Floral Clerk

About the Job

Floral Clerk FT

Store: Duarte #79

Wage: $19.34 - $22.55

Type: full-time

Join the Vallarta Supermarkets Family!

At Vallarta Supermarkets, we're more than just a grocery store, we're a vibrant part of the communities we serve. We're seeking friendly, service-oriented individuals who take pride in delivering extraordinary customer experiences and thrive in a fast-paced, festive environment. If you're passionate about fresh, quality baked goods and love making people smile, we'd love to meet you!

About the Role

The Floral Clerk ensures floral displays and shelves are fully stocked, clean, organized, and presentable while providing outstanding customer service. This role maintains product freshness, creates floral arrangements, supports merchandising plans, and promotes sales through suggestive selling, all while following Vallarta's high standards of quality, safety, and service.

What You'll Do:

• Customer Service: Smile, greet, and assist customers with courtesy and respect.

• Floral Arrangements: Create custom and display arrangements; maintain plants through watering, culling, and rotation using FIFO practices.

• Merchandising: Stock and rotate floral items, maintain proper signage, scan UPCs, and ensure displays are appealing and accurate.

• Product Care: Handle floral items carefully to prevent damage, waste, and poor quality. Report poor-quality products immediately.

• Sales Support: Promote sales through suggestive selling and customer engagement.

• Operations: Load, transport, and organize floral merchandise from storage and coolers.

• Sanitation: Clean work areas, sweep, mop, and wash floral equipment and supplies.

• Compliance & Safety: Follow health code regulations, promote company safety policies, and report unsafe acts, conditions, or equipment immediately.

• Teamwork: Assist coworkers, support merchandising plans approved by management, and maintain communication with the Floral Manager.

• Other Duties: Perform additional tasks assigned to support department goals.

Physical Requirements:

• Stand and walk for long periods (6-8 hours/day).

• Frequently bend, squat, twist, and reach above/below shoulders.

• Frequent use of hands for simple grasping, power grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine manipulation.

• Lift and carry up to 25 lbs. frequently and up to 50 lbs. occasionally (e.g., floral products, potatoes/beans).

• Heaviest item carried: 50 lbs.; longest distance: 5 feet.

• Operate moving equipment such as carts, forklifts, or pallet jacks.

• Work near equipment and machinery, with exposure to dust, gas, fumes, and noise.

• Walk on uneven ground as needed.

What We're Looking For:

• Ability to learn and care for floral products.

• Familiarity with tools and equipment used in the floral department.

• Strong customer service and communication skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency.

• Prior floral experience preferred but not required.

• Basic understanding of English language.

• Must be able to transfer to other store locations within a reasonable commute.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Work Environment:

• Fast-paced retail floral setting with direct customer interaction.

• Exposure to perishable products, equipment, and varying conditions.

• Collaborative, team-focused environment.

• Must work flexible schedule: afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Benefits:

Full-Time Team Members:

• Health medical plan: $25/week, plus free dental & vision.

• Free $25,000 Basic Life and AD&D Insurance.

• 401(k) Retirement Plan.

• Paid vacation.

• Access to legal services.

Part-Time & Full-Time Benefits:

• Paid sick time.

• Premium pay for holidays.

• Scholarship opportunities.

• Savings marketplace & credit union membership.

• Recognition programs (birthdays, years of service, spirit days, etc.).

At Vallarta Supermarkets, we believe our culture drives execution. If you're creative, customer-focused, and eager to bring beauty to our stores, we invite you to apply today to join our team as a Floral Clerk!

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We offer positions to match your lifestyle and career goals. Whether you're seeking part-time or full-time, Vallarta Supermarkets provides a dynamic and rewarding workplace with real opportunities for growth.

Vallarta Supermarkets is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion and diversity. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives and will consider all qualified applicants for employment in accordance with all state, local, and federal laws. Vallarta Supermarkets participates in the E-Verify program.