Florist – Temporary Part-Time Contract | Griffintown & Royalmount

PRUNE celebrates the true nature of flowers and the botanical world. Always seeking authenticity, bouquets created by PRUNE les fleurs draw inspiration from gardens, fields and woodlands, evoking the poetic beauty found in nature.

In addition to making exceptional-quality flowers accessible in everyday life, PRUNE is known for its effortlessly elegant floral creations and its commitment to working with the finest seasonal flowers and, whenever possible, locally grown blooms.

Whether at our flower farm, PRUNE les jardins, or in one of our five PRUNE les fleurs boutiques in Montréal, Laval, Québec City and Toronto, the same commitment to working in harmony with nature guides the people who make up the PRUNE team.

Reporting to the Team Lead, the Florist helps bring the PRUNE les fleurs signature to life by creating high-quality floral arrangements and providing an exceptional customer experience. The Florist also plays an active role in the day-to-day operations of the boutique while ensuring that PRUNE les fleurs standards are upheld.

ABOUT THE POSITION

  • Temporary 2-month contract, with possibility of extension.

  • Part-time: 20 to 27 hours per week, spread over 3 to 4 days.

  • Availability required on Saturdays and Sundays.

  • Shifts at the Griffintown and Royalmount boutiques, depending on business needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Floral design is second nature to you

  • Ensure that hand-tied bouquets and vase arrangements reflect the quality and aesthetic standards of PRUNE les fleurs.

  • Create hand-tied bouquets and vase arrangements for orders, in-store customers, à la carte weddings, events and funerals.

  • Participate in custom weddings involving floral installations.

  • Create floral arrangements in an open workspace, directly in contact with customers.

  • Handle flowers and plants with care to preserve their quality and maximize their vase life.

Providing an exceptional customer experience comes naturally to you

  • Assist and advise customers with their floral, plant and accessory needs.

  • Provide customers with accurate and helpful information on plant and flower care.

  • Demonstrate diplomacy and compassion when assisting customers with specific and sensitive needs, including bereavement, weddings and births.

You enjoy working as part of a team

  • Collaborate with other team members to ensure the smooth operation of the boutique.

  • Contribute to maintaining a respectful, positive and welcoming work environment.

  • Follow PRUNE les fleurs quality standards, procedures and values.

  • Communicate effectively with colleagues and the Team Lead.

You enjoy receiving and caring for beautiful flowers and plants

  • Inspect incoming flowers and plants for quality and quantity.

  • Properly condition and hydrate fresh-cut flowers upon arrival.

  • Care for, maintain and water plants on a daily basis.

  • Ensure an efficient and aesthetically pleasing presentation of cut flowers in the floral cooler and plants throughout the boutique, according to merchandising guidelines.

You help showcase our selection of accessories

  • Participate in receiving, quality control and merchandising of accessories and other merchandise.

  • Assist the Coordinator in presenting accessories according to PRUNE les fleurs standards.

  • Actively contribute to maintaining the boutique’s visual merchandising standards.

  • Keep the work environment clean and organized.

  • Ensure that work areas and equipment remain clean and safe.

  • Clean the floral cooler twice a week.

You understand that being a florist means wearing many hats

  • Participate in boutique administrative tasks, including point-of-sale transactions (sales, credits, inventory checks and price changes), weekly reports and email correspondence.

  • Participate in preparing the boutique inventory twice a year.

  • Ensure proper weekly inventory management of perishable and non-perishable products.

  • Regularly perform general cleaning and maintenance of the boutique.

  • Participate in creating content for social media.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • Experience as a florist and in customer service.

  • A diploma in floristry is an asset.

  • Knowledge of English is an asset.

  • Experience with point-of-sale transactions and Moneris is an asset.

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Competitive hourly wage of $18 to $21.

  • Commission on sales.

  • A creative, warm and supportive work environment.