Garden Center Sales Staff

29 North Brookfield Rd near Woodside Rd, Spencer MA

Description

Back to the Earth. Bemis Farms Nursery, a small local family owned and operated Farm/Nursery/Greenhouse/Garden Center is looking for fun, optimistic team members who enjoy working with, and helping, people. Tasks vary with the season. You would be responsible for greeting customers, finding out what the customer needs (which is not always the same as what they think they want), showing them, or directing them to, the items, and completing the sale. Some customers may also need some assistance with "seat of the pants" design, the kind you scratch out in the sand. It is a great opportunity to share your knowledge in a fulfilling way. In between customers you would assist in the growing, care, and maintenance of plants and grounds. Not every individual is going to have every skill or ability, but the right person should have skills/experience which include several of the following: Be knowledgeable of shrubs, trees, perennials, and/or groundcovers hardy in central New England in order to help guide retail customers efficiently through the selection process. Be a “people person” who sees each of our customers as an opportunity to help someone. We want to celebrate our love of plants with our customers. Have the ability to design “on the fly” with retail customers at the nursery. We like to say you must be readily adaptable to rapidly changing priorities in a fast-paced retail horticulture environment. Every day is different. New opportunities. New things to learn. As a small place, you would be doing a little bit of a lot of things. This might include unloading deliveries, assisting with workshops (especially at Christmas), taking a small delivery, or a myriad of other things. All this requires the physical ability to lug plants as necessary. Two other areas that could be helpful are landscape design and installation, and repair of “stuff”. Neither of these are necessarily required, but would be a bonus. Bemis Farms Nursery and its staff are truly committed to solving a customer's problems, not merely sending them home with a plant. We have a guarantee unsurpassed by anyone, one without specific time limits, which promises a plant will perform in the way it is supposed to. This means we have to be sure the plant will fit the customer’s needs over the long term. We are not out for the quick buck, but rather the long-term customer. We also recognize that what Barry and Eliot Jordan’s father (of Jordan’s Furniture) taught them is as true now as it ever was “Every Business is Show Business” We are not and do not want to be the stodgy stick-in-the-mud garden center. Shopping should be a fun experience. Some weekend hours are a must. Our Staff Manual details the specifics of employment. We encourage you to read a copy if you are interested in our organization. Please feel free to contact Ed or Tina if you have any questions. Minimum one year experience working in the green industry, or Associates degree in agriculture. Members: Massachusetts Flower Growers Association AmericanHort Massachusetts Nursery & Landscape Association Fill out online, or print, an Employment Application from