Wedding Installation Team

Position: Wedding Installation and Strike Team

Department: Operations, Logistics, Weddings/Events

Report to: Operations Manager

Location: Detroit, MI

Schedule: Part-time, weekends

Rate: $17/hr+ based on skills and experience

About Us:

Flowers for Dreams is ushering in a craft flower movement. Locally crafted flowers for fair and honest prices across locations in Chicago, Milwaukee and Detroit, as well as overnight shipping to most of the Great Lakes region. At Flowers for Dreams, we believe that business should do more than make money, so we reinvest 25% of our net profits into amazing local charities in our community. Named one of Business Insider's Most Inspiring Companies in America, we are the very first flower B Corporation to certify in the US, and are proudly 1% for the Planet.

We are looking for dedicated installation and strike team members to be the face of Flowers for Dreams at venues in the Metro Detroit area, where we build beautiful weddings and events. The Wedding and Event Installation team is a weekend day and evening commitment. The team transports florals and decor from our studio to various venues, where we build and set up and break down florals, mechanics, hardware, candles, and greenery.

Help us become the leading brand in flowers and a nationwide, socially conscious leader!

Responsibilities:

• Pack event and wedding flowers and materials

• Drive Flowers for Dreams cargo vehicles and personal vehicle (mileage reimbursed)

• Setup and breakdown hardware, floral decor, greenery, table decor, arches, etc

• Clean and prep glassware

• Assist head floral designers with basic prep

• Clean and organize event and wedding studio

• Ability to work long hours on feet, working with your hands, occasional heavy lifting

• Greet and engage with customers onsite with a friendly professionalism

• Maintain an upbeat, positive, energetic attitude

• Ability to remain calm and problem solve while working under time pressure

• Shared aesthetic preferences and values with the Flowers for Dreams brand

• Must be able to work weekends and evenings

• Abide by Flowers for Dreams dress code while at venues

Values:

• Do Good - "Life's Most Persistent and Urgent Question Is, 'What Are You Doing For Others?'" Martin Luther King Jr

• Take Risks - "Whoever Dares, Wins" Sayeret Matkal

• Challenge Yourself - "Every Artists Was First An Amateur" Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Make it Beautiful -"Design is a Behavior, Not a Department" David Milne

• Act Fast - "We Have a Strategic Plan, It's Called Doing Things" Herb Kelleher

Benefits:

• 401(k) retirement savings plans with employer matching

• Wellness days

• Commuter benefits

• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

• For qualifying full-time positions:

  • United HealthCare Insurance

  • Dental and vision insurance

  • Life insurance (Free)

  • Family leave

  • Student loan repayment

  • FSA/HSA

  • PTO

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Flowers for Dreams is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and internship. Flowers for Dreams makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.