Sommelier & Floor Manager

Sommelier / Floor Manager, Urban Grub, Nashville

About Urban Grub

Urban Grub is a casual fine dining bar and eatery housed in a renovated carwash in Nashville's iconic 12 South neighborhood. Since 2012, we've been a destination for locals and visitors alike, earning a 4.9-star rating on OpenTable with nearly 6,000 reviews. Our space blends rustic elegance with custom woodwork, stone fireplaces, and intimate rounded booths across multiple indoor and outdoor dining areas. The menu is built around fresh fish and fine aged meats, a raw oyster bar, house-cured charcuterie, and Southern specialties with creative flair. We've been honored at the James Beard House and consistently rank among Nashville's top restaurants. If you want to work somewhere with serious culinary credibility and zero pretension, this is it.

The Role

We're looking for a Sommelier/Floor Manager to lead our wine program while managing front-of-house service. This is a hybrid position for someone who can talk terroir at the table and run a floor with confidence. You'll own a 250+ SKU wine program and serve as a leader for our service team.

Responsibilities

• Curate and maintain a 250+ SKU wine list, with a focus on pairings that complement our menu
• Manage all wine purchasing, inventory, and vendor relationships
• Train and develop front-of-house staff on wine knowledge and service standards
• Lead floor management during service, ensuring a seamless guest experience
• Collaborate with the kitchen on seasonal pairing recommendations and special events

Qualifications

• CMS Certified Sommelier (Level 2) or WSET Level 2 in Wines required
• Fine dining experience required
• Management or supervisory experience strongly preferred
• Deep knowledge of Old and New World wines, with a passion for continuing education
• Proficiency with Aloha POS, Adobe InDesign, and BevSpot
• Ability to lead a team, stay cool under pressure, and deliver hospitality that keeps guests coming back

Nice to Have

• Cocktail, spirit, and beer knowledge
• Server experience

Compensation & Benefits

• $70,000 base salary
• Performance bonus twice a year
• Two weeks paid vacation annually
• Healthcare insurance
• Dining discounts
• Education benefits (we invest in your growth)

Details

• Full-time, approximately 50 hours/week
• Nights and weekends required
• Location: 2506 12th Ave South, Nashville, TN 37204

In a City known for putting up platinum food as well as platinum records, Nashville has a bounty of restaurant options but none as unique, exciting and diverse as Urban Grub. Stuffy upscale is out…. Ethnic, healthy, and casual is in which makes Urban Grub a big star on the Nashville dining scene. The Menu is a combination of southern traditions with a “flavored up tweak,” Fresh fish and seafood, fresh shucked oysters, smoked and grilled meats and vegetables. A great place for sampling and sharing, with our evolving menu you will always find something new to try at Urban Grub.
What once was a little carwash on the corner of 12th and Gilmore is now a dominating presence in the 12 south District. They could see it but not many could, Jay Pennington from an operational standpoint where Billy Inman sees things from an esthetics point of view, working together things made sense. The design and concept evolved over the 13 months it took to take a little carwash to the multi-environment restaurant/bar/patio/beer garden that opened in April 2012. Urban Grub offers a feeling of coziness with its private cabanas and its many fire pits as well as the open air atmosphere in the beer garden with in-outdoor bar. All custom designs, there is something new and beautiful to be found around each corner.