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About fatcork:

Fatcork is a boutique bottle shop, tasting room and grower Champagne club dedicated to offering the highest-quality grower Champagne direct from small, family-run Champagne domaines in France.

Located at 111 S. John St. in Seattle, fatcork’s tasting room is stocked with 150 of the world’s best grower Champagnes. Monday through Saturday, fatcork Champagne experts guide guests through a rotating lineup of themed Champagne tasting experiences that are typically reserved for industry professionals. Customers can also choose chilled cave favorites from a refrigerated case and take them to go. Fatcork’s experts offer the educational (and anecdotal) information needed to select the perfect cuvée. 

 

Saturdays-only Champagne specialist
for the fatcork tasting room

“Light on the hours, heavy on the Champagne”

We’re searching for an amazing, dependable, hospitality-driven superstar to join our team in the tasting room on Saturdays. Is it you? You could be a perfect fit if you want to:

  • Work easy, Saturday-only hours
  • Expand your knowledge of grower Champagne
  • Interact with the coolest customers 
  • Take home an hourly salary AND the world’s best bubbles

Join Team fatcork for an education in tasting room ops. Stay for the uncomplicated weekend hours and free Champagne! Read more about the position and how to apply below. 

Position Description

  • Saturdays-only Champagne specialist for the fatcork tasting room
  • Exceptional customer service will always be at the heart of everything we do. Core responsibilities include:
    • Tasting room operations
      • Opening and/or closing in the tasting room
      • Retail sales
      • Pouring Champagne at Saturday tastings and other special events
      • Helping customers pick out the perfect bottles
      • Processing customer orders
      • Assisting with large deliveries of Champagne
      • Light merchandising (e.g., restocking the cave, creating displays and taking inventory)
      • Promoting our Champagne club and email list
    • Supporting business operations in the office and warehouse
      • Helping fulfill Champagne orders (e.g., preparing and packing club shipments, communicating with customers and packing boxes)
      • Performing general office and warehouse tasks as needed (e.g., talking on the phone and frequent cleaning and tidying up)

Position Requirements

  • Outstanding communication skills, verbal and written
  • Retail customer service experience
  • Proven workplace-based evidence of professionalism, flexibility, punctuality and a friendly, positive attitude
  • The ability to repeatedly lift cases of Champagne (sometimes over your head) that weigh up to 50 pounds
  • Computer proficiency
  • Basic knowledge of wine

Schedule & Benefits

  • This position reports to fatcork founder Bryan Maletis
  • This is a part-time, hourly position with the expectation of working every Saturday, starting at 1 or 2 p.m. and ending at 6:30 or 7:30 p.m., plus additional hours as needed for monthly events and tastings
  • Compensation for this position is the part-time specialist's choice of $28/hour or the equivalent value in grower Champagne. 
  • Additionally, our part-time specialist will have the option to take home opened bottles at the end of their shift.

* Please note: Vacation time is not available in November and December. This is our busiest season of the year! 

To Apply

Submit your resume and cover letter to bryan@fatcork.com.

         

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