Floral - Designer

Bristol Farms; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Employee discount 20%

Benefits including medical, dental, or

Shoe credit every 6 months

Job summary

Bristol Farms is seeking a Floral Designer to join our Floral department in a fast-paced market. You will work to create memorable guest experiences by crafting beautiful arrangements and guiding customers on flower care, all while maintaining store standards.

The role involves training teammates, coordinating product flow, and upholding merchandising excellence. A certificate in floral design or related experience is preferred for this hands-on leadership position.

Qualifications

• One-year certificate in floral design or related field (preferred).
• 3–6 months related experience and/or training acceptable.
• Willingness to train others and lead by example.

Responsibilities

• Train and coach department staff on procedures under Floral Manager supervision.
• Coordinate activities for ordering, processing, and selling floral products.
• Advise customers on flower quality, handling, and care for perishable products.
• Maintain high profit margins per budget and pricing schedule.
• Ensure proper display of flowers, plants, and accessories per merchandising standards.
• Train employees on floral design and customer relations.

Skills

Floral design

Customer service

Team leadership

Merchandising

Education

Floral design certificate

Job description

Who Is Bristol Farms?

Since opening our first market in Rolling Hills, CA, Bristol Farms has brought people together around a love for cooking and sharing delicious food. We have worked to create a community of curious foodies - people who enjoyed exploring the aisles and discovering new and exciting ingredients. We know that in order to achieve this goal, we must provide the freshest, highest-quality, locally sourced meat, seafood, and produce, complement it with an awesome array of groceries in each aisle, and create an extraordinary experience for every guest.

To create that experience, we rely on our amazing team members and leaders to provide extraordinary service; and to create a fun, interactive, and engaging environment where we invite the guests to participate in the experience.

We seek out team members who not only enjoy food but are passionate about it. Team Members who thrive in a fast-paced environment and can still maintain a calm demeanor, who have a positive attitude, and who work well in a team environment. People who are warm, outgoing, authentically amazing, and want to be inspired, challenged, and proud of where they work. We look for team members who can connect with people and reach a level of hospitality that exceeds guests' expectations.

Ingredients You'll Bring to the Table

You love food and can create an experience that is beyond the everyday. You have a positive attitude and work well in a team environment. You can connect with people and reach a level of hospitality that exceeds guests' expectations. You are warm, outgoing, authentically amazing, and want to be inspired, challenged, and proud of where you work, You embody a spirit of entrepreneurship and mutual respect. You approach every situation with a YES! attitude and seek to find a solution to all opportunities that arise.

What Will Be On Your Plate?

Job Title: Floral Designer

Department: Floral

Reports To: Floral Manager / Store Director

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Train and coach employee procedures and tasks for the department. Under the direction of the Floral Manager is responsible for in-service training for all employees and documents all training.
• Coordinates activities of workers engaged in ordering, processing, and selling of products.
• Assures proper displaying and selling of department products to customers and advises customers on the quality of flowers, methods of handling flowers and plants, and other factors affecting this perishable product.
• Maintains high-profit margin by the approved pre-set budget and pricing schedule, which entails, but is not limited to: sales goals, cost of goods, expenses, price changes, and waste management.
• Manages and assures proper displaying and selling of flowers, plants, and accessories by company merchandising standards.
• Trains and encourages all employees on floral design and customer relationship skills.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This is a management-in-training position. As such, all qualities needed for a Floral Manager must also be seen as already existing or potentially in the Floral Designer.

Education and/or Experience

One-year certificate from college or technical preferred; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and/or sit for eight hours at a time; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to sit and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Why You’ll Love Working at Bristol Farms:

• Amazing earning potential, paid weekly!
• A values-based culture that will engage and empower your growth and development
• A strong training program that will build your guest service skills
• Opportunity for growth within our family of brands
• Benefits available – Including medical, dental, vision, and 401K
• Numerous scholarship opportunities available to full & part time team members
• 20% discount at all Bristol Farms and Lazy Acres locations
• $60 credit to Shoes for Crews every 6 months of employment