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Garden Centre Sales Associate – Toronto (Stockyards) Jobs in Toronto, ON at Canadian Tire
Full job description
Are you ready to join Canada’s most-shopped general merchandise retailer, with over 500 stores from coast to coast?
Canadian Tire offers customers a unique mix of products and services through three specialty categories in which the organization is the market leader – automotive parts, accessories and service; sports and leisure products; and home products.
Canadian Tire offers competitive compensation packages including; benefits, potential for profit sharing, extensive training, and career opportunities from within and across the country at the Canadian Tire Retail stores.
Summary:
The Garden Centre Sales Associate works in a fast-paced environment that involves constant interaction with customers to deliver friendly and courteous service while explaining features and benefits of lawn and garden products. This role also involves garden centre maintenance (watering and caring for annuals, perennials and nursery stock), stocking shelves, merchandising, customer carry outs and general housekeeping.
Main Responsibilities and Tasks:
Provides excellent customer service to all customers entering the garden centre, by educating them in the care and maintenance of annuals, perennials, nursery stock and related products.
Maintains and rotates annuals, perennials and nursery stock to ensure they are fresh and appealing.
Keeps the garden centre neat and tidy. Assists in the receipt of garden centre products.
Requirements:
Experience in a horticultural customer service role and/or in a customer service role is considered an asset 2 years.
A good working knowledge of nursery stock and horticultural products.
Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment that provides assistance and support to co-workers to achieve common goals.
Ability to multitask, adapt and cope with challenging situations.
Positive attitude, punctuality and solid work ethic.
More about the position:
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
Standing/walking for 8 hours.
Lifting and/or carrying of merchandise items, as required, on a regular, frequent and unassisted basis. Merchandise items may vary in weight from “light” to “heavy”.
Ability to go up and down a ladder while carrying merchandise.
Background Check Requirements:
As a condition of employment, this position may be subject to the successful completion of the following pre-employment conditions:
Employment Verification
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to ensure fair and equitable access throughout the recruitment and selection process.
High-School or Equivalent
Title: Garden Centre Sales Associate – Toronto (Stockyards)
Company: Canadian Tire
Location: Toronto, ON
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