Floral Designer

About the role

Hy-Vee is hiring a Floral Designer in its floral department in Wausau. The role creates arrangements to customer specifications, leads floral clerks and keeps the department stocked, fresh and running smoothly. It covers FTD and Teleflora orders, customer advice on floral care and leading the department when needed. The position is hourly and requires candidates to be 18 or older.

Key responsibilities

• Greet customers, advise them on plant and floral care, take special requests and create arrangements to exact specifications
• Clean, process, cut and wrap flowers properly, and fill orders on time, including arrangements for weddings, funerals and anniversaries
• Process FTD, interstore, Teleflora and internet orders while keeping order details confidential
• Inventory product, check freshness, care for damaged goods and replace as needed
• Train floral clerks on simple designs, phone orders and daily tasks, and instruct, assign and review the work of others
• Order flowers and supplies daily or as needed with the Floral Manager's direction
• Place specials in the store, stay current on industry trends and help decorate in-store events
• Unload trucks, store product and replenish merchandise, and answer the phone promptly

Required profile

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Three years of similar or related work experience preferred
• Ability to stand and walk frequently, use sharp knives and blades safely, and handle heat and cleaning chemicals
• Ability to operate a delivery vehicle according to DOT standards
• Strong customer service, leadership and communication skills; confidentiality of customer orders required

Employment is contingent on passing a pre-employment drug screen. Some holidays may require extended hours.