Company description

Coffee by day, wine by night, Vermont on the plate always. Putnam's vine/yard is a 'coffee until wine' bar in White River Junction, Vermont with a seasonal kitchen, Satur-YAY brunch, and good people.

Job description

The role: you own our cocktail program. You'll design the seasonal cocktail menu, keep the classics sharp, train the bar team, and make sure every drink that leaves the bar is one we're proud of — first pour to last call.

Our bar leans wine-based, martini focused, botanical and Vermont-rooted.

What you'll do:

• Lead the cocktail program: seasonal menu development, recipe specs, costing
• Work the bar during evening service, Tuesday through Saturday
• Train bar staff on technique, specs, and consistency
• Manage bar inventory, ordering, and relationships with Vermont distilleries
• Talk to guests — our regulars come for the drinks and stay for the people

What we're looking for:- Serious cocktail experience; you've built or run a bar program before- A palate for seasonal, botanical, Vermont-rooted drinks- A teacher's instincts — you make the whole bar team better- Warm, calm, and precise under a Friday-night rush

The good stuff:

• $20–$25/hr based on experience; paid breaks & meals
• Paid professional training
• No Sundays; two days off in a row, every week
• Flora Primary Care membership (direct primary care, right in WRJ)
• Dental & vision premium PPO, 80% employer-covered
• 5 paid sick days, unlimited unpaid time off
• VT Saves retirement plan

Compensation

this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $20.00 - $25.00

Application instructions

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Deadline

no deadline