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Hostess/Gift Shop Cashier

MERKIN VINEYARDS HILLTOP WINERY & TRATTORIA

760 N Verde Heights Dr – Old Town Cottonwood

https://merkintrattoria.com/

HIRING: Restaurant & Gift Shop Hostess

Be part of the grand opening team for Merkin Vineyards Hilltop Winery located in Old Town Cottonwood. Our restaurant and tasting rooms are well-known and well-established and we look forward to adding talented, dedicated, and energized people to our existing team! Check us out at www.merkinvineyards.org.

Merkin Vineyards Hilltop Winery & Trattoria features a full menu of freshly made breads, pastas, entrees, salads and wood-oven pizzas, along with finely crafted Arizona wines, select beers and cocktails. Also onsite is the greenhouse and bottle shop and retail space.

The Host/Hostess is responsible for welcoming and engaging guests, and ensuring that they are seated. Their duties include maintaining a well-stocked and organized retail area, maintaining a waitlist of patrons during busy meal service, passing out menus, accepting phone calls, completing accurate money transactions and accuracy of the cash register.

Experience : Two years or more of experience as hostess in the food and beverage industry is preferred.

Compensation: $15.15-16.00 per hour

Benefits : Medical, dental and vision insurance, employer paid life insurance, paid holidays (based on policy), paid vacation & sick leave, and paid parental leave.

Days/Hours : Somewhat flexible. 20 – 40 hours per week available

Additional Requirements (for some positions) :

Yavapai County Food Worker Certificate. (www.yavapai.us/chs/)
Arizona Department of liquor basic training certificate. (www.azliquor.gov)

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Experience hostessing or similar
Greets customers as they walk into the restaurant, helps with reservations, and guides them to their table
Adds guests to the Waitlist and gives them approximate wait time estimates
Provides guests with menus and answers any initial questions they may have
Optimizes seating at different tables to ensure an even workload for wait staff
Answers phones and schedules reservations with large parties
Cleans the store and ensure products are properly displayed before the store opens. Including, shelves, counters, and tables
Organizes merchandise on shelves and restocks them when they become empty
Recommends, selects, and helps locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and desires
Advises customers concerning particular products or services and answers questions regarding the store and its merchandise
Executes routine inventory counts and submits reports to the Store Manager
Completes other store administrative tasks as directed by the Store Manager
Upsells to customers through recommendations
Maintains knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges, and security practices
Able to accurately handle payment transactions
Able to stand and walk for long periods of time, bending, lifting of 25 pounds
Performs other duties as assigned