Stew Leonard's Farm Fresh Food

Costumed Character

Stew Leonard's Farm Fresh Food  •  $35k/yr  •  Farmingdale, NY (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

Stew Leonard’s, a family-owned and operated fresh food store founded in 1969, has locations in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Stew’s earned its nickname, the “Disneyland of Dairy Stores” because of its country-fair atmosphere, with costumed characters and animated entertainment throughout the store that keep children entertained while parents shop.

Costume Character
Part Time Hourly – Estimated pay range $17.25 depending on qualifications and experience
Must be at least 18 years and older

The Costume Character provides entertainment to customers and their children while they shop.

Your day-to-day:

• Wear the required costume and walk the store floor greeting children and customers
• Provide high fives and photo opportunities, at the request of the child(ren)
• Be aware of reaction of child(ren)
• Attend each scheduled birthday party
• Attend special events, as required (Halloween Trick-or-Treating, Egg Hunt, Christmas Tree lighting, etc.)
• Adhere to all health, sanitation, and safety regulations
• Other duties, as assigned

Qualifications:

• Entry level position; no prior experience required
• Great customer service
• Good oral communication

What you bring to the team:

• Great work ethic
• Problem solver
• Self-motivator
• Flexible
• Honest

Working Conditions:

• Requires prolonged wearing of costume; 2 hours at a time and can be excessively warm.

Satisfy:
• Greet customers with a friendly smile and positive attitude, ensuring that each customer feels welcome and appreciated.
Teamwork:
• Collaborate with team members to ensure the smooth operation of the store, offering assistance and support where needed.
Excellence:
• Improve and maintain the efficiency of the store in order to reach success.
Wow:
• Be a positive ambassador for the store, representing our S.T.E.W. values in all interactions with customers and team members. You are the biggest WOW!

Why you’ll love working here!

Family Oriented: We respect the personal balance between work and family with career opportunity and growth- over 80% of our managers have been promoted from within.

Benefits: High value, high quality Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, 401 K plan for FT & PT team members, family & personal time, life insurance, and more!

Environment: Have you seen the Avocado Girls? Chiquita Banana? Or the singing Parrot?

Pay Day: We’re thrilled to offer our team members Dayforce Wallet – a new way to get paid. Say bye-bye to pay day and hello to pay your way. Get your pay as soon as you earn it, at no cost to you – It’s your money, why should you have to wait? Request your pay as you earn it.

We take pride in the power of diversity, inclusion, and being socially responsible to the communities which we live and do business

Apply today and start as soon as 1 week!

For more information on working at Stew Leonard’s click on the link below!
http://www.stewleonards.com/work-at-stews/

Stew Leonard's is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.
Stew Leonard's Farm Fresh Food

About Stew Leonard's Farm Fresh Food

Stew Leonard’s began as a small dairy store founded in 1969 with just seven employees. Today, Stew Leonard’s is still family-owned and operated, but has grown to become a nearly $600 million business with more than 2,000 employees. The company has received worldwide acclaim for excellence in customer service and quality and was selected to FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work for in America” list for ten consecutive years.

In addition to the headquarters in Norwalk, Conn., Stew Leonard’s has stores in Danbury and Newington, Conn., Yonkers, Farmingdale and East Meadow, N.Y and a food and wine store in Paramus, NJ.

Stew Leonard's was dubbed the "Disneyland of Dairy Stores"​ by the New York Times, because of its costumed characters, scheduled entertainment, petting zoo and animatronics throughout the stores.

The company has received worldwide acclaim for excellence in customer service and quality and is featured in two of management expert Tom Peter's books: A Passion for Excellence and Thriving on Chaos. In 1992, Stew Leonard's earned an entry into The Guinness Book of World Records for having "the greatest sales per unit area of any single food store in the United States."​

Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Norwalk, CT
Year Founded
1969
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