Plantarea Assistant Bedding Plants – Essex
Salary: Depending on experience
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Plantarea Assistant Bedding Plants (ref:DS8419)
Location: Essex
Salary: Depending on experience
Date: 03 Jun
Job Type: Full-Time
Duration: Permanent
Our client is seeking a Plant Area Assistant (Bedding Plants) to be a full-time member of their Plant Area team that has won numerous awards. They grow the majority of their bedding and seasonal plants on site in the nursery, and set high standards for the quality of plants which they grow and sell.
They create displays which help their customers to purchase, and thus increase sales. They are looking for someone who can combine knowledge of bedding plants and gardening with excellent customer service skills. As part of this role you will be working in the greenhouses moving and displaying plants, plant care & maintenance and of course delivering great customer service.
The Role
Key duties:
- You will undertake daily watering, maintenance and stocking up of the bedding plant areas.
- You will confidently answer customer queries and be knowledgeable about planting combinations and looking after plants.
- You will create commercial displays, which inform and inspire customers and encourage linked sales. When needed you will assist in other areas of the business, including nursery production.
The Candidate
Your capabilities:
- You'll have a passion for plants. You must be able to thrive in a fast paced environment, be commercially aware and understand how to care for plants in a retail environment.
- You understand what makes a high quality shopping experience for your customers.
- You are creative, and know effective planting combinations.
- Ability to bend and lift plants, and to pull/push trolleys and barrows requirements.
- Horticultural experience essential, whether that's in the form of a relevant qualification and/or experience of working in a garden centre, plant retail or a similar environment.
- Good plant knowledge essential
- Good customer service & communication skills - essential
- You'll need to work five days a week, including one day at the weekend.
- You'll need to work some bank holidays (as part of a rota with other assistants), but will be given a day's holiday in lieu and paid time and a half.
- Report into the Assistant Supervisor (Bedding).
- Work closely with Assistants in the Plant Area (Outdoor, Bedding & Houseplant), Nursery and Retail areas.
- Occasionally work with other supervisors and office staff.
Package:
- Hourly wage to be discussed (paid time and a half at weekends). In addition you will receive the following benefits:
- Discount after one year - employees are entitled to receive discount for the garden centre (some exceptions apply).
- Paid holiday holiday entitlement is 20 days per year, plus bank holidays. Restrictions apply.
- Bonuses are discretionary according to business performance, in Summer and at Christmas.
- Part-uniform provided
- Training & development, as required
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