Forest Lawn has always attracted unique and exceptional individuals; those who aren’t satisfied with simply building a career, but want to go home at the end of the day knowing they’ve made a profound and positive difference in people’s lives.
Flower Shop Representatives are responsible for providing exceptional customer service to client families. This position performs clerical work, provides customer service, and conducts the sale of flowers in the flower shop. If you share in our passion for superior service and have what it takes to make each customer experience rewarding, Forest Lawn is the company for you.
What You'll Be Doing
Deliver flower presentations to client families and
assist
them in the proper
selection
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in floral arrangements with availability.
Maintain effective communication with client families. Solve and address customer concerns
in a timely manner
Maintain correct balance of cash and
timely
-
submission of cash reports, following all cash handling procedures.
- Maintain professional vendor relationships. Order, verify, and receive inventory. Deliver client family orders by deadline.
- Receive and process phone, internet, and other orders accurately to meet customer expectations.
Receive payments
for
contracts
, add-ons, and store merchandise,
-
from customers and provide receipts.
- Responsible for flower placement contracts received from client families.
Be knowledgeable and perform office functions
including, but not limited to
,
maintaining
daily cash and inventory reports
, w
-
ork on HMIS and MA internal systems.
Care
for
and
maintain
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fresh flowers, plants, and bouquets.
Clean
-
and organize the refrigerator and storage areas.
D
eliver
placement bouquets and service flowers
to proper location
as needed
- Clean front shop (display area) daily.
Maintain
good communication
-
with the public and other Forest Lawn employees.
Drive and
maintain
a good driving
Maintain a clean and safe working
office/cashier’s
area
Actively help client families in the
Flower
S
-
hop and throughout the park.
- Bilingual Spanish required.
- Previous experience in a customer service position.
- High school diploma/General education degree (GED).
- Must have good oral and written communication skills.
- Type 35 wpm and be PC literate; basic knowledge of Word and Excel.
- Must be able to handle difficult situations with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work weekends and holidays.
- Valid California Driver’s License.
Must be able to work on-site.
Preferred Qualifications .
Previous experience in a flower shop/cashier/sales position.
Competitive Benefits
Forest Lawn takes pride in offering an excellent benefits package to our employees, which taken as a whole, leads our industry and is competitive with the benefits in just about any other industry.
Drug Testing Policy
Prior to beginning employment, all job applicants who receive a job offer will be required to voluntarily submit to a drug screening test conducted by a laboratory designated by Forest Lawn. The drug screening method is a hair collection test that will detect the use of illegal drugs within the past 90 days. A positive drug test may result in the withdrawal of the job offer.
E-Verify Statement
Forest Lawn has registered to participate in the federal government's E-Verify program. With E-Verify we are able to confirm the employment authorization of all newly hired employees through an electronic database maintained by the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security. With respect to new hires, the E-Verify process is completed in conjunction with a new hire's completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification upon commencement of employment. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates.
For up-to-date information on E-Verify, go to
https://www.e-verify.gov/employees/e-verify-overview
.
Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Forest Lawn will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
