LOCATION Culmina Family Estate, Oliver, BC
STATUS Part-Time , Contract
COMPENSATION $18 -$20/hr
Culmina Family Estate Winery is a boutique winery on the Golden Mile Bench south of Oliver. A love and appreciation for the craft of making fine wine underscores every detail at Culmina Family Estate Winery and is embedded in all that we do, from the vineyard and cellar to the tasting room.
We are looking for an energetic individual with a passion for wine, who is outgoing, is an effective and dynamic communicator, and can deliver top-notch customer service. The ideal candidate has experience in hospitality and some formal wine education (ie WSET). Our personalized tasting experiences will allow you to connect with the guest, have engaging conversations about our hand-crafted wines and help them in selecting their purchases and joining our Wine Club.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide guests with best in class seated tasting experience, educating and telling our winery story in engaging and dynamic way.
Responsible for the daily operations of the tasting room including maintaining wine & merchandise levels, POS system use and cash out, organization & cleanliness
Foster positive and long-term relationships with guests by advocating for our brand, wines and Wine Club
Work with team to meet sales targets
Job Requirements:
Exemplary customer service skills
A passion for wine, food and hospitality – WSET or ISG considered an asset
Detail oriented with an ability to multitask and a strong work-ethic
Friendly, courteous and positive attitude and able to work well with a team and individually
Must be able to lift 40 lb cases of wine & be able to stand for long periods of time
Holds a Serving it Right certificate
Must be available to work weekends and holidays
Team members enjoy:
Competitive wages
Gratuities
Incentives for wine club sign ups
Full training
Flexible hours
Employee discounts at Culmina and other Arterra owned wineries
We are committed to establishing a qualified workforce that reflects the diverse population it serves and we encourage applications from all qualified individuals. We are also committed to preventing and removing barriers to employment for people with disabilities, and we invite you to inform us should you have any accessibility or accommodation needs.
As the country’s leading producer and marketer of award-winning, globally recognized Canadian and imported wines, our core purpose is what drives why we do what we do: we believe creating wine is a shared passion. Enjoying wine, a shared pleasure.
WHERE WE ARE TODAY
Our mission is simple – to build brands people love. In fact, seven of the top 20 brands in Canada are proudly part of the Arterra Wines Canada family: Jackson-Triggs, Inniskillin, Sawmill Creek, Wallaroo Trail, Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi, Ruffino and Kim Crawford.
We have more than 140 years of experience in the Canadian wine industry, with five estate wineries across the country and over 1,700 acres of premium vineyards. We have our pulse on viticulture and its latest innovations and most importantly, an understanding of what Canadian consumers are looking for in a bottle of wine.
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En tant que premier producteur et distributeur de vins canadiens et importés primés et reconnus dans le monde entier, notre objectif principal est ce qui nous pousse à faire ce que nous faisons : nous pensons que la création de vin est une passion partagée. Apprécier le vin, un plaisir partagé.
OÙ NOUS EN SOMMES AUJOURD'HUI
Notre mission est simple : créer des marques que les gens aiment. En fait, sept des 20 marques les plus importantes au Canada font fièrement partie de la famille Arterra Wines Canada : Jackson-Triggs, Inniskillin, Sawmill Creek, Wallaroo Trail, Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi, Ruffino et Kim Crawford.
Nous avons plus de 140 ans d'expérience dans l'industrie vinicole canadienne, avec cinq domaines viticoles à travers le pays et plus de 1 700 acres de vignobles de première qualité. Nous connaissons la viticulture et ses dernières innovations et, surtout, nous savons ce que les consommateurs canadiens recherchent dans une bouteille de vin.
