Job Description
Position: Flower Courier
Department: Operations, Dailies
Location: Chicago, IL
Report to: Dispatch Manager
About Us:
Flowers for Dreams is ushering in a craft flower movement. Locally crafted flowers for fair & honest prices with hand delivery in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Detroit, as well as overnight shipping to most of the Great Lakes region. Every bouquet benefits an amazing charity. Named one of Business Insider's Most Inspiring Companies in America.
We're looking for motivated individuals interested in using their own vehicles to make extra income via flower and plant delivery. Shifts are usually 3-6 hours based around the drivers daytime availability. Delivery routes are provided to the driver upfront with an efficient technology that optimizes time. Deliveries assigned to you can be within 40 miles of Chicago. Must be able to drive and deliver in Chicago and surrounding suburbs.
Responsibilities:
- Delivering beautiful bouquets across Chicagoland via fully insured car or truck.
- Greet and excite customers, serve as "face" of Flowers for Dreams.
- Deliver with care and efficiency.
- Proper communication with FFD customers, FFD Dispatch, and FFD Customer Experience teams.
Requirements:
- People-person with positive energy, enthusiasm, and resourcefulness.
- Own a fully-insured vehicle with up to date driver's license.
- 1099 contractor with flexible scheduling & experience delivery driving.
- Shared aesthetic preferences & values with Flowers for Dreams brand.
- Experience with Loop deliveries preferred
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
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.
