Floral Customer Service Associate

Job status:  Full-time
Hours:  40 hours per week
Location:  3313 Mechanicsville Turnpike

Strange’s has a position opening for a full-time floral customer service associate at the Mechanicsville location. The Floral Customer Service Associate is responsible for maintaining outstanding customer service per company standards and receiving/processing sales efficiently through POS systems. The essential candidate has outstanding customer service skills and maintains a positive attitude and professional demeanor. Pay rate to be discussed during the interview process.

Scheduling:  *5 days/week @ 8 hours a day 8-5 PM

*must be available to work Saturdays

Job Responsibilities

• Issues receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers
• Greets and assists customers with their floral selections and shopping experience
• Assists in the preparation of sales displays
• Answers phones and completes POS transactions
• Takes customer orders both over the phone and in store
• Presents the customer with product information
• Wraps bouquets and gift baskets
• Stocks shelves and prices product
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management

Interested in this position?

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HR Manager

Job status:  Full-time
Hours:  40-42 hours per week
Location:  Short Pump, VA 23233

Strange’s is seeking a full time Human Resources Manager. The Human Resources Manager is responsible for recruitment and retention, career development, and legal counseling for all retail staff of Strange’s.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement recruitment strategies to attract top talent.
• Assist in informing new employees of human resource policies and programs as needed
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including job postings, screening, interviewing, and onboarding.
• Collaborate with department heads to understand staffing needs and ensure timely hiring.
• Serve as a point of contact for employee concerns and grievances, providing guidance and conflict resolution.
• Foster a positive work environment through employee engagement initiatives.
• Support department management in the performance review process, including goal setting, evaluations, and developing improvement plans.
• Implement employee recognition programs to motivate and retain staff.
• Identify training needs and coordinate professional development programs.
• Organize and facilitate workshops, seminars, and training sessions.
• Develop, update, and enforce HR policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records.
• Conduct labor budget reviews and market analysis to ensure competitive total compensation packages.
• Coordinate employee benefits enrollment and communication.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of HR management experience.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state HR laws and regulations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Interested in this opportunity? Apply Online

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Sales Team Lead

Job status:  Full-time
Hours:  40 hours/week
Location:  3313 Mechanicsville Turnpike

Strange’s has position opening for a Sales Team Lead at the Mechanicsville location. The Sales Team Lead is responsible for managing the sales team in daily sales operations. The essential candidate has outstanding customer service skills and maintains a positive attitude and professional demeanor. Pay rate to be discussed during the interview process.

Scheduling:  *5 days/week @ 8 hours a day

*must be available to work Saturdays

Job Responsibilities

• Oversees the daily flow of delivery and pick up orders for the store
• Issues receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers
• Greets and assists customers with their floral selections and shopping experience
• Assists in the preparation of sales displays
• Participates in store opening and closing
• Answers phones and completes POS transactions
• Trains sales team members on sales operations
• Wraps bouquets and gift baskets
• Stocks shelves and prices product
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management

Interested in this position?

Apply Online

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Groundskeeper

Job status:  Full-time
Hours:  40 hours per week
Location:  Short Pump - 12111 W Broad St Richmond VA 23233

Strange’s has a position opening for a full-time Groundskeeper at the Short Pump Garden Center. This team member is responsible for performing routine grounds keeping and building maintenance as well as assisting the Nursery Manager with day-to-day Nursery department operations. The essential candidate has experience operating grounds machinery/equipment.

Scheduling : Monday – Friday 8 AM – 5 PM

Skills & Abilities :

• Positive attitude and professional demeanor
• General knowledge of gardening and plant care as well as operation of general hand, power, and shop tools
• Physically fit

Pay rate to be discussed during the interview process. This position is benefits eligible -healthcare, 401k, tuition assistance, PTO and more!

Job Responsibilities

• • Cuts lawn, trims and edges around walks, flower beds, walls, etc.
  • Plants flowers, trees and shrubs based on management direction and maintains established garden beds
  • Prunes shrubs and trees
  • Spreads fertilizers and applies herbicides
  • Removes snow and ice from building walkways and steps; rake leaves, clean and sweep litter
  • Maintains grounds equipment/machinery (i.e. forklifts, scissor lifts, and tractors) and ensures that all equipment is in good working condition
  • May perform minor repairs and maintenance procedures on equipment utilized in grounds keeping
  • May perform minor repairs and maintenance procedures on buildings and greenhouses
  • Performs other duties as assigned by management (i.e., snow and trash removal)
  • Assists in applying whitening to greenhouse glass during warm seasons
  • Assists in the preparation for boiler inspections and repairs
  • Communicates frequently with management regarding possible product issues such as, disease or pest problems
  • Assists in unloading, loading, and distributing plant material for the nursery and greenhouse departments during the spring and fall seasons

Interested in this position?

Apply Online or stop by our Short Pump location to fill out an application in person.

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Greenhouse Team Member

Job status:  Full-time
Hours:  40 hours per week
Location:  12111 W Broad St Richmond VA 23233

Strange’s has a position opening for a full-time Greenhouse Worker at the Short Pump location. This team member is responsible for assisting customers and maintaining product within the annuals & houseplants department. The essential candidate enjoys getting their hands dirty, exudes exceptional customer service and loves to learn.

Pay rate to be discussed during the interview process.

**This position requires working in a greenhouse environment in hot or humid conditions for up to 8 hours at a time year round, standing for longer periods of time, as well as lifting up to 30 pounds on a frequent basis. The essential candidate has experience working with blooming annuals and houseplants.

Scheduling : Candidates must be able to work day shifts between the hours of 8 AM and 6 PM 5 days a week.

• Assists customers and presents them with product information
• Answers phones, fills orders for greenhouse product, and occasionally operates the cash register
• Creates product displays with management guidance
• Monitors and maintains safety concerns in the greenhouse
• Receives/processes greenhouse product and maintains correctness of product tags
• Investigates and determines what/how/why material came in incorrectly or damaged
• Waters, fertilizes, spaces, and maintains inventory of greenhouse product

The Greenhouse Team member assists the team in other areas when asked by management

Interested in this position? Apply Online

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