FT Garden Center Associate- Salina

Waters Hardware; Salina (KS); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Waters Hardware is hiring a personable Garden Center Associate to deliver outstanding customer service, drive sales, and maintain merchandise at the garden center. The role involves assisting customers, processing transactions, stocking plants, and helping with watering and maintenance tasks.

You will work as part of a team, greet customers, handle phone inquiries, and uphold store promotions while ensuring a clean, organized checkout area and accurate cash handling.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn product knowledge of plant and garden-related products.
• Retail or garden center experience preferred but not required.
• Strong communication and multitasking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service and greet customers in the Garden Center.
• Accurately ring on registers and maintain cash at registers.
• Help maintain and merchandise garden products and displays.
• Restock plants and assist with plant watering and maintenance.
• Support management and complete tasks as assigned by store management.

Skills

Customer service

Retail knowledge

Teamwork

Communication

Multitasking

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Willingness to learn

Physical stamina

Tools

MS Word

Excel

POS systems

Job description

Benefits:

• varies by location
• Locally owned and operated
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee discounts

Looking for knowledge in horticulture and must be able to spend periods of time in the heat watering.

You might be a great fit if…

• You enjoy serving others as we would like to be served.
• Making the best even better.
• You enjoy making a difference in your community.
• You enjoy helping others.
• You enjoy working in teams.
• You're motivated to learn new skills.
• You enjoy working outdoors.
• You enjoy working with your hands.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a personable and outgoing individual to join our team as a Garden Center Associate. The primary responsibilities are to maintain outstanding customer service, generate sales, maintain and merchandise garden products, support the garden center management team when on the sales floor, process sales quickly, accurately, and efficiently, and maintain cash register operations when cashiering.

Responsibilities:

• Provide exceptional customer service.
• Greet customers as they enter the Garden Center.
• Answer phone calls.
• Tactfully and pleasantly deal with customers.
• Maintain awareness of all promotions and advertisements.
• Accurately and efficiently ring on registers and maintain all cash at registers.
• Maintain the orderly appearance of the register area and supplies stocked.
• Perform other tasks as assigned from time to time by store management.
• Execute the daily operational, and day-to-day goals and priorities assigned by the garden center management.
• Responsible for unloading plant deliveries and restocking plants, watering, and maintenance of plant material, and maintaining a clean garden center.
• Issuing receipts, refunds, credits, or changes due to customers.

Qualifications:

• Posses a willingness to learn product knowledge of plant and garden-related products.
• Experience in a retail or garden center environment is preferred but not required
• Strong leadership and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills, high attention to detail, and ability to multitask.
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of retail computer systems, MS Word, and Excel a plus.
• Ability to stand for an extended period of time.
• Able to walk, reach, climb ladders, and bend to perform job duties
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs frequently.
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays to meet the needs of the business.