SEASONAL GARDEN ATTENDANT/ OUTDOOR HELPER

Garden Shop Attendant

Stew Leonard's, a family-owned and operated fresh food store founded in 1969, has locations in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Stew's earned its nickname, the "Disneyland of Dairy Stores" because of its country-fair atmosphere, with costumed characters and animated entertainment throughout the store that keep children entertained while parents shop.

Position Overview: The Garden Shop Receiver is responsible for accurately receiving, organizing, and stocking incoming merchandise, supplies, and plant materials. This role ensures inventory is processed efficiently and safely while maintaining a clean, organized receiving area. The ideal candidate has experience operating forklifts and performing accurate data entry to support inventory management systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Receive, unload, and inspect incoming shipments of garden center products, including plants, soil, pottery, tools, and seasonal merchandise.
• Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material-handling equipment safely and efficiently.
• Verify shipment contents against purchase orders and delivery documents.
• Accurately record received items into inventory systems; ensure data input is timely and error-free.
• Tag, label, and organize merchandise for stocking or special orders.
• Communicate discrepancies, damages, or missing items to management and vendors.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized receiving area in accordance with company safety guidelines.
• Assist with inventory counts and reconciliation as needed.
• Collaborate with sales associates, managers, and greenhouse staff to ensure product flow and availability.
• Follow all safety standards and equipment-operation protocols.

Qualifications:

• Previous experience as a receiver, stock associate, or related warehouse/retail role.
• Forklift certification and demonstrated experience operating forklifts required.
• Strong computer skills and accurate data entry experience, including use of inventory management or POS systems.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. and work in outdoor/weather-exposed areas when needed.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and reliability.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of garden center products is a plus, but not required.

Work Environment: This role involves working both indoors and outdoors, often in varying weather conditions, and requires frequent lifting, bending, and moving of materials.

• The garden shop is a seasonal outdoor department and exposure to weather is possible, such as extreme heat or cold, rain or snow, etc.
• The position requires frequent walking, standing, and lifting with a maximum of 100lbs and occasional climbing, pulling, pushing, and reaching

Why you'll love working here!

Family Oriented: We respect the personal balance between work and family with career opportunity and growth- over 80% of our managers have been promoted from within.

Benefits: High value, high quality Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, 401 K plan for FT & PT team members, family & personal time, life insurance, and more!

Environment: Have you seen the Avocado Girls? Chiquita Banana? Or the singing Parrot?

Pay Day: We're thrilled to offer our team members Dayforce Wallet a new way to get paid. Say bye-bye to pay day and hello to pay your way. Get your pay as soon as you earn it, at no cost to you It's your money, why should you have to wait? Request your pay as you earn it.

We take pride in the power of diversity, inclusion, and being socially responsible to the communities which we live and do business

Apply today and start as soon as 1 week!