Bring Premium Experiences to Life
We’re looking for an Experience Specialist to help create seamless, elevated guest experiences from the moment visitors arrive to the final toast. In this hands-on hybrid role, you’ll support premium tasting experiences by jumping in as a cashier, bartender, and busser.
This role is part-time with the following schedule: Wednesday-Sunday, 9:30am - 6pm. While our base wage is minimal, given our generous incentive plan and tip earning potential, this position can typically earn an extra $7.00-$11.00 per hour.
If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, love making guests feel welcome, and enjoy being part of a collaborative team that takes pride in service excellence, this could be the perfect role for you.
What You’ll Do
- Support premium wine and food pairing experiences by assisting Servers and helping service flow smoothly.
- Create a warm, polished guest experience by greeting visitors, guiding them to check-in areas, and answering questions about wines, pairings, and retail offerings.
- Prepare and maintain premium experience spaces through setup, breakdown, stocking, organization, and cleanliness.
- Assist with bar and food service needs, including opening bottles, staging glassware, running food, restocking, all while following sanitation standards.
- Keep tables and guest areas ready by clearing dishes and glassware, refreshing water, and maintaining a tidy tasting environment.
- Support transactions, retail, wine club pick-ups, and team communication to deliver timely, seamless service.
What You Bring
- Minimum 6 months’ experience in a customer-facing role requiring cash handling and processing credit card transactions within a fast paced, high volume, hospitality environment.
- Minimum of 6 months’ experience as a bartender in a fast-paced restaurant or winery environment.
- Prior busser experience is a plus.
- Excellent multitasking, communication, and teamwork skills, with the ability to stay calm and welcoming in a high-traffic environment.
- Intermediate computer skills, including comfort with database and table management systems.
- Flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and evenings
- Ability to complete and maintain food handler's and responsible beverage service certification (must be at least 21 years of age) upon hire.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
- You’ll be part of a team that takes pride in delivering elevated and memorable wine experiences.
- Team-first culture: We collaborate, support one another, and celebrate shared success
- Meaningful guest connections: You’ll help create moments guests remember long after their last sip
- Growth & learning: Learn the flow of luxury hospitality and expand your wine knowledge
- Purpose-driven workplace: Join a winery that values sustainability, community, and inclusivity
- Great work deserves to be celebrated: To add a little extra sparkle for your hard work, this position is eligible for participation in the Domaine Carneros Incentive Plan that rewards individual and group sales, as well as other wellness, financial, and educational employee resources and benefits.
Domaine Carneros is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative workplace where every team member is valued and respected. We care deeply about our people, our community, and the land we steward, offering exceptional benefits that support wellness, growth, and sustainability. If you enjoy keeping things polished behind the scenes and being part of something special, we’d love to raise a glass to your application.
Pay: $17.90 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
