Garden Center Sales Associate

Garden Center Sales Associate

We are looking for enthusiastic, customer oriented people to work on a seasonal basis from February through May to assist customers with garden related questions and recommendations. Advise customers on plant selection, garden layout, planting, plant care, and pruning. Full and part-time positions are available. The associate's duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Daily watering of all plants.
• Unloading trucks.
• Daily inspection and preparation of merchandise.
• Ensuring all plants and items in garden center are priced.
• Advise customers on plant selection, garden layout, planting, plant care, and pruning.
• Assist customers with garden related questions and recommendation.
• Assist in general nursery maintenance, including watering and pruning plant material.
• Restock garden center merchandise.
• Learn and implement daily and seasonal opening and closing procedures.
• Operate a cash register.

Founded by Vincent Costello in 1973 on the principles of problem-solving, building great relationships, and continuous growth and improvement, Costello's is one of the largest family-owned hardware store chains in the United States. Six of Vinnie's ten children are now caretakers of the brand he worked so hard to build. Costello's operates 57 stores in 5 states comprised of 47 Ace Hardware locations through New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, "East Islip Paint" in NY, "Suburban Paint & Commercial Supply" in Maryland, "Tri County Hearth & Patio" in Maryland, "Courtland Fireside Hearth & Spa" in Maryland, "Costello's Hearth & Spa" in NY, as well as nine hearth/spa showrooms in select hardware stores. The company's mission is to grow on the strength of great products, essential services, superior knowledge, and treating everyone like family. For more information about Costello's, visit

Notice to Applicant about this Employer: You are applying for a job with an independently owned and operated cooperative member of Ace Hardware Corporation, who owns and operates this Ace Hardware retail store location. Ace Hardware Corporation is not the employer for this position. The independent store owner alone is responsible for and independently makes all decisions concerning employment related matters, including hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing and scheduling. Ace Hardware Corporation will not receive a copy of any applications submitted for this position, does not control interviews and/or hiring decisions, and has no control over or responsibility for the employment policies and practices of the independent store owner. If hired, the independent store owner will be your only employer. The Ace Hardware trademarks, logos and designs are owned by Ace Hardware Corporation and used by independent store owners under a license from Ace Hardware Corporation.