Finger Lakes Cider House at Good Life Farms

NOW HIRING: TAPROOM MANAGER

Join our team! Our Cider House is hiring for a full-time year-round position starting March-April 2025. We are a small team operating a diversified organic farm, a farm-to-table restaurant, and a craft cidery. This job is hard, but our team of chefs, farmers, and cider makers are incredibly talented, kind and a blast to work with. You’ll learn a lot from them and hopefully bring something to teach them as well.

Summary

Full Time: Beginning March-April 2025 40hrs per week on average. Five days/week, busiest in summer-fall. Slower in winter. $58,000-$62,000/year ($24/hr, plus tips) Primarily daytime hours, with some evening shifts seasonally. Health Care Option and Paid Vacation available after 3 months. Paid Holidays Paid lunch break Staff discounts on a full range of farm goods, cider/wine and retail products. Must be available to work either Saturday or Sunday and most summer holidays May-Oct.

Skills Sought

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of experience working in a leadership capacity; hiring, training, and directing the efforts of a team of people. The candidate must also have experience working in the hospitality/customer service industry. We are seeking someone that knows how to motivate a team, train others in a detailed fashion, create fun and memorable experiences for guests, and role model the spirit of hospitality to the rest of our staff. As a key member of a tightly knit team, excellent communication skills are a must, along with good organization and record keeping skills. The candidate needs to be able to work independently and problem solve on their own, accomplishing highly detail-oriented tasks. Able to comfortably lift 45bs repeatedly (case of cider). And above all, we are looking for someone who can bring a positive attitude and good energy to the challenging tasks of a hospitality focused business.

Job Details

This job is a service, sales, and leadership position in our integrated farm cidery team. We want someone who can be part of our full-time team for many years to come. The Taproom Manager will work directly with the owner of the business and our Executive Chef to create a fun and engaging hospitality experience for our customers. The successful candidate will manage all aspects of the taproom daily operations, working hands on directly with our customers and our service team (5-15 people, seasonally). This involves educating customers and staff on our products, ensuring efficient and high-quality food/beverage service, ensuring safe and compliant alcohol service, managing POS systems, completing and facilitating all opening/closing duties, and building a seasonal team of hospitality focused people to represent the work of the Cider House. This is a service, sales, and leadership role. The successful candidate will be someone with excellent communication who can enthusiastically lead, inspire, and educate others. This is a customer facing role at least 80% of the time with the remainder of time spent on the administrative duties of hiring, scheduling, and training our hospitality staff. The number of customers and hospitality staff fluctuates dramatically with the seasons. The candidate will be managing more staff, engaging with more customers, and working more hours throughout the summer and fall, with slower winters. Life at the Cider House is highly varied, changing seasonally, and will keep you on your toes. If you want to be a leader in a thriving farm cidery family, this job is for you.

To Apply

Please send a letter of interest and resume with references to Garrett Miller, jobs@fingerlakesciderhouse.com

Please include two references. Applications will be taken on a rolling basis until the position is filled. All questions via email only.

JOB HIGHLIGHTS:

● Full-time, year-round position, ideally someone to be on our team for many years to come.

● $58,000-62,000 ($24/hr + tips)

● Paid time off, healthcare, and other benefits

● A leadership role in an integrated small farm cidery team.

● Must have some experience in team leadership and hospitality industry.

● A highly customer service focused position.

● Must be able to work Saturday or Sunday and most summer holidays May-Oct.

● Must be able to provide leadership, training, and support for a seasonal staff of 10-15 other people.

● An all-weather positive attitude is a must!