Sweet Shop Associate (Full Time, Flexible Schedule)

Who we are at Adams

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.

What we’re looking for

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 Sweet Shop Associate, this means providing friendly, attentive service, keeping the candy and chocolate displays fresh, well-stocked, and visually appealing, and ensuring a clean and organized shopping environment for every customer.

Schedule 

Wednesdays - 11:30am to 8:00pm 

Thursdays - 7:00am to 3:30pm 

Saturdays - 8:00am to 4:30pm 

Mondays - 8:00am to 4:30pm 

Tuesdays - 8:00am to 4:30pm

Your Day-to-Day 

• Deliver friendly, helpful service and assist customers with orders in person and over the phone
• Package, label, and stock candy/sweets, ensuring all items are fresh, properly rotated, and well-presented
• Maintain a clean and organized department, including displays, shelves, and prep areas
• Stay informed about all products, including specialty items like sugar-free or allergen-friendly options
• Receive and unpack deliveries, check inventory of product on the sales floor and in the cases.
• Assist with quality control by checking packaging, dates, and overall presentation
• Help with candy displays, self-serve bins, and pre-packaged items.
• Make specialty drinks, smoothies, bowls, shakes and serve ice cream.
• If assigned; make dipped chocolates and other products necessary to the sweet shop sales floor and cases.

What you bring to the Farm

• Knowledge or willingness to learn all candy, sweets and products offered to help all customers
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Understand the specialty products for sugar, gluten and nut free customers.
• Ability to demonstrate and set the example for Adams’ culture and values
• Ability to operate Adams’ point of sale systems
• 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

Working Conditions

• Consistently move, adjust, and position items weighing up to 50 pounds
• Ability to remain in a stationary position for duration of shift
• When necessary; 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

Perks of the Job

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.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions – including skill sets, experience, training, certifications and other business needs. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: $16.00 - $21.00. At Adams, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each situation. We’re committed to providing a supportive and rewarding environment that helps our team members thrive—both professionally and personally.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general responsibilities of this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required for this position. It is understood that these responsibilities are subject to the needs of the business and therefore Adams retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.