Garden Center Associate

Lane Forest Products•Eugene, OR

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Lane Forest Products has a seasonal opening for a Garden Center Associate at their Corner Store location in Glenwood. This role is for Lane County's leading landscape supplier, focusing on quality with an emphasis on customer service. The position involves assisting customers with plant selections and care, maintaining the retail garden center, and handling merchandise. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of nursery or garden center experience.

Requirements

3 years of nursery or retail garden center experience
Must have the ability to operate a Forklift and a Front End Loader (training provided)
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. throughout the day.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of inventory management including buying, appropriate in-stock levels, and retail pricing preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide friendly customer service and ensure customer needs are being met
Assist customers with plant selections
Advise customers about plant care, watering and fertilizing best practices
Display trees, shrubs and accessories in retail garden center
Ensure the retail yard is stocked with sufficient quantities of merchandise
Assist in ordering and receiving merchandise
Accurate Cash handling
Operate Forklift, Front End Loader and complete all associated training and reviews as necessary
Other duties as assigned