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Back to the Earth. Small local family owned and operated Farm/Nursery/Greenhouse/Garden Center is looking for fun, positive people able to assist retail customers in the garden center. The successful applicant would be responsible for greeting customers, finding out what the customer needs (which is not always the same as what they think they want), showing them, or directing them to, the items, and completing the sale. Some customers may also need some assistance with "seat of the pants" design, the kind you scratch out in the sand. It is a great opportunity to share your knowledge in a fulfilling way.
Not every individual is going to have every skill or ability, but the right person should have skills/experience which include several of the following:
Knowledge of shrubs, trees, perennials, and/or groundcovers hardy in central New England in order to help guide retail customers efficiently through the selection process.
Applicant must be a people person. If you are normally grumpy, another place might suit you better. We want to celebrate our love of plants with our customers.
Ability to design on the fly with retail customers at the nursery.
Applicant must be readily adaptable to rapidly changing priorities in a fast-paced retail horticulture environment.
Applicant must be able to take praise for a project well done as well as criticism and responsibility for one not done well.
Bemis Farms Nursery and its staff are truly committed to solving a customer's problems, not merely sending them home with a plant. We have a guarantee unsurpassed by anyone, one without specific time limits, which promises a plant will perform in the way it is supposed to. This means we have to be sure the plant will fit the customers needs over the long term. We are not out for the quick buck, but rather the long-term customer.
We also recognize that what Barry and Eliot Jordans father (of Jordans Furniture) taught them is as true now as it ever was Every Business is Show Business We are not and do not want to be the stodgy stick-in-the-mud garden center. Shopping should be a fun experience. You need to understand and accept that also.
We were chosen one of the Top 100 Revolutionary Garden Centers in the country by Todays Garden Center magazine!
Weekend hours are a must. Our Staff Manual details the specifics of employment. We encourage you to read a copy if you are interested in our organization. Please feel free to contact Ed or Tina if you have any questions.
Members:
Massachusetts Nursery & Landscape Association
New England Nursery Association
American Nursery & Landscape Association
Massachusetts Flower Growers Association
Download an Employment Application at www.BemisFarmsNursery.com/employment.htm
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