Floral Production Associate

Job Overview
We are seeking a dedicated and hard working Floral Production Associate to join our team. This role is essential in supporting our event and standings operations by ensuring that all florals and floral supplies are cleaned, organized, prepared, packaged, and ready for installation. The ideal candidate will be a team player and self-starter, with excellent communication and organizational skills. Preferred (but not required) is a background in the floral industry or warehouse production.

Position’s primary objectives:

Communicate regularly with managers/team on upcoming orders, events, and floral/warehouse needs. Prep, pull, load, install/strike, unload, and return inventory. Provide installations that meet Avant Garden brand standards. Assist in the management of all Avant Garden Inventory, helping to maintain accurate counts, adding, removing and repairing inventory as needed, and organizing and maintaining the physical inventory to building codes and Avant Garden standards. Work directly with floral production team and designers by participating in installations and strikes. Provide an engaging and rewarding workplace experience for all team members.

Position’s specific responsibilities:

Warehouse/Floral Assistance

• Assist with deliveries, events and standings including pulling and prepping inventory, loading and unloading, wrapping and packing, cleaning and organizing.
• Work to ensure proper preparation of supplies, repairs and cleaning kits for event installations
• Reduce inventory damage by using proper packing, shipping and moving techniques
• Assist with truck loading, install, strike and re-shelving processes for all inventory
• Help to maintain the owned and rented vehicle fleet and immediately report issues related to company vehicles to Director of Floral & Sales
• Assist in after-hours floral classes when needed
• Ensure that floral supplies in the warehouse are maintained and purchased when needed- in conjunction with the Production Manager
• Create, develop and maintain positive relationships between Avant Garden and outside vendors, as well as within Avant Garden

Inventory Management

• Help to maintain physical Avant Garden inventory in the warehouse – keeping it organized, clean, neat, labeled, in good condition, and to code
• Assist with maintenance and repairs to inventory, removing damaged items as necessary and reporting to sales team. Ensure that any repairs are made on time
• Monitor inventory usage and make suggestions for removal of unused inventory
• Properly receive, inspect, and add all new inventory to the system
• Make inventory runs between the warehouse and store. Check in with store manager for daily runs and inventory needs

Experience/Skills:
Candidates should:

• Be able to drive a sprinter van and a 26 ft box truck (CDL beneficial but not required).
• Have a clean driving record.
• Be able to lift at least 50 lbs regularly (this is a physical job).
• Be willing to work on event installations and strikes (often late night).
• Be handy and able to make small (not technical) repairs as needed.
• Familiarity with the floral industry not required but a plus.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment. Multi-tasking and quick thinking are a must.
• Strong communication skills in English; multilingual abilities are a plus.

Join us at Avant Garden as we deliver beautiful events and installations and incredible client experiences while fostering a supportive, professional work environment that values teamwork and personal growth.