Job Description
Lawn and garden retail associates advise customers on plants, fertilizers, and equipment to maintain beautiful outdoor spaces and productive gardens. Core duties include recommending products for gardening needs and completing transactions that foster repeat business. This role contributes to community well-being by enabling successful landscaping and agriculture endeavors.
North 40 Outfitters reflects the values of Northwest communities, where passion, dedication, and service drive daily operations. The company promotes learning, builds trust, earns respect, delivers value, and serves customers, rooted in rural lifestyles of farming, racing, and outdoor activities. It upholds honesty and family-centric principles.
Associates handle stocking, merchandising, and asset protection while operating machinery like forklifts and using ladders or pallet jacks. They assist with cashier duties, educate on selling brands, and prioritize fast-paced tasks independently or collaboratively. Lifting includes 0-15 pounds continuously, 15-50 frequently, and 50-55 occasionally via team lifts, all while standing fully during shifts. Weather exposure adds a working challenge for outdoor-focused roles.
Offers competitive wages plus comprehensive perks such as paid holidays, 401(k), health savings, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and product discounts. Hours vary from Monday-Saturday 7am-7pm and Sunday 9am-5pm, accommodating weekends and holidays. Full or part-time options require scheduling flexibility.
Responsibilities
- Provide outstanding customer service and generate sales by suggesting products
- Stock and merchandise products
- Maintain clean and organized department while safeguarding assets
- Assist customers with brand education and gardening knowledge
Requirements
- Willingness to share credit, work in teams, and define success collectively
- Ability to take initiative and embrace change
- Dependable performance against expectations
- Ability to work independently or in groups
- Committed to outstanding customer service
- Good communication skills and ability to engage individuals
- Multitasking and prioritization skills
- Ability to work in fast-paced environments
- Knowledge of gardening, plants, chemicals, fertilizers, and soils
- Forklift experience preferred
- Willingness to be cashier trained
- Ability to educate and assist customers on brands
- Knowledge of lifting and loading techniques
- Ability to lift and carry 0-15 pounds continuously, 15-50 pounds frequently, 50-55 pounds occasionally