Garden Center Associate

Lane Forest Products • Eugene, OR

2d • $17 - $18 • Onsite

About The Position

JOIN LANE COUNTY'S LEADING LANDSCAPE SUPPLIER! Lane Forest Products has a full time opening for a Garden Center Associate position at our Corner Store nursery location in Glenwood. Our team focuses on quality with an emphasis on customer service. If you’re a person who has at least 3 years nursery or garden center experience, this may be the perfect job for you.

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

Benefits

• Competitive base wage
• Health, Vision, Dental and Supplemental Benefits
• Purchasing Discounts
• Employee Assistance and Wellness Programs
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• 401K and Roth IRA with company match
• Challenging opportunities, training and growth potential

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed