Hostess/Gift Shop Cashier Job at Merkin Vineyards, Cottonwood, AZ

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  • Merkin Vineyards
  • Cottonwood, AZ

Job Description

MERKIN VINEYARDS HILLTOP WINERY & TRATTORIA

760 N Verde Heights Dr – Old Town Cottonwood

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  .

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. (
  • Arizona Department of liquor basic training certificate. (

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.

Merkin Vineyards an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Flexible hours,

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