Avila Wine and Roasting (AKA Avila Wine Company) in Avila Beach is primarily a wine tasting room and provider of light appetizers. We need additional assistants to help pour wine flights for our guests, assist with their wine purchases, prep and serve cheese and crackers and process purchases. Wine knowledge is required, however friendly and service oriented experience is (by far) the most important. These are part time positions. **This is an excellent opportunity to substantially advance your wine knowledge, or to supplement a part time position you currently have. One position will be summer only. I regret neither position will evolve into full time due to a slow few months in the winter.
SHIFTS: 2-3 days per week for 1 person and 1-3 for the other. 6-8 hours per day.
Between the hours of noon-8:00 p.m.
DAYS: Fridays-Mondays (atleast one day a weekend). Mid week for the other position.
QUALIFICATIONS: Must be friendly, outgoing and be able to deal with a wide range of personalities (our customers). Some of our customers think they know everything about wine, most dont know the difference between sweet and dry. The best candidates will be those who are patient and friendly with guests who are visiting us to learn more about wine and want to talk about their visit to the Central Coast. The ideal candidate will need to be willing to educate the beginning taster rather than beat them up with wine tech talk.
Must be able to multi-task in busy situations and be cool in view of the customer.
**Must be willing to clean and perform side duties without supervision. Clean dishes, glasses, floors, sinks, shelves, restroom. The position will involve more side duties in the first month in order to learn more about our selection of 200+ wines.
Need to assistance with light duty administrative functions. Help update wine lists, wine notes and other data entry.
EXPERIENCE: Sales experience helpful. People skills are a must.
Restaurant server and or bar tending experience a plus.
Wine tasting room or wine bar experience is ideal
Must be able to lift 40 pound wine boxes as needed.
Must be able to work up right (standing) during busy periods without discomfort.
Must be able to multiple task and work quickly and efficiently with a good attitude when we get busy.
Register and computer skills. Social media experience a plus.
We hand wash all our glasses. Be aware some days requires cleaning 50-100 glasses a day,
Please respond to this ad with a resume and cover letter via email. List your 3 best days of availability. Important to **also send to the PO box** because I do not open some Craigslist responses because of spam.
Mailing address:
PO Box 506
Avila Beach, 93424
Closed for spring cleaning and interviews until 4-7- 17. Beyond that If you bring your resume and cover in person:
53 San Miguel Street Avila Beach. Check Facebook page for periodic closures