Job Description

Job Description:

We are hiring for our vineyard tasting room location, Black Dog Vineyard, in Carlton, Oregon, the heart of wine country. We also have openings at our two tasting rooms in Portland, The Portland Wine Bar (Sun, Mon, Wed) and Manzanita NW (Sat-Mon). Please indicate which location you are applying for in your response.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, proactive, problem solving, multi-tasking, customer service oriented team player to entertain, educate and serve guests in our wine bar. This person is passionate about wine and food, but also in tune with hosting our guests with kindness, compassion and exceptional customer service. He/she would have wine knowledge or be interested in learning more about the wine and food lifestyle.

Specific job duties include, but are not limited to:

Job Duties:
Welcomes our guests and delivers exceptional customer service
Interacts with and engages customers with expert wine knowledge
Actively pursues and achieves team/individual sales goals in the Tasting Room
Answers emails, responds to customer inquiries, takes customer orders and tracks inventory
Maintains Tasting Room and surrounding areas to be presentable, professional and clean for our guests
Hosts guests and conducts guided wine tastings
Available to work evenings and weekends

Qualifications:
Expert in sales; proven ability to makes sales and upsell
1 year of experience in Winery Tasting Room or Wine Bar preferred
Proactive problem solver; excels working independently
WSET I minimum certification or equivalent preferred
Be passionate about wine and the wine/food lifestyle
Knowledge of wine required and strong interest to learn more
Knowledge of Oregon/PNW culture, values and sense of place
Outgoing and friendly, but able to close the sale
Experience in food, beverage or hospitality industries required
Point of Sale knowledge (Square preferred)
Ability to work well in a team environment and in close working conditions with employees and customers
Pick-up stock items for the store and run errands
Ability to multitask and manage medium levels of stress
Ability to stand for long periods of time
Willingness to work weekends and holidays
Must be 21 years of age or older and obtain Oregon Liquor Control Commission Server's Permit prior to start of employment
Ability to lift objects weighing up to 45 pounds
Fluent English oral/written skills required
High school diploma or equivalent required. Associate degree or higher preferred.

Hourly wage DOE, employee discount. Initially we are hiring for Saturdays and then will be expanding to other days. We may be hiring more than one person, depending on availability.

Interviews may be conducted via Zoom initially and will include a hands-on practicum of the above required skills if selected to continue with the process. Initial training and OJT after interview and acceptance of offer. This is a random drug tested job.

To apply, please submit your resume, why you are interested in the position and your days/hours of availability.

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