SUMMARY
Do you take passion in creating exceptional culinary experiences that would enhance the winery’s offerings and leave a lasting impression on guests? This is the position for you! From hand-crafted wood-fired pizzas and appetizers to creative offerings that complement our wines, there are many opportunities to make each guest’s visit memorable. With creativity and passion, you will prepare seasonal menus, support winery events, and oversee all aspects of food service at the winery. The Food Lead will manage a team of workers, ensuring efficiency, consistency, and the highest levels of hospitality in all food service operations. Beyond the food itself, the Food Lead values the meaningful connections they create—whether by sharing the story behind a pairing or seeing the joy on a guest’s face as they enjoy a perfectly matched dish. This role isn’t just about preparing food; it’s about crafting experiences that guests will remember long after they leave the winery.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Train, manage, and supervise food service staff to ensure safety and quality.
- Plan, track, and control food costs according to budget.
- Order and receive stock, track and maintain inventory on all food and restaurant supplies.
- Manage and track food waste / loss.
- Prepare food using a variety of equipment, to include wood-fired oven, grill, convection oven, smoker, and frier.
- Appropriately maintain dry stock levels and supplies.
- Pull and prep food.
- Strictly adhere to all food and health safety and sanitation guidelines.
- Work directly with customers by taking orders and processing payments.
- Provide an unparalleled guest experience by adhering to winery training and procedures.
- Support special events, wine dinners, tour groups, rentals, and private wine tastings.
- Operate point of sale machines and credit card terminals accurately and efficiently.
- Ensure that the food service areas are neat, clean, and organized.
- Conduct daily and/or weekly food inventory.
- Create, propose, and maintain accurate menus and specials.
- Adhere to portion control procedures for cost control.
- Report weekly and yearly P&L.
- Perform weekly internal food safety inspection.
- Keep organized recipes and prep notes.
- Must follow opening and closing procedures, including end of day cleaning.
- Other duties, as assigned.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Become ServeSafe certified, and follow all food safety laws, regulations, and company standards.
- Able to operate, if necessary, additional winery equipment as directed by Management.
- Able to work with sharp knives and utensils in a safe and efficient manner.
- Must be able to maintain a positive attitude in a fast-paced and stressful environment.
- Must be able to work quickly and reliably, in groups or alone, with or without supervision.
- Must be able to work safely and be safety conscious, follow and enforce all written & verbal SOP’s (Standard Operational Procedures) as well as enforce and adhere to safe practices.
- Must be able to accurately follow instructions and directions.
- Must be able to learn the winery’s scripted tour of the winemaking area.
- Able to build a healthy rapport with coworkers, customers, and vendors.
- Represent the company and brand, professionally, graciously, and enthusiastically.
- Maintain satisfactory attendance, to include timeliness.
- Understand and effectively communicate the brand’s message.
- This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Required to be 21 years of age or older.
- Required to work weekends and occasional evenings.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is sometimes required to:
- Must be able to stand for up to eight consecutive hours.
- Sit, talk, hear, and use hands to touch or handle of feel.
- Stand for up to 8 hours, walk, bend, lift, and reach with hands and arms.
- Repetitively lift and move cases of product which weigh up to 40 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The noise level in the work environment ranges from quiet to moderately loud.
- The outside work environment ranges from hot to cold, dry to wet.
- There is the possibility of interactions with animals and/or insects.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
- Basic knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Office Suite are preferred.
PAY STATUS
- Job Type: Full-time – Hourly
- Associates in this position typically work between 37.5 to 40 hours per week depending on the needs of the business.
- This position is not exempt from overtime pay.
- This is a tips-eligible position.
- Pay range: $16 - $18 per hour, plus tips.
