Job Description

The following are the shifts that we are looking to select Leads for:

Need Sun 9:45am to 6:30pm, Mon-Fri 2pm to 7:30pm and Sat 7:45am to 7:30pm (we will hire 2-3 people to cover these ours)

Garden Center Lead Job Description:

Basic Function: To contribute to the day to day operations of the Garden Center which includes: Sales and customer service, receiving and stocking freight, building and maintaining displays, plant care, acting as an on-duty Lead during store shifts ensuring company Policies/Procedures are followed, operating the cash register, handling daily shift balancing and deposits. Completing store and employee paperwork. Providing training and direction to store employees.

These are seasonal only positions available March - late June.

Essential Responsibilities

• Help ensure all product is put away in a timely fashion.
• Help ensure plant health with proper care and placement.
• Help ensure that the store is kept swept and clean.
• Assist with training and development of a staff of 4 - 10 employees.
• Provide leadership and direction to staff while working.
• Work as a team with other Leads(s) to ensure the store is operating based on company guidelines.
• Responsible for balancing the shift cash drawers and daily sales receipts.
• Responsible for preparing and making deposits daily when closing the store.

 Required Knowledge/Skills

• Ability to communicate with customers, staff and management.
• Ability to work with a cash register.
• Able to help resolve complaints and problems as they arise from customers and employees.
• Basic math skills.
• Basic plant knowledge or the willingness to learn about plants and gardening.
• Ability to work with various technologies such as a cash register, tablets and credit card machines. 
• The ability to stand on your feet for 6-12 hour days (shift depending), on concrete parking lots.
• The ability to lift 20lbs repeatedly for at least 4 hours.
• The ability to lift up to 50lbs.
• The ability to stoop and bend repeatedly for several hours.
• The ability to work in the outdoors, which could include weather as cold as 20 degrees, as hot as 95 degrees, and long-term exposure to the sun.

Work Site Location: 1111 E Army Post Rd Des Moines, IA 50315

Garden Center Lead Pay: $18.00/hr

Other Benefits: Employees also get a 40% discount off Kaw Valley grown plants, and 25% off other products. 

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