​Work With Us

Bayview Farm and Garden is a popular destination garden center, gift shop and cafe on Whidbey Island, WA. The health and growth of Bayview Farm and Garden depends upon the excellent service our guests receive from our staff, the quality of our products and the overall beauty, comfort, and calm our guests encounter.  We hire for seasonal and sometimes year-round positions. 

If you are interested in joining our team, please read through and find our available positions and application for employment below. Thank you!

What is Year-Round Employment at Bayview Farm and Garden?
We are always keen to meet skilled individuals to add to our year-round team. These skilled positions involve retail horticulture, gift/design merchandising, restaurant kitchen and front of house experience.   

What is Seasonal Employment at Bayview Farm and Garden?
Seasonal employment is temporary employment for a period of approximately four to five months and may include weekends and holidays. Historically our seasonal time runs from mid-February to early July.  Seasonal staffing is a great way for new staff to try out our company and in turn we develop a relationship and see if you are a great fit.  Some seasonal staff have transitioned to permanent staff and/or you are invited back for another spring season with us depending on many factors such as availability and needs. 

Necessary Skills for All Positions:
  • Eager to engage with the public in a friendly, welcoming, and professional manner. 
  • Willingness and prepared to work indoors and outdoors in all kinds of weather.
  • Love to stay busy and contribute in a positive and productive manner. 
  • Some positions require the ability to lift and carry up to 50lbs. repeatedly throughout the day.
  • Excellent attention to detail and efficiency.
  • Great communication skills.
  • Willingness to take direction from management and desire to cooperate with fellow staff. 
  • Work well as a team member or alone as workload requires. 
  • Adjust seasonally and help in all areas. 
  • A commitment to workplace safety; both physical safety and safety from discrimination and/or harassment.  The willingness to work with people from all backgrounds, gender, race, and other affiliation. 

Available Positions

Annual and/or Perennial Buyer
Hourly FT. Reports to ownership

Job Overview
We are seeking an energetic and detail-oriented buyer to be part of our team. You will be responsible for forecasting, selecting, and purchasing plant material. Your responsibilities will include ordering, receiving, maintaining, and selling plant orders. Must be able to work as a team with ownership, vendors, other department managers and co-workers in a positive constructive spirit.

Responsibilities and Duties
  • Provide positive customer service. Assist customers with plant selection and achieving success in their gardens.
  • Collaborate with ownership on seasonal product plans, strategically balance immediate and long-term needs, design schemes, and sales budgets.
  • Source great new products, support relationships with key vendors and pursue/evaluate new vendors.
  • Receive, process and stage plant orders. Provide invoices to bookkeeper, and purchase order verification.
  • Effectively negotiate with vendors for optimum pricing without compromising quality.
  • Update and maintain accurate vendor information.
  • Liaison between departments and vendors.
  • Contact vendors to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, maintain quality control, missed or late deliveries, and other issues.
  • Supervise stocking, watering, weeding, and maintaining plant displays as directed by ownership.
  • Position may involve occasional travel to attend shows, nursery tours, etc. 
​
Qualifications
  • 3 years Retail Nursery experience required.
  • Plant/horticultural knowledge necessary.  
  • Must provide outstanding customer service attitude and skills in a fast paced, dynamic setting.
  • Excellent organization, multi-tasking, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • This position includes a mixture of indoor and outdoor work in varied weather conditions. Includes: walking, standing bending, moving, and lifting.

    Application for Employment

    If you are interested in joining our team, please fill out the form below and upload your resume and cover letter as your first step in the process. If you are unable to do so, you can instead download the PDF application below and fill it out and email to jobs@bayviewfarmandgarden.com or bring it, along with your Resume and Cover Letter, by the Garden Shop. We look forward to hearing from you!
    Contact Information
    Employment Desired:
    Employment History
    ​    List your last 3 employers, starting with your present or most current job. Include job positions held and your start and end dates. If you require additional space to provide a full work history, please include that in your resume.
    Questionnaire
    References
    Please list 3 personal references, their email, and their phone number so we may contact them.
    Resume & Cover Letter
    Max file size: 20MB
    Max file size: 20MB
    Bayview Farm & Garden is an equal opportunity employer. Bayview Farm & Garden does not discriminate in employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service.

    I understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for Bayview Farm & Garden to hire me. If I am hired, I understand that either Bayview Farm & Garden or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause and without prior notice. I understand that no representative of Bayview Farm & Garden has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary.

    I attest by checking the box below and filling out my name that I have given to Bayview Farm & Garden true and complete information on this application. No requested information has been concealed. I authorize Bayview Farm & Garden to contact references provided for employment reference checks. If any information I have provided is untrue, or if I have concealed material information, I understand that this will constitute cause for the denial of employment or immediate dismissal.
    Thank you for applying at Bayview Farm & Garden.  Applicants will be called for interviews if they meet our requirements
Filling out the above form is preferable, but if you are not able to do so you may download the file below and email it to jobs@bayviewfarmandgarden.com or bring it, along with your Resume and Cover Letter, by the Garden Shop. Thank you.
bfg_application_for_employment_2020-2021.pdf
File Size: 152 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File