Job Description: Seasonal Garden Center Assistant
Location: Lombard Ace Hardware
Position Type: Temporary, Seasonal (8 weeks, Spring)
Schedule: Flexible, includes weekends and holidays
About Us:
Lombard Ace Hardware is a trusted community resource for home improvement,
gardening, and outdoor living solutions. With a focus on personalized customer
service, we pride ourselves on creating a welcoming and knowledgeable shopping
experience.
Position Summary:
We are seeking an enthusiastic and reliable Seasonal Garden Center Assistant
to join our team during the busy spring season. This temporary position is
ideal for someone who enjoys working outdoors, interacting with customers, and
has a passion for plants and gardening.
Key Responsibilities:
-- Assist customers in selecting plants, gardening supplies, and related products.
-- Provide basic care advice for plants, including watering, sunlight needs, and pest prevention.
-- Receive, organize, and stock plants, soil, fertilizers, and other garden center inventory.
-- Maintain the cleanliness, organization, and presentation of the garden center.
-- Ensure plants are properly watered and cared for during your shifts.
-- Operate point-of-sale (POS) systems for customer purchases, if needed.
-- Assist with unloading deliveries and replenishing stock.
-- Answer customer questions or direct them to appropriate team members for assistance.
Qualifications:
-- Interest in gardening, plants, or landscaping preferred.
-- Friendly, customer-focused attitude with strong communication skills.
-- Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions.
-- Physically able to lift up to 50 pounds, bend, and stand for extended periods.
-- Punctual, dependable, and able to work independently or as part of a team.
-- Prior experience in retail, landscaping, or a garden center is a plus but not required.
What We Offer:
-- Competitive hourly wage.
-- A fun, supportive, and fast-paced working environment.
-- Employee discount on store merchandise during employment.
-- Opportunities to expand knowledge of plants and gardening.
Join the Lombard Ace Hardware team and help us make our community's gardens and outdoor spaces bloom this spring!
We are your local hardware store and we are a part of your community. Ace Hardware has over 5,000 stores around the world with the majority of those stores independently owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. These hard working men and women are part of the fabric of your community. They are small business owners who are local and loyal...just like it ought to be. While others have become large and impersonal, at Ace, we've remained small and very personal. That's why we say a visit to Ace, is like a visit to your neighbor.
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