Floral Clerk

Additional Considerations (if Any)

At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.

About the role

Job Title: Floral Clerk
Department: Floral
FLSA: Non-Exempt

Responsibilities

• Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store.
• Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store.
• Makes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible.
• Assists customers by:
• escorting them to the products they’re looking for
• securing products that are out of reach
• loading or unloading heavy items
• making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests
• performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience.
• Answers the telephone promptly when called upon, and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call.
• Affords assistance with placing orders over the phone or in person and completes the paperwork involved with a floral order.
• Works with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
• Prepares, finishes, and replenishes product as necessary.
• Includes but not limited to: small floral and greenery arrangements, corsages and boutonnieres, roses, carnations, and other flowers, balloons and balloon bouquets, and bows for floral arrangements and plants.
• Waters plants.
• Takes daily delivery list.
• Sends and retrieves FTD, Teleflora, and orders over the computer.
• Reviews the status and appearance of floral products for freshness.
• Anticipates product needs for the department on a daily basis.
• Unloads trucks, places product in appropriate storage area, and replenishes merchandise.
• Ensures work area is always clean and neat including but not limited to: coolers, counters, floor, sink, etc.
• Runs the department registers and receives payment, makes change, etc., where applicable.
• Removes trash in a timely manner.
• Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.
• Reports to work when scheduled and on time.

Qualifications

• Less than High School or six months or less of similar or related work experience.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to physically perform medium work: exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and 20 pounds of force frequently, and 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with or without correction, depth perception, color vision, and field of vision.
• Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
• Working Conditions The duties for this position are normally conducted in a store environment. There is significant pressure to meet deadlines and handle multiple priorities. There is exposure to dirt, noise, equipment movement hazards, chemicals/solvents, electrical shock, and dampness.
• Equipment Used To Perform Job Standard tools and equipment used in a floral environment including computer, underwater cutter, wire cutter, pricing gun, dosetron, scissors, knives, pick machine, register system, helium tank, and telephone.

Contacts

• Has daily contact with the general public and customers, weekly contact with suppliers/vendors.

Confidentiality

• Maintains confidentiality on orders placed (including who sent, who received, order, and cost).