Planter & Deliverer

Job Responsibilities:

• Move, load, and unload plants and products from trucks using a forklift or by hand.
• Maintains a clean job site: picks up all tools and equipment and secures the job site each day to eliminate potential hazards.
• Ensures that proper safety and incident reporting procedures are followed.
• Drives company truck and informs manager of maintenance issues.
• Ensures vehicle has fuel at all times
• Prior to leaving the Garden Center for the job site, the associate doing the planting must call the customer to let them know they are on their way.
• Upon arrival at the job site, the associate must let the customer know they have arrived.
• Personal radios and music players of any sort are not allowed on landscape jobs.
• Please refer to the Company dress code for appearance standards. In addition, shirts must be worn on job sites at all times.
• At the end of each workday, the job site should be cleaned up and left.
• free of cigarette butts, food containers, and other debris.
• Associates are required to have drinking water with them at job sites at all times.
• Prior to leaving the job site, ensure the job is complete and check in with the customer prior to leaving the job site.
• Maintain a polite, friendly, and responsive demeanor with customers
• Knowledge of proper planting/transplanting, soil health, insect/disease diagnosis and treatment, etc.

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

• A valid driver's license and clean driving record are required.
• Ability to communicate with customers, other peers, and management.
• Ability to function in a fast-paced environment and to multi-task.
• Ability to receive and address complaints and problems from customers as they arise.
• Basic plant knowledge or the willingness to learn about plants and gardening.
• Team-oriented and able to work under the direction of the Manager and/or Leads.
• The ability to work outside in various weather elements.
• Strong time management skills.
• Knowledge of basic math skills
• Reliable transportation
• Nursery experience is not required, but extremely helpful.

Physical requirements of the job:

• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
• Use shovels, loppers, Jack Hammer, sledge hammer, hand pruners
• The job is physically demanding and requires a lot of problem-solving, time management skills, and a commitment to learn.

Education:

• High school Diploma or equivalent.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 35 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• A valid driver's license and clean driving record are required.
• Are you able to lift 75-100 lbs.?

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person