👨 Smokey and Sunshine HIRING NOW: Customer service / sales in garden centerSunshine: Smokey, we need plant people.
Smokey: Does your girlfriend know plants?
Sunshine: Of course. She fertilized my donuts so they would grow larger.
Smokey: Did it work?
Sunshine: Kind of. I gained three pounds.
Smokey: Perfect. Bring her in.TopTropicals.com is looking for a part-time customer service and sales team member for our
Ft Myers Garden Center.
If you genuinely love plants, enjoy helping people, and don't mind getting your hands dirty in a tropical nursery environment – then working with rare tropical plants,
fruit trees, and fellow plant lovers can be fun and rewarding!
💼 Responsibilities
· Help walk-in customers select plants and check out
- · Answer customer questions by phone, email, social media, and message board
- · Open and close office, operate cash register
- · General customer service and sales support
📚 Requirements
· Genuine love for plants and willingness to learn. We will train
- · Friendly, patient, and polite with customers
- · Strong work ethic and reliability; punctuality is essential
- · Ability to follow instructions and work efficiently
- · Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and comfortable working outdoors in Florida heat and weather
- · Drug-free - background check and drug test upon employment
- · Valid Florida driver's license and reliable transportation
- · Must love cats - our famous "PeopleCats" helpers patrol the gardens daily
Preferred qualifications
· Basic computer skills (email, office, internet). We will train
- · Previous plant knowledge or nursery experience
- · Sales or customer service experience
💰 Pay
· Starting pay: $18/hour depending on experience and performance
- · Opportunity for growth based on performance
📅 Schedule
· Part-time to start, potential for full-time later
- · Friday and Saturday, 9 am - 4 pm
📍 Location:
Top Tropicals Garden Center
13890 Orange River Blvd
Ft Myers, FL 33905
✍️ How to apply:
Please
email a brief resume and a short paragraph explaining why you'd like this job.
Resume guidelines:
- · Keep it brief; include job history and education
- · Please avoid long descriptions of unrelated experience
- · Tell us why working with plants and people interests you
🚶➡️ To apply in person:
You are welcome to
visit our Garden Center during business hours:
Monday-Saturday, 9 am - 4 pm
To apply in person, ask for Kristi - our manager.
No phone calls please.
Thanks for applying - we hope to see you working alongside our plants,
#PeopleCats, and fellow plant lovers soon.
🟢 Join 👉 TopTropicals