Nursery Christmas Tree Associate (Seasonal, Flexible Schedule)

Nursery Job Description

Reports To: Nursery Manager

At Adams, we prioritize creating a warm and welcoming environment for both our customers and team members. We believe exceptional customer service goes beyond meeting needsit's about treating everyone with genuine respect, kindness, and appreciation. Each team member is expected to greet customers personally, serve them with friendly, polite, and knowledgeable assistance, and always put customer needs above other tasks. Additionally, we value a workplace where employees treat each other with the same courtesy and respect as our customers, fostering a collaborative and supportive atmosphere that reflects our commitment to service excellence.

Adams Employees are expected to provide friendly service to our valuable customers, ensuring that each experience reflects the commitment to providing quality products that Adams is known for. For the Nursery Christmas Tree Associate, this means assisting customers in selecting the perfect tree, wreath, or seasonal greenery, providing care tips to ensure long-lasting freshness, and safely preparing items for transport. It also means maintaining an organized and festive sales area, keeping products well-stocked and displayed, and ensuring each customer's holiday shopping experience is cheerful, efficient, and memorable.

Your Day-to-Day

• Help customers purchase, prepare, and load Christmas trees, wreaths, and other holiday greenery.
• Load carts or vehicles for customers and ensure safe handling of products.
• Provide the best customer service by greeting shoppers, offering knowledgeable assistance, and thanking them for visiting Adams.
• Keep all areas of the nursery yard clean, organized, and fully stocked with correct signage.
• Give priority to assisting customers over other tasks to ensure prompt service.
• If assigned, operate the register and handle transactions accurately.
• If assigned, assist with holiday wreath making or receive, unload, and inspect materials from deliveries.
• Work effectively as part of a cohesive team across all areas of the nursery.

What You Bring To The Farm

• Excellent customer service to all customers and their families
• Knowledge on all Christmas trees, wreaths and other products on the nursery and polyhouse sales floor
• Ability to operate Adams' point of sale systems
• Willingness to work collaboratively and communicate with a team of co-workers and managers
• Exhibit enthusiasm, positivity and/or knowledge about Adams' products and quality
• Ability to demonstrate and set the example for Adams' culture and values
• Must be at least 18 years old
• Tie and/or secure Christmas trees or other products to customers` vehicles
• Consistently move, adjust, and position items weighing up to 50-80 pounds
• Keep nursery areas clean and organized for ease of access for all customers and other employees
• Able to work in colder weather conditions and temperatures for the duration of your shift
• Ability to remain in a stationary position for duration of shift
• Occasionally ascend/descend a stepstool, stepladder, and/or ladder
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers for duration of shift
• Communicate with others to exchange information

Perks Of The Job

At Adams, we believe in recognizing and rewarding excellent work with competitive compensation and meaningful benefits. In addition to quality compensation, at Adams you can expect generous medical, dental and vision coverage (for applicable roles), voluntary benefits like Pet Insurance, paid time off and holiday pay, flexible pay schedules with DailyPay, and best of all, our generous Employee Discount.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets, experience, training, certifications and other business needs.

At Adams, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each situation. We're committed to providing a supportive and rewarding environment that helps our team members thriveboth professionally and personally.

The above statements are intended to describe the general responsibilities of this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required for this position. It is understood that these responsibilities are subject to the needs of the business and therefore Adams retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

I understand that other responsibilities may be required and confirm that I am able to carry out the duties of this position.