Nursery Retail Sales

Burnett's Country Gardens, a full service retail garden center in Salem, CT, is seeking an experienced Nursery Team Member.

Job responsibilities include:

• Providing excellent customer service.
• Directing customers to specific plant locations.
• Recommending plants that meet customer requirements.
• Answering customers’ questions or finding the answers.
• Working with management to plan and place orders.
• Maintaining plant material (watering, fertilizing, deadheading, etc).
• Moving and spacing plant material.
• Maintaining nursery area (sweeping, weeding, mowing, etc).
• Loading and unloading plant material.
• Stocking bagged mulches and soils.
• Maintaining storefront landscaping.
• Assist with landscape installation offsite at customer’s homes.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Ideal candidate will have knowledge of trees and shrubs, excellent people skills, experience with equipment (tractors, forklifts, string trimmers, etc) or willing/able to learn, extreme flexibility regarding hours and tasks assigned. Must be able to lift 50 lbs on a regular basis and work in all weather conditions

Benefits include employee discount, paid time off, 401K and opportunity for health insurance.

Application can be found at: https://burnettscg.com/jobs/

Work Remotely

• No

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $16.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• What experience do you have that qualifies you for this position? Why do you feel you would be a good fit for this role?

Work Location: In person