Cellar Door Hosts - Central Otago

Cromwell, Otago
Temporary
Full-time

21 days ago
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The summer season is coming!Do you love hospitality and providing exemplary customer service to ensure a world-class experience?Are you passionate about wine?We’re looking for enthusiastic team members who can bring their flair for hospitality to create engaging wine tasting & food experiences for our guests at The Shed in Central Otago. We are open five days per week (Wed – Sun), so the successful applicants will need to be available to work weekends and public holidays from November 2025 through to end of April 2026.You will be great at:

Showing your passion for excellent customer service
Converting the guest’s positive experience into wine sales and brand loyalty
Encouraging visitor loyalty and sign up to the wine club
Supporting private experience and VIP events

Requirements

Experience in hospitality, preferably in a tasting room and a restaurant environment

A sales-orientated mindset - able to convert positive experiences into sales of wines, food, and merchandise
An understanding of wine and genuine passion for all things wine
Strong sales acumen
English is essential, an additional language is a plus
Legal rights to work in New Zealand

BenefitsWhat you can expect from us:

We like to work hard, play hard – great team building opportunities
Reliable daytime hours (we are open 5 days per week, Wed to Sun)
In this role you will receive a comprehensive induction, including in-depth training on our wine range, brand and customer service
A generous wine and food discount at our cellar door
Staff events and team experiences
A team uniform will be provided

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