Seasonal Retail Associate Petoskey

Seasonal Retail Associate

American Spoon is looking for warm, food-loving people to join our Petoskey store team for the season. Whether you're a teacher, student, retiree, or simply looking for meaningful seasonal work if you love great food and great conversation, we'd love to meet you.

What you'll do:

• Deliver exceptional, relationship-driven customer service that reflects the American Spoon brand
• Act as a brand ambassador sharing your genuine enthusiasm for our products, our story, and the local ingredients behind them
• Educate customers and fellow staff about our preserves, nut butters, and locally sourced ingredients
• Stock and merchandise the sales floor and stock room, keeping everything organized and beautifully presented
• Maintain a clean, welcoming store environment at all times
• Complete sales transactions accurately using a tablet-based point-of-sale system comfort with everyday technology and touchscreen devices is essential

What we're looking for:

• A genuine passion for food, cooking, and Michigan's locally grown produce
• An energetic, team-oriented attitude with high personal standards
• Experience working directly with the public in retail, hospitality, or a similar setting
• Comfort with technology if you can navigate a smartphone with ease, you'll pick up our POS system quickly
• Previous specialty or small-shop retail experience is a plus, but not required
• Availability on both weekdays and weekends, with Sunday availability especially important
• A commitment to quality and an unwillingness to cut corners

American Spoon has been crafting jams, preserves, and condiments from the finest Michigan fruits since 1982. We're a small company with big standards and our store teams are the heart of how we connect with our customers.