The Bruce Company is proud to be a local, family-run landscaping company that’s been in business for 70 years. We are passionate about achieving incredible results for our customers and offer an exciting and collaborative company culture where our employees grow along with our company.

We are currently seeking a Green Goods Greenery Associate with customer service or retail industry experience to join our Garden Center Retail Team.

If you are dedicated to customer success and love learning new skills we would like to learn more about you!

Why Choose The Bruce Company

• Enjoy work / life balance, weekly pay, and full-time benefits
• Team-oriented work environment to help you succeed in your career.
• Work on some of the largest Garden Centers in Dane County.
• Establish and develop your career with Southern Wisconsin’s leader in landscaping and Garden Center

Responsibilities / Duties

The Green Goods Greenery Associate is responsible for performing work involving assisting customers and maintaining our indoor and outdoor greenery areas, including providing exceptional customer service to our customers through properly displayed and maintained sales product line for optimal sell-through, price products, and assisting customers with their purchase of plants and related product.

• Provides exceptional customer service to Retail Garden Center customers.
• Serves as plant expert regarding available plants, products, and plant care to best help with customers' greenery needs.
• Maintains presence of greenery area; picks up and straightens plants and products; maintains proper display and placement of signage.
• Tags and pulls sold material to appropriate holding areas.
• Performs sweeping and general cleaning of work area; cleaning and clearing drains as needed.
• Stocks plant material and products; loads and unloads materials and supplies (requires lifting and carrying over 50 pounds or more)
• Maintains the health of plants in greenery, watering, deadheading, or removing leaves as needed to ensure the quality and longevity of plants.
• Unloads trucks with nursery and greenery product deliveries; checking in inventory deliveries as needed.
• Maintains a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
• Develops familiarity with other products and items sold through the retail garden center.
• Set standards for a satisfactory company image that invites customers to repeat their business.
• Assist with snow removal during the winter months as business needs dictate.
• Follows company safety policies and procedures at all times.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirement

• Work is primarily performed both indoors and outdoors.
• May have exposure to outdoor weather conditions, including inclement weather (rain, snow, heat, or cold).
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Hearing protection is required for duties such as equipment operation that expose the individual to elevated noise levels.

Schedule

• Full-time Seasonal position
• Occasional overtime as workload dictates
• Typical work hours are Monday-Friday between 9 : 00 am to 6 : 00 pm.
• Ability to work a minimum of two weekends per month (generally every other Saturday and Sunday) is required.

Skills You Will Need

• Previous experience working in a retail setting is preferred.
• General horticulture and plant knowledge, including plant identification, diseases, and plant care or ability to learn is required.
• Good organizational and communication skills.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English.

Benefits

The Bruce Company offers a competitive hourly wage, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement benefits, and more coupled with a challenging and team-oriented work environment to help you succeed in your career.

Visit us at www.brucecompany.com to learn more.

The Bruce Company is proud to be an Affirmative-Action Equal Opportunity Employer.

This position description is not intended to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities of the job. Further, the duties assigned may be added, deleted, or modified at any time at the discretion of management.

Last updated : 2024-05-08