About the Role
The Cashier Supervisor manages the cashier department, upholds company standards, ensures excellent customer service, maximizes financial return, and fosters a positive work environment. This role contributes to Ghirardelli's vision of being America's #1 premium chocolate company.
Responsibilities
- Greet guests positively using verbal and non-verbal communication
- Process purchases using scanner technology or electronic keypad
- Properly bag purchases, wrapping breakable items as needed
- Upsell to guests using established procedures
- Process final purchases using proper cash handling or credit card transactions
- Close transactions with a friendly greeting and invitation to return
- Assist guests on the sales floor with purchases when not processing transactions
- Utilize product and pricing knowledge to satisfy guest inquiries and create upsell opportunities
- Replenish stock of durable and perishable goods
- Answer shop phone system and respond to guest service needs professionally
- Assist Chocolateers, Supervisors, and Management in monitoring guest activity and creating excitement with superior guest service
- Assist with pre-packing, gift-wrapping, and inventory control and management
- Offer product samples to guests
- Supervise the cashier team, including directing breaks and assisting with register issues
Requirements
- High School Diploma
- 2-4 years minimum experience in retail/restaurant cashiering
- Clear, professional, and effective oral and written communication
- Team-building skills including empathy, rapport-building, delegation, and empowerment
- Ability to manage time effectively and be self-directed under minimal supervision
- Ability to conduct evidence-based business forecasting for sales and resource needs
- Familiarity with point of sale systems, such as MICROS
- Knowledge of restaurant or retail management techniques
Skills
- Oral and written communication
- Team-building (empathy, rapport-building, delegation, empowerment)
- Time management
- Business forecasting (sales and resource needs)
- Point of sale systems (e.g., MICROS)
- Restaurant or retail management techniques
Experience Level
- 2-4 years minimum experience in retail/restaurant cashiering
Education Level
- High School Diploma
Salary/Compensations
- $22.00/hr starting rate
About the Company
- Ghirardelli honors tradition, drives innovation, and aims to be the top choice for premium chocolate.
- Ghirardelli's commitment to "Making Life A Bite Better" inspires its products and business practices.
- Ghirardelli supports personal and professional growth, recognizing employee contributions to company success.
- Ghirardelli's Restaurant and Retail division has grown to over 700 colleagues, aiming to be America's #1 premium chocolate company.
- Ghirardelli is part of the Lindt & Sprüngli Group, an international company with a culture of community and mutual support.
- The Lindt & Sprüngli Group empowers employees to grow, take ownership, and shape a sustainable future.
- Lindt & Sprüngli is a responsible "employer of choice" providing an inspiring people experience.
- Lindt & Sprüngli has been producing quality chocolates for over 180 years, rooted in Zurich, Switzerland.
- Lindt & Sprüngli is a global leader in the premium chocolate category, with 12 factories in Europe and the USA.
- Lindt & Sprüngli products are sold by 41 subsidiaries, 620 stores, and 100 distributors globally.
- The Lindt & Sprüngli Group reported sales of CHF 5.92 billion in 2025 with approximately 15,500 employees.
- Lindt & Sprüngli is committed to a sustainable future, with its Farming Program as the Responsible Sourcing Standard for cocoa since 2008.
Equal Opportunity
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
