Inventory Assistant

Position: Inventory Assistant

Department: Operations Warehouse

Location: Chicago IL

Schedule: Part-time hourly

Rate: $17 to start

About Us:

Flowers for Dreams is ushering in a craft flower movement. Locally crafted flowers for fair and honest prices across locations in Chicago Milwaukee and Detroit as well as overnight shipping in the Great Lakes region. Every bouquet benefits an amazing local charity. Named one of Business Insiders 20 Most Inspiring Companies in America and a Best for the World B Corporation using business as a force for good.

We are seeking a hard working efficient handy and tech-savvy Inventory Assistant to support our Chicago facilities/office and warehouse-related operations including but not limited to building and equipment maintenance waste management package processes safety warehouse receiving inventory cycle counts and accuracy. The Inventory team works closely with the Purchasing/Buying department and Operations/Productions teams (Weddings Events and Daily Deliveries) to ensure the facility is running smoothly to meet operational needs.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with inventory counts maintenance cleanliness incoming daily shipments and deliveries

• Assist with addressing damaged excess or unused items

• Assist with processes that ensure all materials equipment/tools and products are staged for production teams and returned in a timely manner e.g. items required for wedding/event design on-site installation tear-downs post event

• Assist with facility repairs and maintenance

Qualifications:

• Able to organize and work with a team

• Collaborates and communicates easily

• Able to stand walk reach climb kneel and crouch

• Must be comfortable with heights

• Able to regularly lift and/or move objects up to 10 pounds frequently lift and/or move objects up to 30 pounds

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook

• General repair and maintenance abilities

Benefits for qualifying employees:

• United HealthCare Insurance with employer participation

• 401(k) retirement savings plans with employer matching

• Company provided computer if required

• Dental and vision insurance

• Life insurance (Free)

• PTO

• Wellness days (Paid Sick Leave)

• Family leave

• Student loan repayment

• FSA/HSA

• Commuter benefits

Values:

• Do Good - Lifes Most Persistent and Urgent Question Is What Are You Doing For Others Martin Luther King Jr

• Take Risks - Whoever Dares Wins Sayeret Matkal

• Challenge Yourself - Every Artists Was First An Amateur Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Make it Beautiful -Design is a Behavior Not a Department David Milne

• Act Fast - We Have a Strategic Plan Its Called Doing Things Herb Kelleher

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Flowers for Dreams is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization including hiring recruiting promotion termination layoff leave of absence compensation benefits training and internship. Flowers for Dreams makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications merit and business needs at the time.