Sommelier

Noble Rot; City Of London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wine training programme

Discounted wine

Company pension

Sundays off

Job summary

Noble Rot is seeking an enthusiastic Sommelier to join our world-class wine team. You will deliver exceptional table service and expert wine advice while contributing to a dynamic wine program and ongoing staff training.

You will work with a renowned wine list, participate in tastings and industry events, and enjoy a supportive structure with extensive development opportunities in a restaurant group celebrated for its wine culture.

Qualifications

• Experience in a recognised wine list or sommelier role.
• Approach to guest service and wine recommendations.
• Commitment to ongoing wine education and staff development.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of table service and wine service.
• Sell from an ever-changing wine list with confidence and warmth.
• Assist with organisation and administration of the wine program.

Skills

Wine knowledge

Hospitality

Customer service

Training mindset

Job description

Sommelier

Calling all aspiring Rotters! Do you want to taste the best wines in the world every day? Do you want to be part of our world class training programme? Do you want to join a team of enthusiastic wine lovers? If the answer is yes, read on.

Work somewhere exceptional

Noble Rot is one of Britain’s foremost places for people serious about a career in food, hospitality and wine. Especially the wine! Started in 2013 as a genre-disrupting independent magazine that has played a huge role in helping to make the world of artisanal wine more accessible to a younger, broader audience, many of our senior staff have been drawn from as far away as Australia and California by Noble Rot’s strong sense of purpose, and its industry leading training and staff development schemes. Working at Noble Rot’s three restaurants means being a part of a professional, dynamic, people-loving, gastronomically obsessed culture where everyone is constantly learning from each other. We always employ ambitious career driven people on a permanent, full time basis and we take great pleasure in helping to nurture the next generation of passionate hospitality professionals.

You’ll have spent a few years working at a restaurant with a recognised wine list as a waiter or sommelier and have genuine warmth and a love for providing great hospitality. You’ll have a thirst for knowledge and will be motivated to become the best wine professional you can be. You’ll have a good awareness of the producers we feature in our magazine and on the list. You’ll work a section on the bar floor or restaurant, providing the highest standards of table service to our customers while selling from our constantly changing wine list. Off the floor, you will assist with the organisation and administration of the wine program.

Benefits

• Training on new wines, twice a day.
• A new blind bottle to taste at the end of each day.
• Champagne and the Grower Revolution, St Julien: Leoville vs Leoville vs Leoville)
• A regular calendar of in house visits from winemakers and industry leaders.
• Opportunities to visit wineries throughout the UK for pruning, harvest and tastings.
• External wine training including WSET wine qualifications (including Diploma & Educator Programme) & Master of Wine.
• You decide your weekly hours with most people deciding to join on 6 shifts/45hrs per week (£42’000 - £44,000 pa) or 7 shifts/50hrs per week (£47,000 - £49,000 pa) (tronc inclusive).
• Industry leading rates of pay with all tronc returned to staff.
  • Fully paid breaks & holidays (basic & tronc for every hour)
  • Paid overtime (basic & tronc for every hour)
• Discounted wine & 50% off food when eating in at any Noble Rot.
• Company pension.
• A wide range of career development opportunities.
• A rota written 3 weeks in advance to give you time to plan your life.
• 28 days holiday that includes service charge.
• Sundays off.

If you think this sounds like the job for you, we can't wait to hear from you.