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Temporary Garden Centre Associate

Nanaimo, BC
$18 - $18/hour
Mid Level
Full-Time
Temporary
Part-Time

Top Benefits

Group benefit plan (conditions apply)
Flexible work hours
Work-life balance

About the role

Are you looking for a job where you can learn, meet people, have fun, share your ideas and help customers in a family and diverse work environment? Would you like to join one of Canada"s most iconic and trusted companies? We're 100 years young and we need you!!

Job summary

The Garden Centre Associate works in a fast-paced environment to deliver friendly and courteous service to customers. The role involves garden centre maintenance activities such as watering and caring for annuals, perennials and nursery stock, stocking shelves, merchandising and general housekeeping.

Benefits:

  • An amazingly friendly team
  • Continued career opportunities
  • Employee discount (conditions apply)
  • Diverse, inclusive and safe working environment
  • Work-life balance
  • Flexible work hours
  • Ongoing training and learning
  • Scholarship opportunities
  • Reward and recognition program
  • Group benefit plan (conditions apply)
  • On-site parking
  • Public transportation nearby
  • Free coffee
  • Working for an employer that"s involved in the community
  • Working for a locally owned business
  • And much more!!

Responsibilities:

  • Greet, assist and thank customers in a friendly manner, over the phone and in person.
  • Educate customers in the care and maintenance of annuals, perennials, nursery stock and related products.
  • Recommend related products to customers so they leave with everything they need.
  • Assist in the receipt of garden centre products.
  • Ensure that retail tasks are executed efficiently (e.g., maintain and rotate annuals, perennials and nursery stock, stocking, labels, facing, clean area etc.).
  • Perform hole checks to ensure inventory accuracy.
  • Ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations.

Requirements / Skills

  • No experience is required!!! – We will provide all the training you need!
  • Ability to work shifts (days, evenings, week-ends and holidays)
  • Approachable
  • Ability to handle physical demands including standing/walking for 8 hours while frequently lifting and carrying items, using a ladder, twisting, turning and reaching
  • Strong computer skills
  • Ability to find solutions to problems, adapt and cope with challenging situations and make decisions
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with little supervision
  • Ability to distinguish plant types and varieties
  • Ability to follow directions.
  • Knowledge of nursery stock and horticultural products (asset)

This position is ideal for someone looking for summer work.

The start date is flexible.

####The position will be filled as a 'Temporary Contract Position' with an end date of August 31/2026.

Hours can range between 15hr to start, up to 37.5hrs a week during peak season.

Please tell me about your knowledge, experience and what you are looking for in terms of hours and availability.

Salary:$17.85- $18.25 Per Hour

**Vacancy Type:**New

Job Type:
fulltime, parttime, temporary

High-School or Equivalent

About Canadian Tire Corporation, Ltd.

Retail
10,000+

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited ("CTC") is one of Canada's most admired and trusted companies. With world-class owned brands and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies, we are continually innovating with purpose: to be there for Canadians from coast-to-coast.

We are a group of companies that includes a retail segment, a financial services division and CT REIT. Our retail business is led by Canadian Tire, which was founded in 1922 and provides Canadians with products for life in Canada across its Living, Playing, Fixing, Automotive and Seasonal & Gardening categories. Party City, PartSource and Gas+ are key parts of the Canadian Tire network. Our retail segment also includes Mark's, a leading source for casual and industrial wear, Pro Hockey Life, a hockey speciality store catering to elite athletes, and SportChek, Hockey Experts, Sports Experts, and Atmosphere, which offer the best active wear brands. Our 1,700 retail and gasoline outlets are supported and strengthened by our Financial Services division and the tens of thousands of people employed across the country by our Company, local Dealers, franchisees and petroleum retailers. In addition, CTC owns and operates Helly Hansen, a leading technical outdoor brand based in Oslo, Norway.

CTC is an integral part of the communities in which we operate and our legacy of community support, through national and local programs, is initiated and executed by our Corporation, Dealers, franchisees, store operators and employees. Since 2005, our Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities has been helping kids overcome financial and accessibility barriers to sport and recreation in an effort to provide inclusive play for all kids of all abilities.

For more information, visit corp.canadiantire.ca.

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