Garden Center Associate (Contract Position)

The Garden Center Associate works in a fast-paced environment that involves constant interaction with customers to deliver friendly and professional service while sharing knowledge of plants and explaining features and benefits of lawn and garden products. This role also involves Garden Center maintenance (watering and caring for plants), stocking shelves, merchandising, customer carry outs and general housekeeping. This is a temporary role from April till the beginning of July 2024.

Customer Service:

• Experience delivering extraordinary customer service in a retail environment
• Track record of maintaining high standards for the team and implementing quality processes
• Is extremely personable and enjoys interacting with team members and customers

Daily tasks will include but are not limited to:

• Provides excellent customer service by educating customers in the care and maintenance of annuals, perennials, nursery stock and related products.
• Performs daily retail tasks such stocking, facing, labelling, inventory checks.
• Assists in the receipt of Garden Centre products.
• Ensures inventory and price accuracy; reports discrepancies.
• Takes care of plants to ensure they are fresh.
• Takes initiative in keeping Garden Centre clean, organized and safe.
• Completes other tasks, as required.

Requirements:

• Experience in a horticultural customer service role.
• Good working knowledge of nursery stock and horticultural products.
• Highly approachable and customer-oriented individual.
• Ability to take on various Garden Centre activities and projects.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision as well as part of the team.
• Pesticide handling license and forklift ticket are considered an asset.
• Ability to cope with physical demand of the job: constant standing, walking, lifting, carrying items.

Please apply with your resume online or at the store.

We thank all the applicants for their interest in employment with Canadian Tire; however please note that only those selected for interview will be contacted

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary, Contract
Contract length: 3 months

Salary: From $18.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Gardening: 1 year (preferred)
• Customer Service: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person