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Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

JOB TITLE: Delivery Driver and Back-Up Dispatch
JOB TYPE: Fulltime Non-exempt, hourly
Job Summary: Karin's Florist is seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Delivery Driver to join our vibrant team. You'll play a key role in ensuring our beautiful floral arrangements reach customers with care and timeliness. This position involves more than just driving-you will be the face of our business when delivering to clients, contributing to their special moments. Additionally, you'll assist with event setups and coordinate deliveries, helping keep operations running smoothly.
If you're passionate about customer service, enjoy driving, and can handle multiple tasks with efficiency, we'd love to meet you!
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Safely and promptly deliver floral arrangements to customers, businesses, and event venues.
• Provide excellent customer service, ensuring deliveries are handled with care and professionalism.
• Assist in event setup and takedown, including arranging flowers and décor as needed.
• Accurately follow route plans and schedules, ensuring timely deliveries.
• Communicate with the shop team about delivery statuses and any issues that arise.
• Handle and care for floral products to maintain their quality during transport.
• Ensure the company vehicle is clean, maintained, and in good working order.
• Support with dispatching and routing drivers when required.
• Assist with other operational duties as needed, such as packaging and organizing orders.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Good communication skills and capacity to interact with customers and employees while maintaining a positive attitude at all times.
• Must interact with other departments professionally and calmly.
• Must be 21 years old with a good driving record including no DUI's or reckless convictions.•
• Must be a self-starter and team player with the ability to work without supervision.
• Available to work Saturdays and occasional Sundays.
• Must have excellent computer skills.
• Drive all sizes of Karin's Florist vehicles in all areas of the Karin's delivery area in all weather conditions.
• Able to lift and deliver arrangements up to 50 lbs.
• Able to run dispatch operations in the absence of the Delivery Manager for short terms.
• Able to lead the delivery and setup of weddings and events.
• Wear the appropriate Karin's logo polo shirt, solid navy, black or Khaki pants or appropriate length and style shorts in the summer. Other than Karin's no other logos are to be worn.
• Follow all policies and procedures.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. This is a seasonal, hourly position.
Karin's Florist provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to, including but not limited to, race, sex, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity or expression, national origin or ethnicity, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, or veteran status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws
Our History
Karin's Florist was established on October 26, 1956, at 7 Corners Shopping Center, by Bill Dukas and his father-in-law, George Raptis. It was one of the original stores in 7 Corners Mall, which was one of the first regional shopping malls in the U.S. Named after Bill's first born child and George's first grandchild, the business opened with only four employees, George & Mary Raptis, Bill Dukas and one driver. Karin's continued to grow over the years, still preserving its family atmosphere.
In 1995, after 38 years, Karin's relocated to its present location in Vienna, Virginia. At this point, Bill's daughter, Maris Angolia, joined the business and now serves as its President and CEO.
The physical size of the store has more than doubled, but most importantly, Karin's Florist has consistently made outstanding customer service our top priority.
We are the proud recipients of several awards, including Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Award for small business, VaseOff! All Stars Challenge, Best of Fairfax, Best Florist in Northern Virginia, and Wedding Wire Couples Choice Award, and Steve Harvey named us the Best Florist in America.
We attribute that success to our award winning designers, the uniqueness of the store, our personnel, the premium quality flowers and gifts, and our loyal customers. Our professional designers can take a customer's vision and make it come to life. We have a great team, always striving to make sure that we not only meet but exceed our customer's expectations.
A lot has changed through the years, but one thing has remained the same: Karin's has kept its roots in Fairfax County, proudly serving the neighborhood it holds dear.
Community Participation
Karin's Florist is actively involved in the community and participates in many organizations. They are proud members of the Vienna Business Association and Leadership Fairfax.
Maris Angolia, President, currently serves on the Inova Foundation Board. Mrs. Angolia has also served on the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts Associates Board and the 2015 World Police and Fire Games Board of Directors as well as the Inova Gala Executive Committee. Maris Angolia is a 2018 Washington Business Journal Women Who Means Business honoree and she was the 2018 Profiles in Success Award winner.