We are looking for a full-time passionate, friendly Floral Designer to join our team. 

English Gardens is a family-owned business focused around offering excellent customer service and expert plant knowledge to a variety of clientele.

The primary responsibility of this position is to create floral designs in a timely, profitable, professional and creative fashion to meet the needs of the customers while utilizing the OMNI system for Production.

English Gardens Associates:

• Find it easy to smile and work hard.
• Possess enthusiasm and initiative.
• Excel at Customer Service.
• Are willing to learn new things and improve themselves in service and product knowledge.

Job Requirement and Responsibilities:

• Complete daily orders for delivery and will calls.
• Produce fresh and permanent arrangements for retail sales.
• Take and create special orders (i.e. parties, weddings, and funerals).
• Cost out properly, material usage and proper retail assignment utilizing the Production Module in OMNI.
• Know flower names, color, varieties and availability.
• Know and understand proper care and handling of product.
• Maintain a safe and orderly individual desk site and surrounding areas.
• Recommend and inform management of repairs, improvements and maintenance of floral area.
• Inform management of out of stock items.
• Answer phones, takes orders and answer questions from customers and other staff in the store.
• Must be able to work flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays, if necessary.
• Completion of daily paperwork.
• Proper uniform at all times unless otherwise informed.
• Maintenance of stock items.
• Maintain order and cleanliness of cooler.
• Attend periodic trade shows, seminars, design contests, decorating jobs, etc. as asked by manager.
• Maintain waste sheets.
• Proper usage of all equipment.
• Assist in creating and developing arrangements for holiday and monthly specials.
• Participate in all staff meetings.
• Use proper procedures to reduce waste and shrink.
• Proper packaging of all outgoing orders.
• Ensure proper supply on hand of boxes and shipping materials.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

Required:        High School Diploma or GED and Floral Design education and/or certification

Desirable:        College degree and Floral Design education and/or certification.

Experience:

Required:        A minimum of two years of floral sales design experience in related position.

Desirable:        5 + years of floral sales design experience in a retail environment.

 

Must be able to:

• Stand and walk up to 8 hours per day.
• Lift 30 to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to use the necessary tools to effectively perform this job such as a floral knife.
• Adjust to seasonal temperatures.
• Must pass a criminal background check.

We Offer:

• Generous Employee discount (up to 50% off)
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Fun work environment, with flexible retail schedule
• Benefits and 401k after designated length of employment

Location:

6370 Orchard Lake Road  West Bloomfield, MI 48322