Job Description

Position: Artistic Floral Bouquet Designer (NOC 5244)
Company: Kensington PQ LTD o/a Strathmore’s Florist and Kensignton Florist MK

Job details
• Primary Location: 215B 2 Ave Strathmore, ABT1P 1K2
• Secondary Location: 3 – 1145 Kensington Cres NW Calgary, Alberta, AB T2N 1X7
• Salary: $19.50 / hour
• vacancies: 2 vacancies
• Employment groups: Students, Youth, Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Persons with disabilities, Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada, Seniors
• Terms of employment: Permanent employment, Full time 35 hours/week
• Start date: As soon as possible
• Employment conditions: On-call, Overtime, Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Shift, Weekend, Night, Flexible hours

Job requirements
Languages
English

Education
College, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Experience
1 year to less than 2 years

Personal Suitability
Accurate, Excellent oral communication

Area of Specialization
Wreaths and swags

Specific Skills
• Manage day-to-day business operations
• Design bouquets and select natural and artificial flowers and decorative accessories to create arrangements or other floral items
• Supervise apprentices or other artisans, Sell products on a retail basis
• Design bouquets, corsages, sprays, wreaths, and other floral arrangements and select natural and artificial flowers, foliage, and decorative accessories to create arrangements or other floral items to suit customers' requirements.
• Takes special requests for products either in person or over the telephone.
• Counsels customers regarding plants and floral care.
• Operates as a lead with the floral clerks, (e.g. trains and simple designs and how to take telephone orders, etc.).
• Understands the basics of floral products, care and handling, plant and flower identification, and can explain products requirements to customers
• Inventories product evaluates status, cares for damaged product, and replaces where necessary.
• Fills customer orders completely and creates floral arrangements at their request, all in a timely manner.
• Responsible for the department in absence of the Manager, or Assistant Manager.
• Take orders at the store and online.

Work Setting
Business and/or industry

How to apply
By email
floraldesigner.jobs@gmail.com

Intended job posting audience
Only persons who are legally allowed to work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, do not apply as the employer will not consider your job application.