Job Description

Garden Center Associate

We have immediate seasonal openings in our garden center and retail sales group. This position reports to the garden center manager. Studley's is Rochester's oldest flower shop. And there is a reason for that! Each job in our organization is important and as a team we work together to satisfy our customers. Each plant we cultivate in our greenhouses is carefully selected to flourish in our customers' home or garden. We consult industry experts and carefully research the best plants to ensure success for our plants. The way we all do our work and the overall presentation we illustrate to the public is what keeps our customers coming back and our employees inspired and engaged. Seasonal employees also receive paid holidays and our employee discount!

The person hired will primarily work in the greenhouse/garden center and maintain product by watering and transplanting plant material while pro-actively engaging and assisting customers. This job operates in an indoor and outdoor retail business environment so you will be working in various weather conditions. Must love to be outdoors in New England in the spring and summer months!

The primary duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Plant and transplant greenhouse crops.
• Water, deadhead and maintain live inventory.
• Be knowledgeable about plants and their location in the greenhouses and garden center.
• You have experience using a variety of computer and technological devices such as tablets, smart phones, web-based POS systems, electronic file sharing
• Be aware of price changes, special sales.
• Accept any assignment on the general floor (any location or department.)
• Move, replace, and improve the presentation of plants.
• Load products onto carts or into vehicles.
• General maintenance (sweep, shovel, dust, and cleaning- including bathrooms.)
• Unload delivery trucks; promptly and carefully.

Candidate Profile:

You are knowledgeable and interested in plants and related products. You have strong interpersonal skills, with a high level of enthusiasm, self-motivation, and empathy. You are able to work in a position requiring physical exertion. You can work effectively as a member of a team-oriented environment. You can engage enthusiastically with customers in person. You have strong problem-solving skills. You have the capacity for independent learning and to quickly adapt to new skills. You have experience using a variety of computer and technological devices such as tablets, smart phones, web-based POS system, electronic file sharing. You can regularly prioritize and manage time effectively. You are willing and able to serve in any weather condition, out of doors.

Work environment:

This is either a full-time or part-time seasonal position; schedule requires either Saturday and/or Sunday availability, with flexibility required, including holiday availability. In addition, peak business periods will require extended workdays and work weeks. You should have the ability to lift up to 50 pounds. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing repetitively throughout the entire shift.

Job Type: Full-time

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

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