Winery Associates / Patio Servers

Are you passionate about wine, hospitality and tourism? Join us this season at Westcott Vineyards, a family-run winery with a beautiful outdoor summer patio. We are looking to add friendly, outgoing tasting room associates and Patio Servers to our team. If you have an interest in or knowledge of wine, a love for food and wine pairings and enjoy providing excellent customer service with a friendly demeanor, we invite you to be a part of making this summer season truly exceptional.

This is a seasonal position starting in May.

About Westcott

Westcott Vineyards is a small boutique winery located in Jordan Station specializing in Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sparkling wine. We are passionate about our land and truly believe great wine starts in the vineyard. Discussion of place and terroir is very important in our communication with customers. We aim to create a memorable and amazing customer experience through our passion for great wine and great conversations.

This role consists of but is not limited to:

• Communicating the Westcott story/brand to our guests in an enthusiastic and dynamic way
• Conducting tastings and serving customers either in our tasting room or our outside seating areas
• Responsible for the daily operations of the tasting room including maintaining wine & merchandise levels, POS system use, organization & cleanliness
• Enthusiasm and passion for promoting wine sales & our wine club
• Prior Experience in retail is an asset
• Prior wine sales experience is also an asset
• Serve food and wine on our outdoor patio, plate service, be able to carry multiple glasses using a serving tray
• Clear and clean tables, trays and chairs prior to and after seatings

Qualifications:

• Excellent customer service skills
• Friendly and a team player
• Available to work weekends, evenings, and holidays
• Extensive wine knowledge isn’t necessary but an interest in learning about wine is
• Must be able to lift 40 lb cases of wine - Able to stand for long periods of time
• Professional attitude and a strong work ethic

Smart Serve certified and is 19+ years of age.

We thank everyone who applies and look forward to hearing from you! Please note we will only contact candidates who we wish to interview.

Job Types: Part-time, Casual, Seasonal

Salary: $16.55 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• customer service: 1 year (preferred)
• Food service: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person