Seasonal Garden Shop Assistant

Stew Leonards • Clifton, NJ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Garden Shop Attendant works in a seasonal outdoor department and helps customers with plant, gardening, tool, and landscaping product questions and purchases. The role includes greeting customers, providing friendly and effective service, maintaining clean and organized areas, unpacking and stocking merchandise, and keeping displays full and properly signed. The attendant learns the seasonal range of products, including spring, fall, and Christmas merchandise, and handles customer inquiries and complaints. Other projects may be assigned as needed.

The position is seasonal and runs until the end of December, pays $17.00 per hour, and requires applicants to be at least 18 years old. The department may expose employees to extreme heat or cold, rain, and snow. The job involves frequent walking, standing, and lifting up to 100 pounds, as well as occasional climbing, pulling, pushing, and reaching. The employer highlights teamwork, customer service, reliability, flexibility, and representing the store positively.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Safely operate a forklift and other equipment used in the day-to-day operation of the Garden Shop.
• Demonstrate safe use of box cutters, skid sheers, and other hand tools.
• Have great customer service skills.
• Have good written and oral communication skills.
• Have good organizational skills and the ability to multitask.
• Demonstrate an excellent work ethic, interpersonal skills, honesty, flexibility, and problem-solving ability.
• Be able to frequently walk, stand, and lift up to 100 pounds, and occasionally climb, pull, push, and reach.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of plants is a plus but is not required.
• Knowledge of plants, garden equipment, and Christmas trees.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and assist them with inquiries and purchases.
• Provide advice on plants, gardening tools, and landscaping materials.
• Maintain a clean and organized environment.
• Unpack and stock merchandise on shelves and displays.
• Learn the seasonality of Garden Shop products, including spring, fall, and Christmas products.
• Keep displays full and merchandised with appropriate signage.
• Provide quality customer service, answer inquiries, and effectively handle customer complaints.
• Collaborate with team members and offer assistance and support where needed.
• Help improve and maintain store efficiency.
• Represent the store positively in interactions with customers and team members.
• Complete other projects as needed.

Benefits

• Holiday pay.
• Dayforce Wallet access to request earned pay as it is earned, at no cost.
• Career opportunities and growth; the posting states that over 80% of managers have been promoted from within.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed