Garden Center Associate — Customer-Driven & Hands-On Outdoors

McDaniels Do It Center; Center (IN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Locally owned and operated

Career Advancement Opportunities

Employee discounts

Vision insurance

Benefits vary by location

Job summary

McDaniels Do It Center seeks a personable Garden Center Associate to deliver outstanding customer service, generate sales, merchandise garden products, and support the garden center team on the sales floor. You will process transactions quickly and maintain cash register operations.

You will unload deliveries, restock plants, water and care for plant material, and help meet daily goals while keeping the garden center clean and organized.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn plant and garden product knowledge.
• Retail or garden center experience preferred but not required.
• Strong leadership and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication, high attention to detail, and ability to multitask.
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills.
• 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.
• Willing to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

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 promotions and advertisements.
• Accurately and efficiently ring on registers and maintain cash at registers.
• Maintain orderly appearance of the register area and stocked supplies.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by store management.
• Execute daily operational goals and priorities set by management.
• Unload plant deliveries, restock plants, water and maintain plant material, and keep the garden center clean.
• Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or changes to customers.

Skills

Willingness to learn

Retail/garden center experience

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Stamina to stand

Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs

Flexibility to work evenings/weekends/

Tools

Retail computer systems

MS Word

Excel

Job description

McDaniels Do It Center seeks a personable Garden Center Associate to deliver outstanding customer service, generate sales, merchandise garden products, and support the garden center team on the sales floor. You will process transactions quickly and maintain cash register operations.

You will unload deliveries, restock plants, water and care for plant material, and help meet daily goals while keeping the garden center clean and organized.