Join Our Team

Join our team

Van Wilgen’s Garden Center is a family-owned and operated garden center with over 100 years of experience in the plant industry. We’re always looking for friendly and energetic individuals to join our family as we continue to grow. If you’re a hard-working team player with a passion for plants and a commitment to customer satisfaction, then we want you on the Van Wilgen’s team!

NOW HIRING

Part-time and full-time seasonal positions are available in the main store in North Branford! If you think you could be a good match, please drop off your application at our store or email it to info@vanwilgens.com. More details on available positions can be found below.

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Our Values Guide Us: In Everything We Do!

Team – Reliable, Experienced, Adaptable
Integrity – Honest, Respectful
Passionate – Inspired, Knowledgeable
Fun – In Everything We Do

AVAILABLE POSITIONS

Please email your applications to info@vanwilgens.com or drop them off in person in North Branford!

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OLD SAYBROOK

Position: Cashier/Sales Associate/Key Holder
Description and Duties: Open and/or close store, watering, plant maintenance, top-notch customer service, friendly greetings, register ringing, restocking plants and hard goods 
Hours/wk: 20-30
Typical Weekly Schedules: 3-4 days per week
Employment Type/Season: Part Time/ April – December
Note: Weekend availability is a plus
Competitive Hourly Pay
Flexible Hours

GREENHOUSE

Location: North Branford
Position: Customer Service/Sales
Description and Duties: Watering plants, restocking plants and pottery, condensing plants, pricing plants
Hours/wk: 25-35
Typical Weekly Schedules:
Sample 1.) Monday – Friday 8AM – 2PM
Sample 2.) Monday – Friday 12PM – 6PM
Note: Weekend availability is a plus
Employment Type/Season: Seasonal Part-Time, April – June with possible reduced hours
Competitive Hourly Pay
Flexible Hours

STORE

Location: North Branford
Position: Cashier
Description and Duties: Friendly greetings, ringing customers, restocking, pricing, and top-notch customer service.
Hours/wk: 25-30
Typical Weekly Schedules:
Sample 1.) Monday – Friday 8AM – 6PM
Note: Weekdays, weekends, afternoons/early evenings, and closers
Employment Type/Season: Seasonal Part-Time, April – June with possible reduced hours
Competitive Hourly Pay
Flexible Hours

GROWING

Location: North Branford
Position: Planting Crew
Description and Duties: Safely and efficiently assist in filling pots with our potting machine, putting pots in trays, plant seedlings, tag plants, arrange plants on growing benches.
Hours/wk: Up to 40
Typical Weekly Schedules: Monday – Friday 8AM – 3PM or 4PM
Note: Weekend availability is not required
Employment Type/Season: Seasonal Full-Time, March to Mid-June
Competitive Hourly Pay

Perennials

Location: North Branford
Position: Team Member
Description and Duties: Assisting customers in choosing plant material, tagging plant material, maintaining displays, assisting in stocking plant material to the retail area, and general watering/plant maintenance. Need to be able to lift and pull!
Hours/wk: 20-30
Typical Weekly Schedules: 3-4 days per week
Employment Type/Season: Seasonal Part-Time with possible reduced hours for summer
Competitive Hourly Pay
Flexible Hours

TREES & SHRUBS

Location: North Branford
Position: Loader
Description and Duties: Helping customers load items into their cars, collecting shopping carts in the parking lot, general plant watering/maintenance, unloading shipments of plants, assisting in putting out plant material to the retail area, general housekeeping
Hours/wk: Based on availability
Typical Weekly Schedules: After school/weekends
Employment Type/Season: Seasonal Part-Time
Competitive Hourly Pay
Flexible Hours

Location: North Branford
Position: Loader
Description and Duties: Loading Bulk, operating Forklift/small Kubota loader, helping customers load items into their cars, collecting shopping carts in the parking lot, general plant watering/maintenance, unloading shipments of plants, assisting in putting out plant material to the retail area
Hours/wk: 25-35
Typical Weekly Schedules: Monday – Friday
Employment Type/Season: Seasonal Part-Time to Full-Time
Competitive Hourly Pay

Location: North Branford
Position: Sales Team Member
Description and Duties: Assisting customers in choosing plant material, tagging plant material, maintaining displays, assisting in stocking plant material to the retail area, general watering/plant maintenance
Hours/wk: Based on availability
Typical Weekly Schedules: During the week and weekends
Employment Type/Season: Seasonal Part-Time
Competitive Hourly Pay
Flexible Hours