Garden Center Clerk
About The Position
The primary focus of this position is to assist customers with greenhouse purchases and maintain all greenhouse products. The Garden Center Clerk ensures the health of plants and prepares correct soil conditions for each plant. This individual is responsible for maintaining flowers, trees, plants and shrubs. Responsible for pruning plants as necessary, spraying flowers, trees and plants to prevent disease and pests, and arranges and presents the plants and flowers so they are ready for sale. This individual assists with customer purchases and makes recommendations when needed, while providing exceptional guest service by creating a friendly and fun atmosphere for guests to shop. Operates a cash register.
Requirements
- Friendly
- Dependable
- Passionate about working with people
Responsibilities
- Assist customers with greenhouse purchases
- Maintain all greenhouse products
- Ensure the health of plants
- Prepare correct soil conditions for each plant
- Maintain flowers, trees, plants and shrubs
- Prune plants as necessary
- Spray flowers, trees and plants to prevent disease and pests
- Arrange and present plants and flowers for sale
- Assist with customer purchases and make recommendations
- Provide exceptional guest service by creating a friendly and fun atmosphere
- Operate a cash register
Benefits
- 10% employee discount on grocery items
- Additional franchise-specific discounts available at company owned Ace Hardware, Caribou Coffee, Erbert and Gerbert’s, and Pet Supplies Plus locations
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- Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation)
- Paid Floating Holidays & time and a half (1 ½) paid for hours worked on a company-recognized holiday
- Sunday Premium Pay – an extra $1 per hour for hours worked on Sundays (some exclusions apply)
- Paid Military Leave
- Employee recognition programs with monetary rewards including in-store vouchers, years of service, and employee of the month
- Employee Health & Wellness Programs, Challenges and Resources
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – unlimited phone access to legal, financial, and work-life services and up to five free in-person counseling sessions, per situation/issue, per year
- Access to a national discount marketplace for travel, electronics, auto/home insurance , entertainment and more
- Tools, resources and opportunities for career growth and development
- 401(k) plan options
- Match up to 20% of the first 5% contributed to 401(k)
- Participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
- Education benefits including tuition discount and scholarship programs
- Additional Voluntary Benefits – such as vision, accident and critical illness insurances
- Medical & Dental Insurance (for full-time positions)
- Health Savings Account (HSA) (for full-time positions)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) (for full-time positions)
- Tuition Reimbursement (for full-time positions)
- Adoption Reimbursement (for full-time positions)
- Paid Family Caregiver Leave (for full-time positions)
- Company-sponsored Term Life Insurance (for full-time positions)
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance (for full-time positions)
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance (for full-time positions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
