Sommeliers & Wine Waiters

Farmer's Daughters; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Farmer's Daughters on Collins Street, Melbourne, is seeking a wine-focused trainer and sales superstar. You will train staff, engage guests, and drive wine sales while ensuring exceptional service in a hatted restaurant environment.

Join a collaborative team with strong Victorian wine connections, stock oversight, and a commitment to staff development. Must be available evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• You have demonstrated experience in a wine-focused role, preferably with Victorian wine focus.
• You will be flexible to work evenings and weekends.
• You will be a clear communicator with guest and team interactions.

Responsibilities

• Lead staff training and drive wine sales on the floor.
• Oversee incoming stock and conduct stocktakes.
• Train line staff on wine details and service standards.
• Report to Head Sommelier and collaborate with wine and operations teams.

Skills

Wine knowledge

Staff training

Customer service

Stock control

Communication

Education

WSET Level 3

Job description

Are provenance and passion important to you? They are to us.

Do you enjoy passing your wine knowledge onto fellow staff and guests?

This could be the ideal role for you!IMMEDIATE START AVAILABLE

Work alongside respected industry leaders in an environment where your ideas will be listened to and your input rewarded.

Genuine career development opportunities with structured training, support and professional development within an established and growing hospitality group.

Drive and support the wine program in a premium Melbourne establishment.

About the role:

Working alongside our wine team, your primary focus is staff training and wine sales. This role is for someone who loves being on the floor with the team, engaging with our guests and team with equal passion.

This is a diverse hands-on role for a sales-focused, training and service superstar, someone who wants to help give our clients the best possible experience every day.

Aside from working the floor and selling wine you will oversee incoming stock, conduct periodic stocktakes, be engaged in training line staff about the finer points of wine, and report to our Head Sommelier.

Working as part of a passionate and collaborative team based at Farmers Daughters in Collins Street you will have support from the group managers, restaurant manager, wine team and operations team.

Your input will be valued, your ideas listened to and your contribution rewarded.

About you:

You have an infectious passion for wine and a natural flair for training and customer service. You are professional and always well-presented, with demonstrated experience in a similar wine-focused role, preferably with a strong focus on Victorian wine.

WSET Level 3 or similar certification, and existing relationships within the Victorian and Gippsland wine industry network, are to your advantage.

You will be a clear and confident communicator, experienced in selling and recommending wines in a hatted restaurant or similar, as well as experienced in stock control. Someone who understands that flexibility is key, as you'll need to be available to work evenings and weekends.

Why Farmer's Daughters?

Renascence Group operates five venues: Farmers Daughters, Wine House, Barra and Victoria by Farmers Daughters all in Melbourne and Morena Sydney.

Farmer’s Daughters, our flagship venue champions the Gippsland region and preserves the proud tradition of local farmers and producers, delivering their delicious produce direct to the heart of Melbourne. Wine House follows the same ethos but offers a more beverage-focused service.

We believe that there is a better way to do hospitality, one that that recognises effort and provides opportunity for those that put in. One that does not put profit before employees.

We expect a lot of our team when on duty. However, we also believe that a clear separation between work life and home life is important. We respect weekends and strive to be an employer of choice.

We are a team of visionaries, perfectionists, and go-getters, and we're looking for like-minded people to join our ranks and help us expand.

We understand that in the current job climate you need to stand out as a superior place to work. This is why Renascence Group does everything to ensure we have a happy and productive team.

Please note: ONLY AUSTRALIAN-BASED CANDIDATES WITH AUSTRALIAN WORK RIGHTS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE