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Retail Sales Associate

The Spice & Tea Exchange®
Pigeon, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 9/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/20/2026
Benefits

  • Free product sampling each week
  • Employee discounts
  • Bonus based on performance
  • Flexible schedule

Attention Foodies! Do you love experimenting with flavors and creating new recipes? Do you appreciate high-quality teas, gourmet spice blends, and artisanal salts and sugars? If you answered yes to any of these questions, we want you to join our team at The Spice & Tea Exchange!

We are seeking enthusiastic Retail Flavor Experts to work at our Pigeon Forge location. As a member of our team, you will be immersed in a fun, creative, and supportive environment that is all about food.

Responsibilities of a Retail Flavor Expert include providing stellar customer service to guests, maintaining inventory levels and pricing products, blending and packaging items, and staying up-to-date on product knowledge. You will also have the opportunity to utilize your math skills by measuring ingredients and following recipes.

If you have a proven track record of excellent customer service and strong communication skills, we encourage you to apply. You will have the chance to work in a unique and dynamic retail environment. Please note that this franchise is independently owned and operated, and all hiring decisions are made by the franchisee management.

Join us at The Spice & Tea Exchange® and embark on a flavorful journey!

About Us

We create and share the experience every day! Life is better lived with a little spice.

The Spice & Tea Exchange ® was founded in 2008, by a group of talented individuals with a passion for life and food. What started as a small shop St. Augustine, Florida, has quickly grown into a nation-wide franchise powered by flavor, passionate franchise owners, and a desire to bring flavorful ingredients to your kitchen. Our franchise owners are the #1 REASON for what we do, and our team is a close-knit family you’d enjoy sitting with around the dinner table.

"Creating & sharing the experience of a more flavorful life," is the mission and cornerstone of our business, in which we strive to provide guests with quality products and flavorful memories. We offer a high-quality, diverse assortment of products in a sensory shopping experience. One step into our shops will kick your senses into high-gear as you open the jars and smell, explore recipes, and speak with our knowledgeable staff about your culinary interests.

At The Spice & Tea Exchange we are committed to our mission. If you have a desire to inspire coworkers and customers, we may have a place for you at the table!

Job Includes

Operating a cash register, greeting guests and helping them find what they're looking for, packaging spices, seasonings and loose-leaf teas, restocking shelves, keeping the shop tidy, open/close the shop, being a keyholder. Brewing & making tea's to go.

From the hiring manager

We are looking for someone who would primarily be on an opening shift, possibly 4-5 days per week.

Please have reliable transportation. Our employees usually say this is one of the most enjoyable and easiest jobs they've had which is why most have been with us for years.

We do our best to be flexible with our employees as well as create a positive and uplifting environment that encourages your input as a team member.

Barista experience is a plus as we are always trying new drinks at our Tea Bar. We do a monthly bonus based on the daily average sales as well as tips.

Compensation: $14.00 per hour

We create and share the experience every day! Life is better lived with a little spice.

The Spice & Tea Exchange ® was founded in 2008, by a group of talented individuals with a passion for life and food. What started as a small shop St. Augustine, Florida, has quickly grown into a nation-wide franchise powered by flavor, passionate franchise owners, and a desire to bring flavorful ingredients to your kitchen. Our franchise owners are the #1 REASON for what we do, and our team is a close-knit family you’d enjoy sitting with around the dinner table.

"Creating & sharing the experience of a more flavorful life," is the mission and cornerstone of our business, in which we strive to provide guests with quality products and flavorful memories. We offer a high-quality, diverse assortment of products in a sensory shopping experience. One step into our shops will kick your senses into high-gear as you open the jars and smell, explore recipes, and speak with our knowledgeable staff about your culinary interests.

At The Spice & Tea Exchange we are committed to our mission. If you have a desire to inspire coworkers and customers, we may have a place for you at the table!

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to The Spice & Tea Exchange Corporate.

Salary : $14

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