Cheese & Coffee Associate (Part Time, Flexible Availability)

Adams Fairacre Farms, Inc. • Village of Wappingers Falls, NY

1d • $17 - $21

About The Position

At Adams, we prioritize creating a warm and welcoming environment for both our customers and team members. We believe exceptional customer service goes beyond meeting needs—it’s about treating everyone with genuine respect, kindness, and appreciation. Each team member is expected to greet customers personally, serve them with friendly, polite, and knowledgeable assistance, and always put customer needs above other tasks. Additionally, we value a workplace where employees treat each other with the same courtesy and respect as our customers, fostering a collaborative and supportive atmosphere that reflects our commitment to service excellence.

Adams employees are expected to provide friendly service to our valuable customers, ensuring that each experience reflects the commitment to providing quality products that Adams is known for. For the Cheese and Coffee Associate, this means delivering knowledgeable and courteous service, maintaining fresh, well-stocked, and attractively displayed products, and helping customers select from a wide variety of specialty cheeses and coffees to enhance their shopping experience.

Requirements

• Willingness to learn in all cheese and coffee products and able to explain them thoroughly to customers
• Know where to locate these products on the sales floor
• Work in a productive pace work environment with other coworkers
• Ability to demonstrate and set the example for Adams’ culture and values
• Willingness to work collaboratively and communicate with a team of co-workers and managers
• Exhibit enthusiasm, positivity and/or knowledge about Adams’ products and quality
• Consistently move, adjust, and position items weighing up to 30 pounds
• Work in cold temperatures for majority of your shift
• Safely use knives and other equipment necessary to effectively run the department
• Ability to remain in a stationary position for duration of shift
• Occasionally ascend/descend a stepstool, stepladder, and/or ladder
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers for duration of shift
• Communicate with others to exchange information
• Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks including in tight and confined spaces
• If assigned, be food safety certified
• Open or almost open availability is required for this position.

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly, informed service & assist customers with product selections, samples, & special orders
• Cut, weigh, grind, and package cheese, coffee, dips, spreads, and other specialty items
• Stock and rotate products to ensure freshness, correct labeling, and attractive displays
• Maintain cleanliness and organization across all areas including counters, tools, and equipment
• Brew coffee and keep the coffee station and sample area clean and well-stocked
• Take and prepare catering, custom platter, and special orders accurately
• Monitor product quality and presentation; check sell-by dates and packaging
• If assigned, assist with inventory, placing orders, receiving deliveries, or training new associates

Benefits

• At Adams, we believe in recognizing and rewarding excellent work with competitive compensation and meaningful benefits.
• In addition to quality compensation, at Adams you can expect generous medical, dental and vision coverage (for applicable roles), voluntary benefits like pet insurance, paid time off and holiday pay, flexible pay schedules with DailyPay, and best of all, our generous Employee Discount.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed