Senior Wine Associate - Vino Volo Wine Bar

The Senior Wine Associate leads the team in charming and captivating Vino Volo customers through sophisticated

customer service and wine expertise at the tasting bar, in the tasting lounge, or in the retail section of the bar. They

ensure guest satisfaction through proper training of employees and adhering to company SOPs. They make sure team

members perform a variety of tasks, from preparing food, stocking supplies, serving, proper cash-out procedures, Squirrel

and CTUIT training and cleaning tables and counters, resetting/bussing tables, greeting guests and answering questions.

You will create and deliver first-class experiences for the traveling public by impressing customers with the Vino Volo

experience.

In joining our team, you commit to supporting this mission by demonstrating our service standards at all times, and holding all

team members to the same. Providing a safe work environment of trust and respect free of harassment is expected.

Duties And Responsibilities

All Vino Volo positions, including the Senior Wine Associate, require that you embody a positive company image by providing

courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers and team members at all times. We invite you to embrace our family

culture by following the Vino Volo core values: Be Extraordinary, Cultivate Community, Plant and Grow, and Share the Wine.

Team Member Leadership & Development

• Must love and support their Team!
• Maintain standards for food, beverage, service, and atmosphere while building positive customer relations.
• Engage customers in an approachable but sophisticated manner and help them to discover and fall in love with Vino
  
  

Volo’s wines, making them want to buy these wines by the bottle

• Collaborate with the team to create a relaxed, refined, and enjoyable environment for customers in spite of the stresses,
  
  

noise, and crowds of the airport environment

• Deliver and coach employees to charm and captivate customers with a service level they have never before experienced
  
  

at an airport, and rarely ever encounter at stores or wine bars outside the airport.

• Serve as a role model and provide accessibility to staff while developing leadership and motivational skills.
• Help train new team members in Vino Volo’s approach to wine, service, and sales
• Exhibit efficiency in completing job requirements by working with a sense of urgency and consolidating tasks.
• Supporting programs to enhance staff morale and training, which includes writing of schedules.
• Effectively lead the restaurant while the Manager is not present.
• Acts with integrity and honesty while promoting the company culture.
  
  

Operations

• Assist with food, beverage, labor-management costs, receiving, storage, and inventory management.
• Lead each shift by delegating duties, assigning tasks, and following up with all team members.
• Demonstrate management and leadership ability through building effective relationships with customers,
  
  

supervisors, team members, and purveyors.

• Must be proficient in each area of the bar to assist when necessary.
• Follow inventory control procedures to reduce product loss.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization throughout the restaurant.
• Prepare food when necessary.
• Check food quality and temperatures throughout the day to maintain Health and Safety regulations.
• Ensure the security and safety of guests and team members through pro-actively following proper sanitation and
  
  

safety procedures.

• Follow proper procedures and guidelines for opening and closing the restaurant.
• Work with manager to re-organize shift duties when necessary.
• Must demonstrate a commitment to getting the job done. Hours will vary on a weekly basis based on workload
  
  

and deadlines. Working during weekends, holidays, and peak business periods may be required according to the

manager’s schedule.

• Enthusiastically supports decisions once made by Vino Volo and management.
• Open-minded to feedback.
  
  

Education, Experience, Certifications

• A four-year college degree is preferred, and two years of college education is required. Two to four years of total
  
  

work experience is required in one of more of the following positions: manager or wine sommelier at a wellrespected full-service restaurant, manager or server at a wine bar or winery tasting room.

• All applicants must also be at least 21 years of age
  
  

Position Qualifications

• Ability to lead and manage a team
• Knowledge of wines, including how to taste, evaluate, purchase and sell wines preferred but not required
• Skilled at and enjoys delivering excellent customer service
• Highly responsible and reliable
• Detail-oriented
• Experienced with and proficient at using retail point-of-sale systems
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite products
• Must be able to pass required TSA screening and background check
• 21 years of age or older (must be able to taste and evaluate product)
• Fully functional sense of smell and taste, needed to understand wines
• Ability to communicate in English effectively, both orally and in writing
• Able to carry and balance a tray of full wine glasses; able to lift and carry a standard case of wine
  
  

This position description is merely intended to describe the primary elements of the position. Vino Volo (a Paradies Lagardère

Company) reserves the right to change the position description and to assign additional duties and responsibilities as

necessary. This position description does not constitute an employment contract of any kind.

Paradies Lagardere is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity and expression, genetic information, or any other factor protected by law.

We are committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace that includes individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. The Company is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities.