Position: Sommelier – Crane Club Restaurant New York
About: Tao Group Hospitality offers competitive benefits for all full-time team members such as medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement program with employer match, life and disability insurance plans, ancillary insurance plans, mental health support and services, fertility & family forming support and resources, pet insurance, employee discounts, TAO Savings Marketplace, time off and much more. The company actively takes wine and beverage orders and shares expertise in wine and beverage menus to assist guests in beverage pairings, enhancing the dining experience. Interactions with dining room guests, team members, and supervisors are handled courteously and hospitably to ensure gracious hospitality. The essential functions of the position include, but are not limited to anticipating and accommodating guest needs, maintaining cleanliness of stations and the venue, providing professional service, accurately entering orders into the POS system, following supervisor’s instructions, possessing in-depth knowledge of menus and wine lists, assisting in staff education sessions, serving alcoholic beverages according to regulations, complying with health standards, providing help and support to team members, completing end-of-shift reports, communicating guest needs to support staff, managers, and chefs, and performing opening/closing procedures.
Requirements: Previous hospitality experience; knowledge of proper wine service techniques, serving temperatures, glassware selection, and decanting; fundamental knowledge of wine regions of the world; wine certification from an accredited institution preferred; minimum age of 21 years
Benefits: health insurance, dental insurance, vision coverage, 401(k) with employer match, life and disability insurance, ancillary insurance, mental health support services, fertility and family forming support, pet insurance, employee discounts, flexible work schedule
