Operations Intern (FALL 27)

Southernhospitalityinternshipprogram; Pigeon Forge (TN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Tips on tasting room days

Job summary

Southernhospitalityinternshipprogram in Tennessee is seeking college students or recent graduates to explore hospitality across multiple departments in the wine and cider industry. This hands-on internship offers exposure to production, customer service, sales, HR, marketing, logistics, and retail merchandising.

Duties include working tasting rooms, event support, inventory control, and learning pricing, sourcing, and quality techniques.

Qualifications

• College student or recent graduate with a strong work ethic and problem-solving mentality.
• Interest in hospitality and wine/cider industry beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Working tasting rooms
• Learning sales and leadership strategies
• Giving feedback to staff
• Ordering and forecasting
• Assisting with special events and festivals
• Packing club shipments
• Learning pricing strategies
• Sourcing new vendors and products
• Controlling inventory
• Bottling and labeling product
• Assist with pressing, filtering, and fermenting fruit
• Learning how to blend and test products for quality control

Skills

Strong work ethic

Problem-solving mentality

Job description

Welcome to a world where alcohol meets hard work! We are looking for college students or recent graduates with a strong work ethic and problem-solving mentality to spend some time with us learning what it's like to work in the wine and cider industry.

Have a feeling you want to work in hospitality but have no idea what that looks like? Here's your chance to dip your toes into several departments of our faceted business including but not limited to: alcohol production, customer service, sales, human resource management, marketing, logistics, and retail merchandising. Let's face it; you never know what a job is really like until your try it.

Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Working tasting rooms
• Learning sales and leadership strategies
• Giving feedback to staff
• Ordering and forecasting
• Assisting with special events and festivals
• Packing club shipments
• Learning pricing strategies
• Sourcing new vendors and products
• Controlling inventory
• Bottling and labeling product
• Assist with pressing, filtering, and fermenting fruit
• Learning how to blend and test products for quality control

This position will require local travel to different properties. Pay is $15 (plus tips on tasting room days) per hour for 30-40 hours per week. Shifts and days may vary.