Yard Workers are important members of the Star Nursery team. They provide outstanding customer services and sales assistance to customers. They answer customers' questions, recommend products/ materials & provide a safe working/shopping environment. They provide general plant upkeep & quality control and work outside in yard area of our stores. Job Description:
- Follows operations standards for cost control, waste reduction, quality, safety, and complete and on-time service
- Follows policies in the areas of operations techniques, materials usage.
- Loading and unloading plant material
- Operating a forklift
- Product quality control
- Product knowledge & Plant maintenance (watering, cleaning, pruning)
- Stocking & Labeling
- Store upkeep
- Receiving, Stocking & Moving Merchandise
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Skills:
- Planning: an ability to think ahead and plan in short/ long term ranges
- The ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
- Problem analysis and problem resolution at both a strategic and functional
- Strong ability to interact in a positive manner with varying types of customers, both retail and commercial
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong team player
- Commitment to company values
- Ability to follow directions as well as work independently to achieve goals and complete assigned tasks
- Ability to work outdoors in all types of weather
- Forklift experience (will train and in- house Certify for 18+ years of age)
Qualifications:
- Effective and relevant work experience in lawn and garden center industry or equivalent
- honest and hard working
- Must be able to work long hours (seasonal overtime available) in all types of weather conditions
- Must be able to lift & move plant material
- Must be able to pass a drug test (safety sensitive position)
- Authorization to work in the United States
Physical Aspects of the job
- Frequently bending, twisting and rotating trunk, arms and legs
- Standing 100% of the time/walking 99% of the time/climbing 10% of the time
- Working with arms extended and bent constantly
- Frequently moving parts and stock weighing up to 35 pounds, 10 to 50 feet
- Occasionally moving parts and stock weighing up to 50 pounds; pushing and pulling
- occasionally
- Frequently moving merchandise weighing 10 to 25 pounds from floor to counter
- Occasionally moving and stocking overhead shelves with parts weighing 5 to 15 pounds
- Constant gross hand and finger dexterity; frequently grasping and manipulating
- Constant hand and eye coordination