MELISSA NIEMINEN-MARTYN
Burlington
Summary
floral design professional with proven track record in creating innovative and stunning floral displays. Known for strong focus on team collaboration and adapting to dynamic project requirements. Reliable and results-driven, with exceptional design skills and eye for detail.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Health and Safety Co-Chair
Sobeys
03.2020 - Current
- Maintained a safe and clean work environment, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Enforced health and safety regulations, optimizing adherence to quality standards.
- Conducted regular audits and inspections to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
- Oversaw department employees in performing and fulfilling environmental, health and safety projects.
- Implemented health and safety protocols, ensuring compliance with regulations and maintaining a clean work environment.
- scheduling monthly meetings and inputting into medgate
Floral Operator /Designer
Sobeys
11.2014 - Current
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Controlled costs to keep business operating within budget and increase profits.
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
- Utilized floral design techniques to craft unique floral arrangements.
- Transported and set up floral arrangements for large-scale functions, comprising weddings, funerals, and banquets.
- Maintained fresh inventory through proper rotation, storage, and display methods.
Front-end (part-time)
Sobeys
10.2002 - 11.2014
- Duties included completing payroll on a daily basis, and submitted through Kronos.
- Involvement with Brinks twice weekly, thereby, getting deposit bags ready, and ensuring that accuracy of deposits is of the utmost importance.
- Completion of sales and cash on daily basis from previous day’s sales by ensuring all sales are balanced and reset for the current day.
- Ordering of coins from the bank to ensure there is enough change for cashiers.
- Drafting up the weekly schedule, while accommodating staff’s availability.
- Conducting loss prevention by investigating suspicious activities on employee numbers, such as excessive voids, ample returns or refunds.
- Training of new cashiers, as well as seasoned cashiers for customer service and/or cash office, thereby, promoting growth within the company.
- Counting cash trays, providing float for following shift, depositing remaining cash into the safe.
- Balancing of the safe at the start of each shift, as well as upon closing of the cash office.
- Responsibilities the manager role while front-end manager is on holidays.
- Balancing of Lotto each night.
Education
No Degree - Floral and Business
Algonquin College
Ottawa, ON01.1997
Skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Communication
- Thorough knowledge in floral department
- Time management
- Multitasking Abilities
- Attention to detail
- Willingness to grow
- Flower arranging
- Bouquet wrapping
- Care and handling techniques
- Creative vision
- Inventory maintenance
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- JHSC certification
- first aid
Timeline
Health and Safety Co-Chair
Sobeys
03.2020 - Current
Floral Operator /Designer
Sobeys
11.2014 - Current
Front-end (part-time)
Sobeys
10.2002 - 11.2014
No Degree - Floral and Business
Algonquin College
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