Tasting Room Associate - Lingua Franca Winery

Company Summary

ASPIRA, Fine Wine & Craft Spirits, is a collection of the most acclaimed wine and spirit brands within the Constellation Brands portfolio. ASPIRA is driven by talented winemakers, distillers, storytellers, and purveyors who are relentlessly focused on creating exceptional luxury experiences.

The ASPIRA Fine Wines & Craft Spirits portfolio includes Lingua Franca Winery, Schrader® Cellars, To Kalon Vineyard® Company, Booker Vineyard, Mount Veeder Winery, Robert Mondavi® Winery, The Prisoner Wine Company, High West Distillery®, Casa Noble® Tequila, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, Copper & Kings Distillery, Austin Cocktails, and others.

These award-winning brands and, the passionate and talented people behind them, create the world's best wines and spirits at the nexus of art and science, where creativity and dedication meet unparalleled vineyards, grain sources, and state-of-the-art facilities around the world, from Napa Valley to Tuscany, Nashville to Tequila, Mexico. With respect for the icons who started it all, stewardship of the land and the boldness to do things differently, ASPIRA delivers unrivaled brands and experiences.

Position Summary

Lingua Franca is searching for a talented, energetic, and knowledgeable Hospitality Specialist. The ideal candidate will be hospitality-driven with attention to detail and great follow through. The expectation is that each experience will convey expertise, warmth, and a sense of luxury, and leave guests with a strong connection to Lingua Franca and our wines.

This position will include weekend and some vacation hours.

Responsibilities
• Welcome guests to Lingua Franca, guide world class experiences, and provide thoughtful, relevant follow-up
• Actively strive to reach sales and wine club sign-up goals
• Help maintain and refine all standards and steps of service
• Accurately handle purchase transactions according to winery policies and efficiently operate the Point-of-Sale system
• Maintain the cleanliness of tasting spaces at all times, following COVID protocols to ensure safety and comfort
• Utilize tools for outreach via phone, email, text
• Attend to hospitality email inbox
• Attend to hospitality phone line
• Maintain guest appointment calendar
• Maintain stock of sales supplies and collateral
• Work with the team on wine & product inventory
• Cleaning & all prep work associated with the tasting room, including polishing glasses
• Assist with in-house order fulfillment as needed
• Assist with special events as needed
• Other duties and projects as assigned

Minimum Qualifications
• Strong ability to provide warm hospitality and customer service
• Passion for wine and dedication to learning
• Talent for storytelling
• Must possess a genuine curiosity
• Natural ability to communicate both in person and in writing, to individuals and groups
• Self-driven, instinct to look for ways to contribute and improve
• Professional appearance and upbeat demeanor
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time
• Ability to help other departments as needed
• Must be able to lift up to 45 pounds repeatedly
• OLCC permit and must be 21 years of age
• Must have a valid driver's license

Preferred Qualifications
• 2+ years experience luxury hospitality, fine dining, or prior industry experience at a premium winery
• Certifications though WSET, CMS, SWE, etc
• Bachelor's degree
• Knowledge of the wines and appellations of the Willamette Valley, as well as Burgundy and other prominent wine regions
• Experience with WineDirect POS, Admin, and Fulfillment
• Experience with TOCK reservation platform

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

ASPIRA, Fine Wines & Craft Spirits is a division of Constellation Brands. Constellation Brands is a producer, creator and marketer of beer, wine & spirits brands that people love. Constellation Brands is the fastest-growing large CPG company in the U. S at retail with operations in the U. S. , Mexico, New Zealand and Italy.

Location

Salem, Oregon

Additional Locations

Job Type

Full time

Job Area

Hospitality & Retail

The salary range for this role is:

$15. 26 - $22. 42

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. Our compensation is based on cost of labor. For remote locations or positions open to multiple locations, the pay range may reflect several US geographic markets, including the lowest geographic market minimum to the highest geographic market maximum. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, the prevailing minimum wage for the location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. At Constellation Brands, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate. We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Equal Opportunity

Constellation Brands is committed to a continuing program of equal employment opportunity. All persons have equal employment opportunities with Constellation Brands, regardless of their sex, race, color, age, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), marital status, gender (including gender identity or gender expression), familial status, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions (or any other group or category within the framework of the applicable discrimination laws and regulations).

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