Wine Associate

Plagido’s Winery is seeking a part-time tasting room sales and hospitality associate. This position entails carrying out daily winery operations, selling wines, and advocating / telling the story of our small, family-owned winery. We strive to provide a memorable wine experience through our excellent customer service and high-quality wine. With that said, we are looking for an outgoing and eager personality who works well in a team environment. This position requires weekend availability for both daytime and occasional evening shifts. This is a wonderful opportunity to be a part of an enthusiastic team and to promote the success of our winery and local wines in our area!

This position requires weekends, and select weekdays as needed (if applicant has weekday availability).

This position entails, but is not limited to, the following duties:

*Provide guests with outstanding hospitality.

*Interact with customers in a professional, yet friendly, manner.

*Perform educational wine tastings.

*Serve wine and food items tableside.

*Educate guests on our story and our wines.

*Demonstrate exceptional sales and customer service skills.

*Prepare and pack curbside pick-up orders and shipments.

*Answer phones and assist with customer requests and questions.

*Represent the winery at off-premises events as necessary.

*Maintain cleanliness of Tasting Room, surrounding property and merchandise displays. Including, not limited to, clearing/sanitizing tables, cleaning restrooms, outdoor gardening, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, etc.

*Set up and breakdown of on-premises events (tents, tables, chairs, carrying cases of wine and coolers).

Qualifications:

*Must be able to work weekends and select holidays.

*Written/verbal communication skills. Must be able to understand and accurately follow written and verbal instructions.

*Computer proficiency required. Point of Sale.

*Outstanding customer service skills. Ability to effectively and appropriately communicate, with diverse groups of clienteles.

*Must be a team player and maintain a positive disposition.

*Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

*Ability to think proactively, and multi-task/ follow instructions while maintaining attention to detail.

*Wine interest is required, knowledge is preferred (aka. We are happy to teach you all about wine, but you need to be interested in it).

*Professional appearance and demeanor.

*Ability to stand for extended periods of time and lift/carry 50 lbs.

*Reliable form of transportation.

Full training will be provided along with TIPS training.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Available shifts and compensation: We have available shifts most days of the week. Compensation is $14.25 - $16.00/hour, Plus Tips.

This is a server position with full hourly pay, not server pay

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $14.25 - $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule

Shift:

• Day shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $14 - $16