Career-Garden Centre Sales Associate

Full and part time positions available

Languages: English

Experience:
Technical knowledge/understanding of agriculture or horticulture is an asset but not mandatory.  Previous employment in the industry is an asset.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Resourceful with a willingness to learn and find the answers to customer questions.
• Assisting customers and other associates with questions regarding plants, plant care, pests, growing conditions (etc) for a wide variety of landscape plants
• Assist with cash duties as needed.
• Comfortable using a computer, POS system, and mobile device.
• Price, arrange, display, and stock all garden centre plants and products.
• Watering, cleaning, condensing, organizing, and maintaining plants.
• Assist customers in loading purchases into their vehicles.
• Answering phones and text messages in a professional manner.
• Has a willingness to learn new skills.
• Is excited to work in a fast-paced, always-changing industry.
• Maintaining a clean and safe working environment for customers and staff.
• Ensuring proper PPE is in use whenever necessary.

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Work under pressure.
• Attention to detail.
• Working outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Maintaining a clean and safe working environment for customers and staff.
• Bending, lifting, and crouching.
• Ability to lift 25-50lbs (plants, plant material, bags of soil etc.)

Please note: only candidates being considered will be contacted for an interview.