Grocery Associate (Full Time, Flexible Schedule)

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Adams Fairacre Farms, Inc.

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Town of Newburgh, New York

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Provide friendly and knowledgeable customer service while maintaining well-stocked and organized shelves. Ensure product freshness, accurate pricing, and a clean department environment.

Qualifications

Job Description

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 Grocery Associate, this means providing courteous and knowledgeable assistance, keeping shelves well-stocked and merchandise neatly organized, and helping ensure a smooth and efficient shopping experience for every customer.
Your Day-to-Day 

  • Provide friendly, knowledgeable service and prioritize assisting customers
  • Stock, rotate, and organize shelves and coolers, ensuring accurate pricing and signage
  • Inspect products for freshness, proper packaging, and correct sell-by dates
  • Maintain a clean, organized department including sales floor, aisles, and back stock areas
  • Use walkie-talkies to assist with questions and communicate with team members
  • Assist with deliveries, check dates, and report inventory or temperature issues to supervisors
  • If assigned, answer customer phone calls
  • If assigned, assist with training new employees

What you bring to the Farm

  • Knowledge or willingness to learn grocery products and their whereabouts on the sale floor
  • Being helpful and friendly to all customer you may serve
  • 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

Working Conditions

  • Consistently move, adjust, and position items weighing up to 50 pounds
  • Work in cold temperatures for majority of your shift, if in dairy department
  • Safely operate U-boats, pallet jack, and hand carts
  • Use the garbage compactor and cardboard crusher, when needed
  • 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, using a walkie talkie most times
  • Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including 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 - $23.00. 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. 

I understand that other responsibilities may be required and confirm that I am able to carry out the duties of this position.

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Adams Fairacre Farms, Inc.

Adams Fairacre Farms is a family-owned business based on family values and traditions. Our stores are located in Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Newburgh and Wappinger with a new store now underway in the Middletown/Wallkill area on Route 211. Adams celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2019 and supports 100's of local farmers and vendors as well as 1,350 employees. Adams is passionate about their customers and continues to be a leader in Hudson Valley retail.
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