Clerk Floral -Reg. PTU

Requisition ID: 188526
Career Group: Store Careers
Job Category: Retail - Floral
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Part-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Alberta
City: Edmonton
Location: 8880 Terra Losa Safeway
Postal Code: T5T 5L5
Safeway grocery stores provide an exceptional food shopping experience to consumers from Vancouver, British Columbia to Thunder Bay, Ontario. We are the newest member of Sobeys Inc.’s retail food offering which serves the needs of Canadians with more than 1,600 stores in over 930 communities from coast-to-coast. Whether it's your first job or you're ready for a new challenge, we have a career to fit your life. Our commitment to delivering top quality products and superior service to our customers, and for giving back to the communities we serve has earned us a reputation as an employer of choice for those looking for an exciting career in food retail.

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A day in the life of a Floral Clerk:

Floral provides many opportunities for creative selling and design work. Our extensive inventory of fresh flowers, both cut and potted, continues to expand and change with the seasons. This is more than a flower shop. We offer many home décor and party items, as well as the chance for you to interact daily and personally with our customers.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

Experience

  • Previous Floral design and Plant care experience an asset

Key Responsibilities

  • Upholds and complies with company procedures, standards and policies in all situations
  • Greets customers in a polite and friendly manner
  • Demonstrates superior customer service in accordance with Safeway's programs
  • Process cash register payments by cash, cheque, credit card, gift card and debit
  • Maintenance of inventory of fresh and potted product
  • Receiving, stocking and merchandising of floral products
  • Design and arrangement for customers based on their specifications
  • Wrap product for display and final sale
  • Prepare gift baskets and special orders

What you have to offer:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

  • Ability to learn quickly
  • Ability to work in a fast paced environment
  • Highly motivated and team oriented
  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written form
  • Possess strong customer service qualities
  • Possess knowledge of general plant care
  • Works in a safe and responsible manner
  • Available to work flexible hours
  • Evening and weekend availability is strongly encouraged
  • Must be available to be scheduled anytime on Sunday (Alberta Only)

Physical Requirements

(Seldom: Not Daily, Rare: 0-5% of shift, Occasional: 6-33% of shift, Frequent: 34-66% of shift, Constant: 66-100% of shift)

  • Occasional lifting and carrying of up to 25 pounds
  • Constant standing and gripping
  • Frequent hand coordination, bending, walking, squatting
  • Frequent computer and point of sale system use
  • Seldom lifting or carrying of up to 25-50 lbs including waist level and low level lifts

We offer a competitive compensation package, which varies by role. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.

We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

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