Adams' Deli Salad Chef (Full Time, Morning Shifts)

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 Deli Salad Chef, this means delivering prompt, friendly service, preparing and handling food with care and accuracy, working precisely, yet speedily, when filling catering orders, and using product knowledge to assist customers with their selections and special orders.

Your Day-to-Day 

• Provide friendly, knowledgeable service and assist customers with deli orders and catering selections
• When a customer needs assistance, give the customer priority over the task at hand
• Prepare daily deli salads, ensuring that the product used is fresh and that the presentation meets Adams’ quality standards
• Take customer orders and work with Homesome software to assure accuracy  
• Create new and seasonal recipes for deli salads
• Stock and rotate deli products, ensuring freshness, proper labeling, and attractive displays
• Maintain full knowledge of deli offerings, including pricing and sale items
• Be the front line of quality control to ensure all items are prepared and ready to go for catering orders
• Prepare salads, sandwiches, and fresh slice items as assigned
• Clean slicers, tools, and work areas, and help keep the deli department organized and sanitary

What you bring to the Farm

• Excellent customer service, verbal, and written skills
• Friendly and welcoming atmosphere for all customers within the deli department
• 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 knowledge about Adams’ products and quality
• Must work efficiently and at a productive pace per department needs

Working Conditions

• Must be 18 years old
• Consistently move, adjust, and position items weighing up to 25 pounds
• Safely Operate deli slicers and other equipment necessary to operate the department
• Ability to remain in a stationary position for duration of a shift
• Effectively communicate with others and work in a productive/fast pace environment
• 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 in tight and confined spaces
• Use the compactor and cardboard crusher for disposing of garage and cardboard

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: $18.50 - $25.90. 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.