Tasting Room Support Staff

About the role

The Tasting Room Support position reports directly to the Tasting Room Manager and is the backbone of the business, ensuring smooth and efficient operations.

Responsibilities

• Tasting Room
  • Restock wine, food, drinks, cutting boards, knives, paper plates, utensils, and napkins
  • Wipe down tables inside and outside
  • Bus dirty glasses and restock clean ones
  • Restock bathroom paper towels and toilet paper
  • Rearrange patio and hillside furniture at the end of the day
  • Set up or break down overflow tasting areas as needed
• Kitchen
  • Bake baguettes
  • Keep the kitchen clean
  • Wash dishes
  • Wrap and store all glasses, plates, and utensils at the end of the night
• Cleaning
  • Mop kitchen, bathroom, and tasting room at the end of the weekend or as needed
  • Sweep the tasting room and patio
  • Collect trash from the kitchen, tasting room, bathrooms, and outside barrels and take to dumpsters
  • Break down boxes for recycling
  • Take cardboard and glass out to recycle dumpsters
• Glasses/Plates/Silverware
  • Follow detailed protocol for washing Riedel tasting glasses
  • Carefully place dirty glasses in specified racks
  • Run glasses through dishwasher with clean water, dry, polish, and place in clean glass rack
  • Regularly check tasting room for racks of dirty glasses (behind tasting bar, in specified bins, on tables, and outdoor areas)
  • Restock clean tasting glasses behind the tasting bar and behind retail
  • Pick up, wash, and dry dirty plates and silverware from events
  • Store clean plates in cloth containers and silverware in clear bins with lids
  • Clean, dry, and store cutting boards and knives in kitchen bins; restock in tasting room as needed
• Restocking
  • Frequently check and restock wine behind the tasting bar, in wall units, and in refrigerators
  • Verify wine names and dates when restocking (e.g., Merlot 2005 vs. Merlot 2006)
  • Order wine from the Bourbon Street House through a manager, ensuring correct dates
  • Restock food refrigerator on the tasting room floor with water, sodas, and individual serving foods from the large kitchen refrigerator
  • Bake baguettes (350 degrees for 7 minutes) and place in the tasting room basket

Requirements

• Willingness to work hard and attention to detail
• Ability to take direction and complete tasks in a timely fashion
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs