A *garden center associate* plays a crucial role in maintaining a positive customer experience and ensuring the smooth operation of a garden center or nursery.
Along with maintaining plants, organizing merchandise, serving customers and monitoring the sales floor for security.
* *Customer Assistance and Engagement*:
* *Assisting Customers*: Garden associates serve as a helpful resource for customers.
They aid customers with a wide range of inquiries, from choosing garden decor to selecting the right tree and shrub.
* *Greeting Customers*: When customers arrive, garden associates greet them warmly and address any questions they may have.
Excellent customer service and engagement are essential.
* *Product Knowledge*: Associates continually update their knowledge about the products, plants and services offered by the garden center.
They provide accurate information to customers.
*Operational Tasks*:
* *Cash Registers*: Garden associates operate cash registers, manage financial transactions, and balance drawers.
* *Merchandise Presentation*: Associates maintain a neat and orderly appearance throughout the sales floor, ensuring that products and displays are well-presented.
* *Promotions and Upselling*: They introduce opportunities and promotions to customers, cross-selling products to increase overall purchase amounts.
Make recommendations to customers on new items, substitutions and other specials.
* *Environmental Maintenance*: Garden associates contribute to the overall beauty and cleanliness of the garden center environment.
Including pulling weeds, fertilizing and pruning.
* *Plant Maintenance:* such as watering plants and becoming familiar with and examining products to maintain plant health.
* *Answering phones* and handle calls in a timely and professional manner.
*Preferred skills*:
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
* Plant knowledge is a plus, but not required.
* Ability to operate store equipment (e.
g.
, phones, cash registers, garden hoses).
* Attention to detail and organizational skills.
* Customer-focused mindset.
* Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.
Whether you’re helping customers choose the perfect plants or maintaining a beautiful garden center, the role of a garden center associate is vital in creating a positive shopping experience for all garden enthusiasts!
We are looking for employees with a willingness to learn.
ability to work independently and in a team environment.
Full-Time and Part-Time positions are available.
Must be able to work a minimum of 3 days a week.
This is a seasonal job but, has the potential to become a year round position.
Wage is dependent upon experience.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Seasonal
Expected hours: No less than 20 per week
Benefits:
* Employee discount
* Flexible schedule
* Opportunities for advancement
* Store discount
Schedule:
* 4 hour shift
* 8 hour shift
* Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
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