Thanks for your interest in joining our team!

We would love to have you join us!

Old House Gardens is a nationally recognized heirloom flower bulb company that ships flower bulbs across the United States. We sell bulbs year-round through our website but also receive phone and mail-in orders. We ship bulbs twice a year: our spring season is late March through early May and fall is late September through early November. We are looking for someone who can work part time, 15-20 hours per week. Hours are flexible 9-4, Monday - Friday. OHG is closed two weeks at Christmas, and summers off are an option.

The Office Associate is responsible for Orders Management and Customer Service. If you enjoy working in a small office (there will be just four of us), in a relaxed atmosphere with the rush of a crazy shipping season, we would love to hear from you.

The Job

• Order processing: Process orders using our in-house order-management system. Record additions and changes to the orders and prepare the paperwork for shipping
• Customer care via phone and email: Answer phones, take orders and help with plant related questions
• Mailings: Mail catalogs and gift certificates as needed
• Keep supplies organized and the office tidy

• Customer focused and sincerely enjoy working with people
• Pleasant and professional phone etiquette
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills, ability to take initiative
• Exceptional written and spoken communication skills
• Gardening interest and experience
• Team oriented with proven ability to be adaptable and dependable

Shipping season is fast-paced! We are looking for someone adaptable, upbeat, and who works well in close quarters.

The ideal candidate will be dependable, have excellent phone etiquette and a good eye for detail.

OUR LOCATION: We work out of an office in an old farm house on the property of the Washtenaw Food Hub, just north of downtown Ann Arbor. Our address is 4175 Whitmore Lake Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105.

PAY: Starting pay is $13-14/hour, with a 25% team-discount on all bulbs.

THE NEXT STEP: Complete our application. You can either submit it online or print and mail it to us at 4175 Whitmore Lake Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105. Feel free to include a resume.

Questions? Email Rita@oldhousegardens.com or call (734) 995-1486. We’ll look forward to hearing from you!