Garden Center Merchandiser

2 weeks ago

Etobicoke, Canada JEFFERY'S GREENHOUSES INC Full time

**Garden Center Merchandiser** (Etobicoke, #Area2)
- 2 Full Time and 1 Part Time
- Seasonal: (early April to mid-July)
- Location: N Queen St, Etobicoke, ON M9C 4Y1

**If you love flowers & plants, working outdoors and making people smile, we want to meet you**
- Energy and Creativity
- Flair for Merchandising and Plants. (has plant knowledge or willing to learn).
- Loves working outdoors & physical labour.
- Customer service experience

**Job Summary**

**Key Responsibilities**:
Display and maintain spring bedding and potted plants in a big box store setting while driving sales and exceeding customer expectations. This is accomplished by;
- **Meet** weekly deliveries and unpack product as outlined per a provided plan-o-gram
- **Create** visually appealing displays with proper signage for easy shopping.
- **Consolidate, maintain, and groom** live plants as needed, ensuring their care and presentation at high-quality standards, including tasks such as culling or deadheading.
- **Build** and **develop** strong relationships with garden center staff and management.
- **Deliver **exceptional customer service by assisting customers with their spring bedding and potted plant purchases.
- **Organize** storage areas by placing empty shipping racks in designated spaces.
- **Conduct** daily counts of empty shipping racks and submitting accurate reports to supervisors.
- **Support** inventory control by providing detailed and constructive feedback to supervisors.
- **Perform** all work in a safe manner.

**Skills and Knowledge**:

- Previous garden center experience and/or spring bedding and potted plant knowledge is a strong asset.
- Attention to detail, effective organization, and planning skills.
- Exceptional verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Self-driven with the ability to work independently and as a team player.
- Efficient worker, fast pace and highly motivated.
- Intermediate computer skills with the ability to navigate basic computer software (Internet Explorer & Jeffery’s Website).

**Physical Demands**:

- The position involves considerable physical work including walking, lifting (light to moderate), moving, pulling and pushing of carts.
- Ability to work in the outdoors and adjust to climate changes.

**Work Environment & Requirements**:

- Local travel may be required between garden centers.
- Steel-toed safety boots/shoes (green patch) are required.

**Work Hours**:

- Monday to Friday.
- Weekend shifts required.
- Variable shifts and hours (Daytime availability preferred)
- Longer hours will be required during peak (May) season.

**Wage**:

- $17.00/hr
- Paid mileage and phone expense where applicable
- For applicable positions requiring travel between stores which are located in city centres (GTA), monthly bus pass will be reimbursed.

We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Jeffery’s is an equal opportunity employer. If selected for an interview, please advise us if you require accommodation during the interview and selection process.

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

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

**Experience**:

- Merchandising: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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