Garden Center Employee Job Description

Basic Function: To accurately perform duties in sales and customer service, receiving and stocking freight, building and maintaining displays, plant care, follow all policies/procedures and operate the cash register.

This is a seasonal only position, available from March – late June.

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensure that each customer receives outstanding customer service.
• Make sure all products are put up in a timely fashion.
• Maintain plant health by correct care and placement.
• Build displays and follow plan-o-grams given.
• Ensure displays are swept and clean.
• Accurately and efficiently complete sales transactions and maintain proper accountability on register.

Required Skills/Knowledge

• Ability to communicate with customers, other peers and management.
• Ability to work with a cash register.
• Able to receive complaints and problems as they arise from customers.
• Basic plant knowledge or the willingness to learn about plants and gardening.
• The ability to stand on your feet for 5 to 10 hour days, on concrete parking lots.
• The ability to lift 20lbs repeatedly for at least 4 hours.
• The ability to lift up to 50lbs.
• The ability to stoop and bend repeatedly for several hours.
• The ability to work in the outdoors, which could include weather as cold as 25 degrees, as hot as 95 degrees, and long-term exposure to the sun.

Work Shift Information: We only have very part time afternoon shifts available currently. 

Work Site Location: 2300 Lousiana (Checkers store parking lot)

Garden Center Employee Pay $14/hr

Other Benefits: Employees also get a 40% discount off Kaw Valley grown plants, and 25% off other products.