Ghirardelli Chocolate Company – San Francisco, CA

Ghirardelli is an awesome employer and San Francisco is so much fun! You will have an opportunity to meet people from all over the U.S. and the world. You may even have the opportunity to work at Oracle Park, home of 2012 and 2014 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants! This is truly a unique and multicultural experience that you will never forget. You are within walking distance of the famous San Francisco Wharf area, Pier 39 and the Embarcadero. There is no shortage of fun things to do! Your work is near famed Fort Mason. There are great events and awesome food trucks that are available every Friday during the summer months. From the wine country in the North bay to Stanford University on the Peninsula to Berkeley University in the East bay there are limitless things to see and do in the San Francisco Bay area!

Weekly working hours: avg. 32 per week

Start Date/End Date: June 1st until 30th September

Conditions:

• Advanced English;
• Chocolatier: MUST be friendly, great attitude, and have excellent customer service skills. Must be able and willing to perform ALL duties, including standing up to 8 hours, scooping ice cream, preparing food and drinks, greeting, operating the cash register, cleaning, taking out trash several times daily, sorting recyclable trash from garbage (dirty job, but can wear gloves), mopping the floor, bussing tables, stocking merchandise, lifting heavy cases 10-30lbs/4- 13kg and unloading trucks.CHOCOLATIER-STOCKER: Pre-packing chocolate, stocking merchandise, cleaning projects, lifting heavy cases, and unloading trucks 3 times a week.

  RETAIL SALES/GREETER: Great communication/customer service skills and a strong knowledge of chocolate merchandise.

  FOUNTAIN/BUSSERS: Preparing ice cream sundaes and coffee drinks, cleaning projects, taking out the trash, mopping the floor, and bussing tables.

  CASHIERS: Great customer service skills; handling of American currency.

• Meals included;
• Paid hourly training.
• Employer supplies an apron, hat, name tag, and bow tie. Students must bring a few button-down short or long-sleeved white shirts (bussers and fountain employees can only wear short sleeves) black loose-fitting long pants past the ankle (no jeans), a black belt for your pants, black non-skid closed-toed shoes (like tennis shoes) – NO high heels. The dress needs to be very conservative.

Housing and Transportation:

• Housing – Must arrange own;
• Transportation – Walk, ride a bike, or take public transportation.