Sweet Shop Associate (Part Time, Flexible Availability)

Adams Fairacre Farms•Wappinger, NY

13d

About The Position

The Sweet Shop Associate provides friendly, attentive customer service and helps maintain a clean, organized, and appealing sweet shop. The role involves assisting customers with orders in person and by phone; packaging, labeling, stocking, and rotating candy and sweets; and ensuring products and displays are fresh and well-presented. Associates stay informed about products, including specialty options for customers with dietary needs, receive and unpack deliveries, check inventory, and support quality control. The position may also involve preparing specialty drinks, smoothies, bowls, and shakes, serving ice cream, and, if assigned, making dipped chocolates and other products for the shop’s sales floor and cases. Adams emphasizes respectful, welcoming service and a collaborative workplace. Employees are expected to put customer needs first, communicate and work well with coworkers and managers, and demonstrate enthusiasm for Adams’ products and values. The role’s physical duties include handling items weighing up to 50 pounds, remaining stationary for the duration of a shift, repetitive hand and wrist motions, occasional ladder or stepstool use, communicating with others, and working in tight or confined spaces. The position is part-time and requires full availability. Compensation is $16.00–$21.00 per hour. Benefits mentioned include medical, dental, and vision coverage for applicable roles, voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, paid time off, holiday pay, flexible pay schedules through DailyPay, and an employee discount.

Requirements

Knowledge of, or willingness to learn about, the candy, sweets, and other products offered.
Excellent customer service and communication skills.
Understand specialty products for sugar-free, gluten-free, and nut-free customers.
Ability to demonstrate and set an example for Adams’ culture and values.
Ability to operate Adams’ point-of-sale systems.
Willingness to work collaboratively and communicate with coworkers and managers.
Enthusiasm, positivity, and/or knowledge about Adams’ products and quality.
Full availability is required.
Ability to move, adjust, and position items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to remain in a stationary position for the duration of a shift.
Ability, when necessary, to ascend and descend a stepstool, stepladder, and/or ladder.
Ability to perform repetitive motions involving the wrists, hands, and/or fingers for the duration of a shift.
Ability to communicate with others to exchange information and move into different positions, including in tight and confined spaces.

Responsibilities

Provide friendly, helpful service and assist customers with orders in person and over the phone.
Package, label, and stock candy and sweets; ensure items are fresh, properly rotated, and well-presented.
Maintain clean, organized displays, shelves, and preparation areas.
Stay informed about products, including specialty items such as sugar-free and allergen-friendly options.
Receive and unpack deliveries and check product inventory on the sales floor and in the cases.
Check packaging, dates, and product presentation as part of quality control.
Help maintain candy displays, self-serve bins, and pre-packaged items.
Prepare specialty drinks, smoothies, bowls, and shakes, and serve ice cream.
If assigned, make dipped chocolates and other products for the sweet shop sales floor and cases.
Communicate and collaborate with coworkers and managers while demonstrating Adams’ culture and values.