DeGroot’s Nurseries has been providing the best quality service since 1952. Our mission is to create an exceptional service environment that gives customers a wide variety of quality products and services. By ensuring Degroot’s is a great place to work, dedicated staff will provide the knowledge and expertise needed to turn every customer’s garden and landscape needs into reality. We believe that our people are the key to our success. We are currently looking for team members who are passionate about our mission and are excited about new training opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
Supporting your Store Manager with daily duties
Open and close the store
Delivering sales through friendly and efficient customer service
Ensuring our customers have a fun and enjoyable shopping experience
Demonstrating products
Assisting customers with their queries using your product knowledge
Assisting with receiving, pricing, cleaning, merchandising, and inventory
About You:
Strong leadership skills while promoting a team environment
Retail experience is an asset
Excellent verbal/written communication and organizational skills
Basic computer skills
Understands the importance of Customer Service
Sound understanding of mathematics and strong reading comprehension skills
Ability to stand during scheduled shifts
Ability to maneuver up to 25 lbs. regularly and up to 50 lbs. occasionally
Bending, stooping, extended reaching, climbing step stools while placing merchandise throughout the store and assisting Customers
Ability to operate POS system/computer
Benefits:
Casual Dress (DeGroot’s Uniform, jeans and steel toed shoes)
Employee discounts
Benefits package-Dental care, drugs, vision care and more
Room for advancement in 3 to 5 years.
Job Type: Full-time Permanent
Schedule:
Days shifts
Sundays closed (open 5 per year during month of May)
Night Shifts (approximately 10-20 per year -mostly May and the odd event night)
Holidays off (except we are open Victoria Day 8-6)
If you are interested in this opportunity, please email your cover letter and resume to: Dianne Visser at dvisser@degroots.ca. We thank all applicants for applying for this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
