Floral Team Member Temporary - Easthampton

River Valley Market; Easthampton (MA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

River Valley Co-op in Easthampton, MA is hiring a Floral Team Member to support the floral department with healthy, fresh plants and friendly customer service. The role requires open availability, including evenings and weekends, and the ability to lift 40 pounds.

You will help maintain displays, assist customers, and ensure accurate pricing. As part of a cooperative workplace, you will join a team dedicated to quality, community, and reliable service while supporting our mission and doing

Qualifications

• Familiarity with floral products and plants.
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds regularly.
• Ability to work in varied indoor/outdoor conditions.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends.
• Regular, predictable attendance.
• Experience serving the public.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with product questions and recommendations.
• Receive floral deliveries and check quality, pricing, and accuracy.
• Maintain displays and water plants.
• Attend department and storewide meetings.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the Produce Assistant Manager.

Skills

Floral knowledge

Lift 40 pounds

Customer service

Evenings/weekends availability

Job description

Job Details Job Location: River Valley Co-op Easthampton - Easthampton, MA 01027 Position Type: Temporary Salary Range: $20.00 Hourly Job Shift: Open Availability River Valley Co-op Our Mission: River Valley Co-op staff members are all empowered ambassadors for our cooperative’s mission of creating a just marketplace that nourishes the community.

Cooperative values and the larger cooperative movement inspire us to work together for a more sustainable and just future. As a team, we work to leverage our grocery retail's economic impact for positive social change in the food system, our environment, and our community. We are committed to social justice and developing our anti-racism and multicultural skills throughout our organization.

Our cooperatively-owned business values working together in partnership with our local food producers, other vendors and service providers, community organizations, employees, and our customers to serve our community food needs in ways that sustainably support our mutual needs and aspirations. We prioritize building and sustaining our business operations capacity to generate positive impacts for our employees, business partners, customers, local economy, the common good of our community, and the environment.

Our friendly store operations specializing in fresh, local, organically grown, and natural foods, builds community resilience and grows our local economy. We work hard and have fun doing it, act with honesty, kindness, and respect, and strive to improve every day.

Position: FLORAL TEAM MEMBER

Requires open availability, including evenings and weekends.

Status: Reports to Produce Assistant Manager

Pay Level: II, non-exempt.

Purpose: To assist the floral department in maintaining healthy, happy plants while providing prompt, friendly, and helpful customer service.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with product questions.
• Offer suggestions for purchases in a friendly, courteous manner.
• Receive floral deliveries; check for damage, quality, and accuracy.
• Maintain floral displays; trim, hydrate, and display fresh-cut flowers; water and maintain outdoor plant starts; water and maintain indoor houseplants.
• Ensure accurate pricing and signage of products.

ALL STAFF DUTIES

• Attend department and storewide meetings.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the Produce Assistant Manager.

Qualifications

• Familiarity/knowledge and experience with floral and plants.
• The ability to lift 40 pounds continuously.
• Ability and willingness to work in hot/dry/wet and cold/dry/wet conditions, both inside and outside.
• Ability to self-supervise and make decisions when needed.
• Ability to stand for a long period.
• Ability to project a friendly, outgoing personality.
• Experience serving the public.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Regular, predictable attendance.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functional job duties.

River Valley Co-op is an equal opportunity employer encouraging excellence through diversity.