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Floor Sommelier
$52k-83k (estimate)
Full Time | Restaurants & Catering Services
1 Week Ago
Gibsons Restaurant Group is Hiring a Floor Sommelier Near Chicago, IL
Job Title: Floor Sommelier
Reports to: General Manager
Non-Exempt; Starting at $18/hr plus tips
Position Summary: The Floor Sommelier is responsible for ensuring the highest beverage and wine customer experience based on Gibsons Restaurant Group’s philosophy, and four distinct core beliefs: Hospitality, Quality, Value and Family. They actively use their training, knowledge, communication and service skills in all aspects of beverage and food pairing to enhance the customer experience.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
More detail about Gibsons Italia part of Gibsons Restaurant Group, please visit https://culinaryagents.com/entities/105777-Gibsons-Italia
Reports to: General Manager
Non-Exempt; Starting at $18/hr plus tips
Position Summary: The Floor Sommelier is responsible for ensuring the highest beverage and wine customer experience based on Gibsons Restaurant Group’s philosophy, and four distinct core beliefs: Hospitality, Quality, Value and Family. They actively use their training, knowledge, communication and service skills in all aspects of beverage and food pairing to enhance the customer experience.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintains floor presence throughout service as scheduled, assist team and customers with wine sales and wine service.
- Assist in staff education and training. Assist in leading beverage discussions and tastings in daily pre-shifts.
- Assist General Manager or Lead Sommelier with ordering and beverage list maintenance
- Monitor wine inventory and evaluate reports to ensure consistency in wine menus.
- Maintains and organizes information in Compeat and Aloha as needed
- Builds relationships with existing customers and creates new locals at location. Actively work to gain an in-depth knowledge of customers' wine preferences and suggest wines based on that information.
- Assists management team in overall service standards of all beverage and food service
- Maintain wine cellar according to company standards. Coordinate with inventory control manager on wine organization and ordering.
- Other duties as assigned
- Demonstrated passion for wine and food pairing
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Exemplary professional customer service and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates the ability to be thorough, organized, and detail-oriented
- Computer literacy and knowledge of Microsoft, InDesign, and Google Suite is preferred
- Experience with Aloha point of sales equipment is preferred
- Develop positive and engaging professional relationship with staff and customers
- Minimum two years’ experience as a Wine Steward or similar relevant hospitality role. Level one Introductory Pass (Court of Master Sommeliers) or WSET Level 2 or higher preferred
- Supervisory knowledge in running a shift in a high volume restaurant and/or servicing a large bar
- Above industry average knowledge of liquor, beer, and wine
- Current ServSafe and Basset certifications
- Open availability, average weekly schedule not to exceed 40 hours
More detail about Gibsons Italia part of Gibsons Restaurant Group, please visit https://culinaryagents.com/entities/105777-Gibsons-Italia
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Restaurants & Catering Services
SALARY
$52k-83k (estimate)
POST DATE
06/19/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/14/2024
WEBSITE
grgmc.com
HEADQUARTERS
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
SIZE
500 - 1,000
TYPE
Private
CEO
ROBERT JOHN DOOLEY
REVENUE
$50M - $200M
INDUSTRY
Restaurants & Catering Services
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About Gibsons Restaurant Group
Gibsons operates restaurants, Including Gibson's Bar & Steakhouse, Hugo's Frog Bar, Quartino, Lux Bar, & Gibson's Italia in the Chicago area.
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