Garden Center Associate

Grass Pad Inc.; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 19,286 - 24,796; Part time

Job summary

A local garden center in Omaha is looking for Garden Center Associates for part-time and full-time positions. Responsibilities include greeting customers, loading products, and maintaining a clean area. The role requires a positive attitude, excellent customer service skills, and a willingness to work outside. There is great growth potential within the company for the right candidates. If you enjoy outdoor activities and customer interaction, this role may be for you.

Qualifications

• Must have a smile and positive attitude when interacting with customers.
• Ability to lift and load materials into customer vehicles.
• Willingness to engage with customers and assist them.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and assist with loading products.
• Maintain a clean and safe loading area.
• Check customer tickets and guide vehicles.

Skills

Customer service

Positive attitude

Attention to detail

Ability to work outside

Self-starter

Job description

Job Title: Garden Center Associate
Location: Omaha
Status: Part-Time, Full-Time, Hourly, daytime, weekday and weekend availability
Reporting Relationship: Store Manager
Work Schedule: Seasonal/Flexible

Grass Pad is hiring Part-Time and Day-Time Garden Center Associates to work in our Omaha location.

We take pride in offering a full-service experience at Grass Pad, which includes loading products for the customer. As a Garden Center Associate, you will be responsible for reading the customer’s receipt and loading the correct products into their vehicle in a timely manner. The customer comes first at the Grass Pad and having a smile on your face and a positive attitude is an important part of the job. Ensuring the customer has an excellent experience and leaves with the correct products is the top priority of this position.

This position has great growth potential in the company for the right person.

Job Might Be For You If:

• You have a great attitude. We want our customers to enjoy shopping with us, and every person at the Grass Pad contributes to that experience.
• You enjoy working outside and being active.
• You enjoy working with people and interacting with customers.
• Take pride and ownership in the work that you do.
• You’re looking for a seasonal job with a great company.
• You have interest in lawn and landscape or outdoor activities.
• You are a self-starter and take pride in your work.

As a Garden Center Associate, your typical day might include:

• Greeting customers at the loading dock, checking their tickets, and loading fertilizer, sod, straw, mulch, rocks, plants, and other material into customers’ vehicles.
• Guiding customer vehicles in to and out of the loading area in an efficient manner.
• Being polite, respectful, and courteous to all customers to ensure a great customer experience.
• Taking ownership of the customer loading area to keep it clean, safe and clear of debris and full of the appropriate products.
• Helping with store chores like cleaning, emptying trash, opening and closing procedures, and other tasks as necessary.

Other Responsibilities Include:

• Engaging in conversation with the customer during the loading process.
• Understanding our branded products and packages.
• Assisting with watering in the nursery and flower departments.
• Assisting with unloading nursery trucks and displaying nursery products.
• Referring customer questions to the appropriate staff member.

Company History

Grass Pad is a family-owned company that started during the 1960s in Omaha, selling grass seed and fertilizer. Since then, we’ve built a business on honesty, integrity and putting the customer’s success first and foremost. We now have 6 locations – one in Omaha and five in the Kansas City area.

At the Grass Pad it is not uncommon to find people that have worked here for decades. We love passion and dedication in our employees, and when we see those traits, we fight to keep people around and help them grow. We offer career and responsibility growth, management training and extensive on the job training.

Grass Pad maintains merit-based employment and is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.

Seasonality

Our busy season spikes in the spring and the fall. Normal business hours vary with the season, with our longest opening hours during the spring and falls seasons. For most of the year, our store is open 7 days a week. Weekend and overtime work will be required during the busy seasons.