needs, at that time, we will contact you.
We have 3 interviews that are conducted before we decide if you are a good fit for The Peekskill Coffee House.
Yes, we do! You can view our benefits here.
There are many factors that we consider while review applications. Some of these factors are: a fully completed application, your availability to work, and the needs of the shop, or we are not currently conducting interviews.
If we are currently hiring, we will review your application as promptly as possible. If we are not currently hiring, we will keep your application on file until we have an opening. After reviewing your application, we will contact you if we want to schedule an interview with you.
To begin, you can fill out our online application here. You can also fill out an application in person. Ask an employee for an application when you visit us!
We are looking for individuals that align with our core values! Folks that are friendly, energetic, and optimistic! If you enjoy working in a team environment and can effectively communicate, come join the PCH Team!