Weekend availability essential, with preference given to applicants available Sundays or both weekend days.

Mittagong Garden Centre is looking for an experienced horticulturist or qualified nursery qualified with a passion for plants, customer service and retail presentation.

We're seeking someone who combines solid horticultural knowledge with retail garden centre experience and understands the importance of keeping plants healthy, beautifully presented and ready for sale.

Key Responsibilities
Provide knowledgeable plant advice and assist customers with purchases.
Maintain plants to exceptional retail standards, ensuring they look their best.
Water, prune, deadhead, fertilise, repot and care for plants appropriately.
Create attractive plant displays and merchandise stock to encourage sales.
Identify and manage plant pests, diseases and general health issues.
Assist with deliveries, pricing, labelling and stock replenishment.
Operate the POS system and assist at the front counter.
Maintain a clean,



organised and welcoming garden centre.

About You
Horticultural qualifications or equivalent practical experience.
Previous retail garden centre or retail nursery experience strongly preferred.
Excellent plant knowledge and an understanding of retail plant presentation.
Confident providing customer advice and actively selling plants and garden products.
Physically capable of lifting and moving pots, plants and bags using protected handling practices.
Reliable, proactive, friendly and able to work independently.

Hours

Casual shifts across weekdays and weekends, potentially including full opening-to-closing shifts.

Sunday availability is highly desirable, and regular weekend availability is essential.

Apply

Please submit your resume, relevant qualifications or experience, and weekend availability.

📌 Retail Horticulturist / Garden Centre Sales Assistant Mittagong
🏢 Mittagong Garden Centre
📍 Mittagong