Benefits:

Employee discounts
Flexible schedule

Job Summary

Ellis Home & Garden at 2260 Bert Kouns in Shreveport, LA is now accepting applications for a Seasonal Greenhouse/Sales Associate. This position will help operate our store on a day-to-day basis. Ellis Home & Garden is a family-owned and operated business that offers flexible scheduling, a family-oriented atmosphere, and a great working environment.

Responsibilities and Duties

This position will combine working in our Greenhouse and being a Sales Associate. Greenhouse Associates are responsible for greeting customers, watering plants, taking care of the plants, unloading delivery trucks, helping customers with plant purchases, answering phone calls, and any other assigned duties. The Sales Associates work throughout the store; duties include helping customers with purchases, cleaning, stocking and any other assigned duties.

Qualifications and Skills

High School Diploma or GED required
Some college preferred
Lifting 50+/- pounds periodically
Comfortable working in all weather conditions periodically
Computer proficiency required
Retail point of sale experience preferred
Cash handling experience
Plant knowledge preferred, but not required (we will train you!)
Must be available Nights & Weekends
Must be 18 years of age

Pay determined by experience: starting at $10.00 per hour

Please fill out an application online or apply in person during our business hours; Mon-Fri 9am-6pm

Compensation: $10.00 per hour

The Ellis Family Tradition

Ellis is a family owned and operated company dating back to the late 1800's with its original roots in pottery manufacturing in Marshall, Texas. However, now a days things have changed quite dramatically with Ellis extending its product reach into all different aspects of Home Decor and Gardening. Ellis Home and Garden has been in business over 44 years beginning in Bossier City, La and eventually expanding into East Texas with a total of five retail locations and two seasonal stores.

Ellis has one of the most impressive greenhouse operations around, showing all types of products, from tropical plants out of California to annuals and shrubs grown locally.

Ellis prides their stores on not only having a unique product selection, but also showing its customers how to best use this product with intricate displays throughout the entire store.

Come help keep the Ellis Tradition going by joining us!