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Jim Whiting’s Nursery & Garden Center is a family-owned, established nursery and landscape business. We hire quality people who take pride in their work and care about excellent results. We offer a stimulating work environment, competitive wages, career-building skills and employee discount.

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Nursery Sales Manager

Jim Whiting Nursery & Garden Center is a family-owned and operated independent garden center in Rochester. For almost 50 years, we have taken pride in offering the best selection of the highest quality plants, garden products and accessories around- with outstanding customer service to match!

We employ customer-driven people that are dedicated to creating a refreshing and extraordinary shopping experience. For our employees, we offer a fun, fast-paced, challenging environment and the opportunity for growth and success. We are committed to maintaining a work environment that encourages trust, hard work, efficiency, self-motivation, initiative, continuous improvement, and teamwork. We provide an opportunity for personal and professional growth and a great employee discount too!

Primary Responsibilities:

• Be knowledgeable about product and its location on the property.
• Be aware of price changes, special sales.
• Identify plants as well as problems such as diseases, weeds, and insect pests.
• Seek opportunities to upsell merchandise or services.
• Accept any assignment on the general floor (any location or department.)
• Move, replace, and improve the presentation of inventory.
• Water, deadhead and maintain live inventory.

Competencies:

• The minimum requirements include one year horticulture experience.
• Possess broad horticulture experience (trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, etc.)
• Able to interact pleasantly and courteously with customers.
• Willing to promote sales at any opportunity.
• Requires frequent and consistent, moderate to heavy, lifting (up to 50 lbs.)
• Willing and able to serve in any weather condition, outdoors.
• Flexible as to shift, hours, or employment duration

What We Offer:

• Flexible hours
• Paid training
• 30% Employee discount
• Indoor/Outdoor working environment
• Healthy work atmosphere
• Requires frequent and consistent, moderate to heavy, lifting (up to 50 lbs.)
• Willing and able to serve in any weather condition.

Job Types: Full-time Seasonal

Retail Sales & Cashier – Seasonal Part-Time Retail Garden Center Associates

(May-Early Summer)

We are now accepting applications for Seasonal Garden Center Associates. Part-time seasonal positions are available. Applicants should have strong people skills, a positive can-do attitude, and a strong work ethic. Retail, horticulture, and/or customer service experience preferred. Interest in plants, design,
and a willingness to learn are essential. Hours available 7 days a week 9 am – 6pm, with weekend and some holidays required. Some lifting is required and ability to be on your feet for a few hours in the outdoor environment. Duties include: Running cash register, selling merchandise, providing superior customer service, and some cleaning.

Duties include: 

• Running cash register
• Selling merchandise
• Providing superior customer service
• and some cleaning

Tree & Shrub Sales Associate
(May-Thur Summer)

We are now accepting applications for Seasonal Tree & Shrub Sales Associates. Part-time seasonal positions are available. Applicants should have strong people skills, a positive can-do attitude, and a strong work ethic. Retail, horticulture, and/or customer service experience preferred. Interest in trees, shrubs, and a willingness to learn are essential. Hours available 7 days a week 9 am – 6pm, with weekend and some holidays required. Some lifting is required and ability to be on your feet for a few hours in the outdoor environment. Duties include: Running cash register, selling merchandise, providing superior customer service, and some cleaning.

Duties include: 

• Running cash register
• Selling merchandise
• Providing superior customer services
• and some cleaning