What are the responsibilities and job description for the Seasonal Cashier position at Esbenshade's Garden Centers?
Classification: Part-time, Seasonal
Location: Mohnton Retail Store
Duration: Weekly hours March - June
TO APPLY: Please return your completed form via one of two methods listed below.
- Email to: hr@esbenshades.com
- Print and return to the courtesy counter at our Mohnton Store
Description: Cashiers are expected to provide friendly, prompt, and courteous service to our customers with a smile. Potential candidates should demonstrate the ability be patient when faced with a challenge and continually strive to be familiar with all the plants and products our store offers.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide excellent customer service to customers, employees, and management.
- Ensure good communication between customers, employees and management.
- Must be tolerant, tactful, cheerful, sincere, polite, honest, encouraging and accommodating.
- Ability to perform mathematical calculations and take responsibility for cash shortages or overages.
- Closing out cash drawers at the end of shift.
- Keep register area clean, neat and attractive.
- Must be adaptable to changing priorities and varied responsibilities such as cleaning, bringing in carts, pricing, etc.
- Knowledge of weekly sales items and posting on public boards and cashier books.
- Knowledge of our Customer Loyalty Card Program.
- Ability to work flexible hours including evenings if required, weekends, and holidays.
- Commitment to attend employee meetings.
- Willingness to perform duties assigned by your supervisor or management personnel.
- It is mandatory that all employees obey safety rules and exercise caution in all their activities.
Education & Experience:
- Basic plant knowledge is very helpful, but not required.
- Previous computer experience or willingness to learn.
- Register knowledge a plus.
Time Requirements:
- Willingness to work an average of 2 - 3 evenings per week during our Spring busy season (if evening hours are agreed upon at hiring).
- Most Saturdays required.
- Some Holidays (Easter weekend, Mother’s Day weekend) the week of our Parking Lot Sale (June 18 - 21) are required.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to lift heavy objects (up to 25-pounds).
- Must be able to stand for long periods (8 - 10 hours).
- Must be able to work in the following environments: dust, heat, coolness and high humidity.
