Floral Clerk

Brookshire Grocery Co.; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 15,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental coverage

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Employee discounts

Scholarships & educational support

Outdoor recreation area access

Job summary

Brookshire Grocery Company in Baton Rouge is seeking a Floral Associate to craft attractive floral arrangements and maintain department standards. You will assist customers, prepare flowers, and help build eye-catching displays for events and promotions.

Join a team that values attention to detail, safety, and friendly service, with opportunities for growth and development within the floral department.

Qualifications

• On-the-job training is typical.
• Must be 21+ to drive for Company business.
• Strong attention to detail and customer service orientation.

Responsibilities

• Create stylish floral and plant arrangements that appeal to customers.
• Take customer orders in person, online or by phone; schedule and participate in deliveries.
• Prepare flowers by clipping, hydrating, and feeding.
• Assist with building product displays for events, holidays and promotions.
• Order and receive stock; unload trucks and verify invoices; rotate products for freshness.
• Provide friendly, customer-service oriented assistance to customers.

Skills

Attention to detail

Flower design

Design aesthetics

Math skills

Safety awareness

Time management

Communication

Travel flexibility

Flexible schedules

Sharp tool safety

Job description

At Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC), we’re not just about business—we’re about building a community where you can thrive. Based in Tyler, Texas, BGC is home to five unique banners—Brookshire’s Grocery Company, Super 1 Foods, Spring Market, Fresh by Brookshire’s, and Reasor’s—operating over 215 + stores across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.

We’re all about creating a workplace where you can thrive. At BGC, you matter, your contributions are celebrated, and your future is unlimited. Whether you’re launching your career or ready to level up, you’ll find a supportive team, endless growth opportunities, and a chance to make an impact.

Here’s what sets us apart:

• Wellness that works for you: Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and prescription coverage.
• Flexibility and freedom: Paid time off to relax, recharge, and enjoy life.
• Ownership that empowers: 401(k) plan to help you build a solid future that the Company contributes to.
• Savings for your lifestyle: Exclusive employee discounts on the things you need most.
• Investing in your dreams: Scholarships and educational support to fuel your growth.
• Adventure awaits: Access to a 205-acre outdoor recreation area for unwinding, connecting, and having fun.

When you join BGC, you’re not just starting a job—you’re becoming part of something bigger. We’re here to support your goals, inspire your journey, and celebrate your wins.

Job Summary:

Utilizes creativity and basic floral design knowledge to create floral and plant arrangements. Maintains quality standards for floral department and ensures fresh products are properly displayed according to store standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Utilizes creativity and basic floral design knowledge to create stylish floral and plant arrangements that appeal to a variety of customers.
• Takes customer orders in person, online and over the phone. Schedules and participates in the delivery of floral arrangements.
• Prepares flowers for arrangement by clipping, hydrating, and feeding.
• Assists with building product displays for special events, holidays, and promotions for customer appeal and to promote sales.
• Orders and receives product to maintain stock on shelving and display units. Unloads trucks and verifies invoices for accuracy. Rotates product to ensure quality and freshness.
• Provides friendly and customer service-oriented attitude by greeting customers, answering questions, and fulfilling customer requests.
• Maintains safe and sanitary working and shopping environment by adhering to Company safety procedures. Cleans front sales area and back room preparation area, sanitizes cut flower bucket, and spot cleans spills and breakages.
• Promotes product sales through use of suggestive selling initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong attention to detail required.
• Basic knowledge of flowers, handling, and design techniques preferred.
• Unique design aesthetic pertaining to the arrangement of flowers preferred.
• Basic mathematical skills for the purpose of assessing inventory and ordering.
• Ability to use precision hand tools.
• Ability to safely work with sharp objects such as knives, box cutters, etc.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize effectively, and practice proper time management.
• Ability to effectively communicate in written and verbal form with customers and partners.
• Ability to occasionally travel to off-site locations to make floral deliveries.
• Ability to work flexible schedules including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Must be attentive to potential hazards and remedy or place appropriate warning signs or devices around or near the hazard as soon as is reasonably possible.
• Must report any potential hazards that cannot be immediately remedied to a supervisor.

Education, Experience and Qualifications:

• Typically involves on-the-job training.
• Partners must be 21 years of age or older to drive for Company business in accordance with the BGC Business Driver Policy.

Physical Demands:

• Continuously required to use close vision, distance vision, depth perception or the ability to focus.
• Continuously required to stand or walk.
• Continuously required to use fine finger movements.
• Continuously required to use hands for reaching, touching or handling.
• Frequently required to talk and hear.
• Frequently required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 40 lbs.
• Occasionally required to bend, kneel or squat.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 65 lbs.
• Attendance at work is required.

Work Context and Environment:

• Work is generally performed in a retail store.
• Occasionally exposed to extreme cold conditions (non-weather).
• Occasionally exposed to wet, slippery or damp conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to outside temperatures and weather.
• Occasionally exposed to cleaning agents.
• Quiet to moderate noise level.

Ready to find your place? BGC is “A Career Where You Belong.”

Brookshire Grocery Company strives to provide a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment for its partners and customers. The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age , disability, genetic information or military status and any other trait protected by law.