Stew Leonard's Farm Fresh Food

Seasonal Garden Shop

Stew Leonard's Farm Fresh Food  •  $36k/yr  •  East Meadow, NY (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

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.

Seasonal-Garden Shop Attendant

Hourly – $18.25

Must be at least 18 years and older

Position Description:

Position Overview:

The Garden Shop Attendant is responsible for accurately receiving, organizing, stocking, lifting, watering incoming merchandise, supplies, and plant materials. Thi

Key Responsibilities:.

  • 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

  • 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

Satisfy:

  • Greet customers with a friendly smile and positive attitude, ensuring that each customer feels welcome and appreciated.

Teamwork:

  • Collaborate with team members to ensure the smooth operation of the store, offering assistance and support where needed.

Excellence:

  • Improve and maintain the efficiency of the store in order to reach success.

Wow:

  • Be a positive ambassador for the store, representing our S.T.E.W. values in all interactions with customers and team members. You are the biggest WOW!

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!

For more information on working at Stew Leonard’s click on the link below!

http://www.stewleonards.com/work-at-stews/

Stew Leonard's is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.

Stew Leonard's Farm Fresh Food

About Stew Leonard's Farm Fresh Food

Stew Leonard’s began as a small dairy store founded in 1969 with just seven employees. Today, Stew Leonard’s is still family-owned and operated, but has grown to become a nearly $600 million business with more than 2,000 employees. The company has received worldwide acclaim for excellence in customer service and quality and was selected to FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work for in America” list for ten consecutive years.

In addition to the headquarters in Norwalk, Conn., Stew Leonard’s has stores in Danbury and Newington, Conn., Yonkers, Farmingdale and East Meadow, N.Y and a food and wine store in Paramus, NJ.

Stew Leonard's was dubbed the "Disneyland of Dairy Stores"​ by the New York Times, because of its costumed characters, scheduled entertainment, petting zoo and animatronics throughout the stores.

The company has received worldwide acclaim for excellence in customer service and quality and is featured in two of management expert Tom Peter's books: A Passion for Excellence and Thriving on Chaos. In 1992, Stew Leonard's earned an entry into The Guinness Book of World Records for having "the greatest sales per unit area of any single food store in the United States."​

Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Norwalk, CT
Year Founded
1969
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