Metcash

Holiculturist

Metcash  •  Commonwealth of Australia (Onsite)  •  1 day ago
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About the role

Do you have a passion for plants, gardening and helping people create beautiful indoor / outdoor spaces?

Hudson Mitre 10 Queanbeyan is looking for a Holiculturist to join our team on a casual basis rostering between Tuesday and Saturday. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys sharing their garden knowledge, providing great customer service, and working in a hands-on retail environment.

You'll be a key part of our Garden Centre, helping customers find the right plants, products and advice for their next gardening project.

What you will be doing;

  • Assisting customers with plant selection, gardening products and seasonal advice
  • Providing outstanding customer service
  • Maintaining healthy, well-presented plant displays
  • Receiving, watering and caring for plant stock
  • Processing sales through the POS system
  • Creating customer orders and organising deliveries where required
  • Maintaining pricing, signage and promotional displays
  • Following safety procedures and helping keep the store clean and tidy

You’ll likely be a match if you have:

  • Strong knowledge of plants, gardening and outdoor products
  • Previous experience in a garden centre, nursery, landscaping, horticulture or a similar environment
  • A genuine passion for gardening and helping customers
  • A friendly, approachable and customer-focused attitude
  • Reliable availability to work a rotating roster between Tuesday and Saturday
  • Basic computer skills and confidence learning new systems

About Us

For over 50 years Mitre 10 has been the local and independent hardware store to thousands of Australians. Our focus is on people, performance and providing great customer outcomes by working together and building partnerships.

Our Hudson Trade Centre is the home of quality hardware and expert advice, proudly servicing builders, tradies and home renovators across the nation. Our vision is to grow and strengthen our business by investing in our people and developing strong partnerships with our customers and our vendors.

If you feel you have what it takes to join us and build your career, we want to hear from you!

Metcash

About Metcash

At Metcash, we’re the power behind an independent Australia & New Zealand. From the humble origins of our first family-owned corner store in 1927, we’ve been backing independents and strengthening the communities they operate in for almost 100 years. With a national network of more than 10,000 independent retailers and a further 90,000 wholesalers, we’re the driving force behind local, family-owned businesses – sticking up for the little guys and helping them become the best stores in town. And while we may be large in size, we’ll always be locals at heart.

Today we’re Australia and New Zealand’s leading independent retail partner and wholesaler in food, liquor and hardware. We have over 80 years of experience supporting and championing the interests of independent grocery, liquor and hardware sectors. Headquartered in Sydney, our world class distribution facilities across the country allow us to operate on a huge scale to unite Australia's independent grocers, delivering products to more than 10,000 retail premises and a further 90,000 wholesale customers across the food, grocery, liquor and hardware markets. Our network of Successful Independents includes a large portfolio of brands such as IGA, Foodland, Mitre 10, Home Timber & Hardware, Cellarbrations and the Bottle-O.

At Metcash we have a single purpose - Successful Independents - it is at the heart of everything we do. Success starts with our people. Employing over 6,000 people, Metcash champions the interests of the independent retail industry. We are a team of people who are resilient and empowered, who take initiative and pride in their work and above all operate with integrity. Our core operations are key to providing our customers and retailers with merchandising, operations and marketing support through our strong retail brands.

Whilst we operate on a huge scale, we think big but we act local. We believe that independence is worth fighting for and this is at the core of our business divisions.

Industry
Wholesale & Distribution
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Macquarie Park, AU
Year Founded
1927
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