Job Description

Wine Tasting Associate

Successful candidate will be personable, engaging, and highly energetic individual with a passion for customer service. Excellent representation of the LaBelle Winery brand is imperative for success. Team mentality is a must.

Responsibilities include:

• Engage guests with our welcoming, educational winery with a huge emphasis on customer service; each customer’s experience must be exceptional, dazzling and and memorable.
• Consistent delivery of outstanding customer service; LaBelle Winery believes it’s the small details that makes experiences memorable.
• Responsible for providing the first line of information to the customer by greeting, directing and answering questions regarding our wines, food, merchandise, history, and facility.
• Responsible for greeting guests
• Responsible for answering phones
• Responsible for acquiring a strong comprehension of our wines; descriptions, pairings, etc.
• Serve samples of wine to customers in both small and large settings.
• Conducting tours of LaBelle Winery
• Provide travel and hotel information to guests
• Stocking and pricing merchandise
• Handling routine purchasing transactions including operating cash registers
• Responsible for expanding wine education.
• Wine and vineyard club promotion and sales- build strong customer relations for returns, and to develop community recognization.
• Retaining/memorizing the menu, and provide recommendations for food, wine or beverages.
• Collaborating with the kitchen and the staff for a prompt and above satisfactory experience.
• Maintain dining ambiance with an enthusiastic manner.
• Protects establishment and patrons by adhering to sanitation, safety and alcohol beverage control policies.
• Strong sales- driven mentality is imperative. Tastings must be profitable.

• Must be able to lift 45lbs regularly
• Must have ability to tolerate physical activity including standing for long periods, bending, walking and other physical activity.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to exceed customer expectations
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment
• Strong work ethic with the willingness to take initiative
• Able to handle money accurately and operate a point of sale system
• Team work

Experience:

• High School Diploma
• Bartending and/or server experience (2 + years)
• Food service certificate (optional)

Schedule:Wednesday-Sunday, weekends/holidays necessary
Salary: 14.00/hourly plus tips, part time

Benefits:

• 401(k) match
• Referral program
• Various Employee Discount programs
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Free Golf/Mini Golf
• Worker's Compensation Insurance

And many more!

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, pregnancy, gender identity, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, citizenship, national origin, or any other legally protected status. We encourage and welcome all applicants to apply.