Yard Worker

Yard Workers are important members of the Star Nursery team.  They provide outstanding customer services and sales assistance to customers.  They answer customers’ questions, recommend products/ materials & provide a safe working/shopping environment.  They provide general plant upkeep & quality control and work outside in yard area of our stores.

  Job Description:

• Follows operations standards for cost control, waste reduction, quality, safety, and complete and on-time service


• Follows policies in the areas of operations techniques, materials usage.


• Loading and unloading plant material


• Operating a forklift


• Product quality control


• Product knowledge & Plant maintenance (watering, cleaning, pruning)


• Stocking & Labeling


• Store upkeep


• Receiving, Stocking & Moving Merchandise


• Performs other related duties as assigned                                                                                                                                                             

Skills:

• Planning: an ability to think ahead and plan in short/ long term ranges


• The ability to organize and manage multiple priorities


• Problem analysis and problem resolution at both a strategic and functional


• Strong ability to interact in a positive manner with varying types of customers, both retail and commercial


• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills


• Strong team player


• Commitment to company values


• Ability to follow directions as well as work independently to achieve goals and complete assigned tasks


• Ability to work outdoors in all types of weather


• Forklift experience (will train and in- house Certify for 18+ years of age)

Qualifications:

• Effective and relevant work experience in lawn and garden center industry or equivalent


• honest and hard working


• Must be able to work long hours (seasonal overtime available) in all types of weather conditions


• Must be able to lift & move plant material


• Must be able to pass a drug test (safety sensitive position)


• Authorization to work in the United States

Physical Aspects of the job

• Frequently bending, twisting and rotating trunk, arms and legs


• Standing 100% of the time/walking 99% of the time/climbing 10% of the time


• Working with arms extended and bent constantly


• Frequently moving parts and stock weighing up to 35 pounds, 10 to 50 feet


• Occasionally moving parts and stock weighing up to 50 pounds; pushing and pulling


• occasionally


• Frequently moving merchandise weighing 10 to 25 pounds from floor to counter


• Occasionally moving and stocking overhead shelves with parts weighing 5 to 15 pounds


• Constant gross hand and finger dexterity; frequently grasping and manipulating


• Constant hand and eye coordination