We’re hiring people to join our team as CELLAR ASSISTANTS!
A Few of Our Cellar Assistant Benefits:
- Restaurant Discounts
- Employee Assistance Program - Focusing on a Commitment to Mental Health & Wellness
- Paid Vacation for Qualifying Employees
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance
- Dental & Vision Insurance
- Life, Accident Protection & Critical Illness Insurance
- Domestic Partner Benefits
- 401(k)
Building on the culinary successes of RPM Italian and RPM Steak, RPM Seafood features the truest expression of the world's best fish and seafood paired alongside the brand's well-established steak program, award-winning wine lists and impeccable service. With panoramic views of the Chicago River, the restaurant includes floor-to-ceiling windows, a second-floor mezzanine with two private terraces and a spacious main floor patio, all providing a waterfront backdrop from practically every vantage point.
Caring. Creative. Careers.
Join the Lettuce Entertain You team! Our 100+ restaurants are nationally recognized for great food and service and as great places to work. We hire and care deeply for people with creativity, passion and the drive to be the best. And we reward our teams with top notch benefits, career-long training and development and opportunities for growth. If you want a career at a progressive company with a long-standing commitment to people, join our caring and creative team.
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CELLAR ASSISTANT JOB DESCRIPTION
The Cellar Assistant maintains
the wine cellar (ordering, receiving and storage) and oversees beer and liquor
receiving and storage for one or more restaurants.
Essential
Functions
- Order wine and receive wine,
beer and liquor deliveries, accurately reading purchase orders and product
invoices checking for accuracy, quality and safety
- Available
to work a variety of hours, days and shifts, including weekends
- Safely and effectively use and
operate all necessary tools and equipment
- Ability to effectively
communicate in order to perform and follow job requirements in written and
spoken direction
- Ability to multi-task calmly
and effectively in a busy, stressful environment
- Work in a confined, crowded
space of variable noise and temperature levels
- Able to move and lift up to 10
pounds, frequently move and/or lift up to 25 pounds, and occasionally move
and/or lift up to 50 pounds
- Ability to stand and walk for
an entire shift and move safely through all areas of the restaurant, which may
include stairs, uneven or slick surfaces
Key
Responsibilities and Duties
- Maintain product quality and
safety standards
- Reject any product not meeting
quality or safety standards, making note on the invoice
- Store deliveries following
storage and zoning procedures; update and develop new procedures as necessary
- Inventory supplies and
communicate needs to Management
- Organize and clean cabinets,
coolers and other storage areas in and around the cellar; Assist in maintaining
general cleanliness of the back of the house
- Maintain professional
relationships with purveyors while upholding the highest ethical standards and
complying with all company policies and procedures
- Attend internal and external
wine seminars and tastings
- Support Sommelier with creation
and maintenance of wine training materials, and providing training and
education to new and existing employees
- Proficiency in the use and
operation of all necessary tools and equipment, including the POS system
- Comply with all safety and
sanitation guidelines and procedures
- Follow all rules, policies,
procedures and conditions of employment, including those outlined in the
Employee Handbook
- Get along well with others and
be a team player
- Other duties will be assigned
as needed