Fine Wine Associate, UOVO Wine FL

UOVO Wine • Pompano Beach, FL

2d • $23 - $26

About The Position

The Fine Wine Associate receives and accurately inventories inbound deliveries, conducts pickups and deliveries within prescribed deadlines, maintains accurate client wine inventories, assists clients visiting their storage lockers, and represents the UOVO Wine brand. The role also maintains a clean and organized warehouse, participates in daily warehouse projects, and contributes as a member of the Operations Team.

The position includes local pickups and deliveries and requires warehouse work in a 55-degree-F environment, with exposure to extreme heat and cold while making deliveries. The role involves regular sitting, standing, walking, pulling, pushing, and climbing stairs or ladders; frequent finger and wrist manipulation or grasping; and lifting up to 50 pounds, including repeatedly lifting 40-pound boxes.

Compensation is commensurate with experience. The position offers paid time off, insurance coverage, a 401(k) with a 4.5% match, an education stipend, a charitable donation, wine education, and an entrepreneurial work atmosphere with opportunities for strong performers to advance.

Requirements

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to record data and inventory accurately.
• Strong internal and external client-service skills.
• Strong time-management skills and a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Very good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to keep client account information confidential.
• Ability and willingness to drive and make deliveries.
• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Ability to pass the Federal DOT physical and obtain a Federal DOT driver’s license, if applicable.
• 1–3 years of warehouse experience.
• Ability to work in a 55-degree-F warehouse and tolerate exposure to extreme heat and cold during deliveries.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, pull, push, and climb stairs or ladders throughout the shift.
• Finger and wrist manipulation and/or grasping for more than 50% of the time.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds at times and repeatedly lift 40-pound boxes.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with wine products.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and delegate them when appropriate.
• Experience with computers, especially Microsoft Office 365.
• Experience with shipping and logistics.
• Experience with a pallet jack.
• Experience with a hand truck.
• Experience with a forklift.
• Experience with an order picker.
• Two years of wine industry experience.
• Forklift certification; certification will be provided if necessary.
• Order picker experience; training will be provided if necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage and reconcile client inventories accurately within agreed-upon timeframes.
• Assist with offsite pickups, deliveries, and installations.
• Inventory inbound items accurately in the correct database each day.
• Assemble shipping cases as needed.
• Move, organize, build, and break down shipping pallets as needed.
• Consolidate inventories as needed.
• Inventory clients’ wines as requested or required.
• Greet visitors and accept warehouse deliveries from UPS, FedEx, and common carriers.
• Operate forklifts, order pickers, and pallet jacks.
• Prepare, label, and organize outgoing boxes and pallets with shipping labels.
• Track, manage, and prepare inbound and outbound shipments as needed.
• Conduct inventory audits to resolve discrepancies as needed.
• Conduct pick-and-pull requests and prepare wines or cases for pickup or shipping as needed.
• Perform offsite activities in client cellars, outside locations, and other storage facilities.
• Keep the warehouse organized and clean on a daily basis.
• Ensure the security of the property before leaving each day.
• Participate as a team member in meetings and special projects.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off.
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Short-term disability insurance.
• Long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) with a 4.5% match.
• $1,000 education stipend.
• $250 charitable donation.
• Wine education.
• Entrepreneurial work atmosphere with opportunities for strong performers to advance quickly.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED