Garden Centre Retail Assistant, Permanent Contract (Radyr, Cardiff)

Salary: up to £12.21 per hour depending on age and experience

Location: Pugh's Garden Centre Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8LB

Job Type: 1 x permanent 8 hour contract - Two week rota;
Week One - Tuesday 2:30pm-5:30pm, Saturday 9am-2pm
Week Two - Thursday 2:30pm-5:30pm, Saturday 12:30pm-5:30pm

To apply please download our application form here, complete this and send via email along with relevant CV to sdrew@pughsgardencentre.co.uk

Garden Centre Retail Assistant Job Specifications

Essential skills

  • Excellent people skills, able to listen to customers and colleagues and communicate clearly.
  • Good numeracy and basic IT skills to enable confident use of our till systems.
  • Positive attitude and application
  • Ability to deliver retail standards / requirements as listed above, flexible hard-working approach.
  • Respectful approach to all Pugh's policies including health and safety, and use of staff uniforms
  • An openness to develop new skills and be an active part of new projects and developments
  • Able to work some weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis
  • Confident use of telephones.
  • Lifting and manual work will be required – sometimes in inclement weather

Desired skills (these can be further developed as you work within the team)

  • EPOS till experience
  • Plant and gardening knowledge
  • Retail experience, merchandising of plants and associated products
  • Plant maintenance skills
  • Delivering team targets
  • Some further I.T. skills may be required at times.

Pugh's Staff Wellbeing Benefits

As a permanent employee of Pugh's, after passing your probation period you will be entitled to the following

  • 20%-50% Staff Discounts
  • Full Uniform provided
  • Wide range of training provided
  • Individual Staff Life Insurance
  • Pensions Scheme with NOW Pensions
  • Health Assured - Staff Health & Well-Being Support Scheme
  • Yearly Personal Development Reviews
  • Yearly Uniform Allowance
  • Yearly Holiday Giveaway and Monthly Prize Draws
  • Company-wide progression opportunities