Floral Studio Assistant

Position: Floral Studio Assistant

Department: Operations Warehouse

Location: Chicago

Report to: Dan Hogan Studio Manager

Standard work week: Part-time hourly to start M-F some weekends/peak holidays. Early mornings.

Rate: $18 - $23

Flowers for Dreams is ushering in a craft flower movement. Locally crafted flowers for fair and honest prices across locations in Chicago Milwaukee Detroit as well as overnight shipping to most of the Great Lakes region. Every bouquet benefits an amazing local charity. Named one of Business Insiders Most Inspiring Companies in America we are the very first flower B Corporation to certify in the US and are proudly 1% for the Planet.

We are seeking a hard working efficient and adaptable Floral Studio Assistant to support our Chicago floral team. The Studio team works closely with the Purchasing/Buying department and Operations/Productions teams (Weddings Events and Daily Deliveries) to ensure proper receiving care and maintenance for our perishable inbound product This individual keeps the fresh portion of our facility running smoothly to meet operational needs.

• Assist with receiving quality assurance and floral care for incoming daily fresh shipments and deliveries

• Assist with addressing damaged excess or incorrect items.

• Assist with organizing all fresh materials for production teams

• Assist with fresh floral maintenance and cooler sanitation

• Additional prep and cleaning duties

• Able to organize and work with a team

• Collaborates and communicates easily

• Extremely detail oriented and ability to prioritize and multitask

• Level headed in high volume environments

• Able to stand walk reach climb kneel and crouch

• Must be comfortable standing for long periods of time

• Able to regularly lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds

• Computer proficient

• Floral variety knowledge highly preferred or willingness to learn

• Spanish speaking a plus

• United HealthCare Insurance

• 401(k) retirement savings plans with employer matching

• Company provided computer

• Dental and vision insurance

• Life insurance (Free)

• PTO/paid holidays

• Wellness days

• Family leave

• Student loan repayment

• FSA/HSA

• Commuter benefits

• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

• 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

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.