Job Description: 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. 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. We own and operate 164 Wine Rack retail stores in Ontario and sell wine kits and products for winemaking through our RJS Craft Winemaking business.
