We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the following positions.
LeClaire Tasting Room Team Lead
Location: Wide River Winery, LeClaire, Iowa
Job Description:
Wide River Winery’s LeClaire Tasting Room is looking for a reliable, responsible, and friendly full time Wine Host to lead the team. This successful wine tasting room has been open for 10 years and is a favorite stop for generous, happy visitors from around the world.
Position hours:
Wednesday or Sunday– 10:45am-6pm
Thursday – 10:45am-6pm
Friday – 10:45am-8pm
Saturday – 10:45am-8pm
Part Time Position Responsibilities:
Oversees sales, operations and facility functions of this tasting room for Wide River Winery. Hourly wage $13/hour + gratuities and party service charges. By being resourceful and taking initiative, goals include increasing wine, food and wine club sales, motivating and educating staff, and delivering a great customer experience with a clean, safe, inviting destination. Must be 18 years or older, maintain a valid Drivers License, and available to work on most Saturdays and Sundays. Ideal candidate has 3+ years of experience in managing people.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the welcoming of guests, tasting room sales, and ensure all opening, side work and closing duties on the checklist are addressed.
- Regularly review and update checklist, review tasting sheets and menus weekly for accuracy – send corrections & additions to manager
- Regularly train and communicate with fellow wine hosts about how to host a wine tasting, wine list, food menu, specials, selling tips and checklist duties
- Regular feedback to Sales Manager about marketing and tasting room needs.
- Be the Wide River Inn on site contact, welcoming guests, handing them keys, ensure they receive their complimentary bottle and their kitchen is stocked with coffee , filters and creamer.
- Communicate with other locations’ lead wine hosts and order merchandise to be sold at all 3 tasting room locations.
- Schedule regular cleaning for: slushy machine, ice machine, glass washer and HVAC filter.
- Submit a supply inventory order form every Monday to kitchen manager in LeClaire for food and cleaning supplies.
- Document cashiers log. Assess change needed for drawer for the week, communicate needs to Sales Manager.
- Assess wine and supply inventory every Thursday, and send a request to delivery person for Friday deliveries.
- Seasonal tasting room décor (natural whenever possible): fresh flowers, holiday greens
- Promotion of seasonal wine and sales contests: Harvest Hurrah & winter seasonal wines
- Lead, assist with planning and execute events: bridal showers, bachelorette parties, reservations, Wine Club Pick Up Parties, Fright Night Live Music, customer appreciation event and more.
Benefits/Compensation
- 32 hours + per week
- Accrue Paid Vacation Days on 1 year anniversary.
- $13/hour plus gratuities & party service charges
- 40% employee discount on wine
- Simple Roth Individual Retirement Account available. Wide River Winery matches up to 3% contribution.
Email resumé and why you’re interested to funjobs@wideriverwinery.com.
Wholesale Wine Distribution Driver
Location: Wide River Winery, Clinton, Iowa
Job Description:
About us. Wide River Winery is the 6th largest winery in Iowa, producing and selling about 85,000 bottles per year. We have three retail tasting rooms, and wholesale team that distributes our wine to more than 100 stores in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. We aim to produce excellent wine and provide excellent customer service.
The Wholesale Distribution Driver is in charge of delivering Wide River wine to 100+ stores that carry our wine throughout the year especially November and December. The Wholesale Distribution Driver safely operates a Mercedes Sprinter Van and dolly and delivers cases of bottled and canned wine to grocery stores, restaurants, and venues mainly located within 120 miles of Clinton winery plotted on 10 different routes. The Wholesale Distribution Driver knows the contacts at each of the stores, is responsive to emails and text messages to ensure their inventory stays fresh, full and ready to sell. They look to improve shelf position for our wine, and encourage retailers to put our wine in cooler displays. Routes located closer to the winery are visited every week. Routes further away are checked on every three weeks. Duties can include shuttling supplies, food and wine between Clinton, LeClaire and Village of East Davenport tasting room locations.
About you
- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally and take direction from multiple people.
- Organized, carefully handles customer payments.
- Active Iowa or Illinois issued driver’s license. CDL a plus.
- Can easily learn how to use a Smart Phone app to create and print invoices for customers.
- Safely lift up to 60 lbs.
- Experience with delivery a plus.
- High School degree or equivalent.
- 40 hours per week, occasional overtime Nov 15 – Dec 31.
What’s in it for you
- Represent a well-liked local family business and wine brand.
- Good hourly wage + quarterly case delivery bonuses.
- Employee discount on wine purchases.
- After 90 day trial period, receive health insurance 90% cost covered
- Simple Roth Individual Retirement Account available. Wide River Winery matches up to 3% contribution.
- Accrue Paid Vacation Days on 1 year anniversary.
Email resumé and why you’re interested to funjobs@wideriverwinery.com.
Wide River Winery is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin or on the basis of disability.