Nursery and Perennial Assistant

Full Time
Rockford, IL 61114
Posted
Job description

Position: Nursery and Perennial Assistant

Position Overview: Nursery and perennial associates are employed to promote, merchandise, plant, maintain, and sell nursery stock, roses, perennials, and other plant material. Associates also answer phones and provide excellent customer service company wide.

Essential Functions and Duties:

  • Greet customers when entering or leaving department
  • Daily Watering and Fertilizing of all plants
  • Maintaining premium quality plants
  • Plant production
  • Unloading shipments
  • Check in a price inventory
  • Merchandising plant material in creative and beautiful displays
  • Maintaining a clean and tidy department and workspace
  • Ensure pricing is correct
  • Resolve customer complaints, guide them and provide relevant information
  • Pleasantly deal with customers to ensure satisfaction
  • Enter and receive purchase orders
  • Create and generate price tags and bar codes
  • Make plant signage
  • Other duties assigned by Nursery Manager or Chief Executive Officer

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Ability to provide high level customer service
  • Product knowledge
  • Telephone etiquette
  • Verbal communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to merchandise goods
  • Attention to detail
  • Organizational skills
  • Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
  • Ability to work as a member of a team
  • Ability to stand and be on your feet for long periods of time
  • Ability to lift product 50lbs or more

Education and Training:

  • Fulfilled or working towards high school diploma or its equivalent
  • Prior experience in retail and customer service desirable but not required
  • Prior experience and education in horticulture industry desirable but not required

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Internship

Pay: $13.00 - $15.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Holidays
  • Weekend availability

Education:

  • High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

  • Nursery or Horticulture: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

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