Wine Director / Sommelier + Shift Lead
The Acorn Restaurant — Vancouver, BC
The Acorn is looking for a Wine Director + Shift Lead to join our front of house team.
This is a hands-on floor role for someone who loves service, leads naturally in the room, and is excited to take ownership of a focused, growing wine program at one of Vancouver’s most respected vegetable-forward restaurants.
The Acorn is an award-winning, MICHELIN-recommended restaurant rooted in sustainability, creativity, and deep respect for locally grown and wild ingredients. Our wine list follows the same philosophy: celebrating growers, farming practices, and wines that speak clearly of place, with a focus on organic, biodynamic, and low-intervention producers that still show balance, typicity, and deliciousness.
Our wine program was recently awarded Best Wine Program for Discovery by the Vancouver International Wine Festival, and this is a great opportunity to step into a small, thoughtful list with momentum.
This role includes serving a small section as a manager on duty, guiding the guest experience, ordering, inventory, list writing, pricing, staff training, and ongoing wine education. Collaboration is essential. We’re looking for someone who teaches with openness, shares knowledge generously, and builds curiosity and confidence across the team so the whole room can speak to the program, whether or not you’re on the floor.
The right candidate has strong serving experience, real wine knowledge, excellent organization, calm leadership, and a warm, ego-free approach to hospitality. WSET Level 3 or equivalent experience is a strong asset, but curiosity, palate, leadership, and generosity matter most.
This is a floor-based leadership role, approximately 4 shifts per week, including evenings and weekends, with some admin/flex time for the wine program.
Competitive compensation based on experience, plus gratuities, vacation pay, staff meal, extended benefits for full-time employees, free counselling, and staff yoga passes.
Tell us a about your approach to hospitality, what kind of wine program excites you, and how you like to share wine knowledge with a team.
At The Acorn, every plate and glass tells a story. If you’re passionate about being part of a collaborative team in a Michelin-recommended, sustainability-driven restaurant and believe that great hospitality extends beyond the walls of the dining room, we’d love to hear from you.
Pay: $21.00-$25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Discounted or free food
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
- Wellness program
Application question(s):
- Tell us a little about your approach to hospitality
- What kind of wine program excites you?
- How do you like to share wine knowledge with a team?
Experience:
- Serving: 5 years (preferred)
- Managing: 2 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
Work Location: In person
