Manager In Training-1375

Panera Bread•Richmond, VA
•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager In Training role is part of Panera’s bakery-cafe leadership team. The manager helps run successful shifts, support team development, and maintain the standards guests expect. The role involves delivering a quality guest experience, building lasting guest relationships, coaching and developing team members, and helping foster a culture of warmth, belonging, growth, and trust. The position requires flexible hours, including nights and weekends, in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities. A job offer is conditional upon the results of a background check.

Requirements

  • Must be at least 18 years old.
  • Proven ability to lead shifts and direct, motivate, coach, and develop others in a fast-paced environment.
  • ServSafe certification, or ability to obtain certification.
  • Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull objects weighing 25 pounds.
  • Ability to stand and walk for up to 6 hours.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and quickly understand guests’ and associates’ directions in a loud environment.
  • Flexible availability, including nights and weekends.

Nice To Haves

  • At least 1 year of restaurant management experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Help run great bakery-cafe shifts and support team development.
  • Ensure guests are delighted by the quality of the food, service, and staff.
  • Build engaging relationships that encourage long-term guest loyalty.
  • Lead, manage, coach, inspire, motivate, and develop team members to meet goals for sales, speed, order accuracy, and guest experience; celebrate their achievements.
  • Participate in interviewing and selecting team members.
  • Train the team in food safety standards and ensure those standards are maintained.
  • Help build a culture of warmth, belonging, growth, and trust.
  • Represent Panera’s Guiding Values and Behaviors by taking initiative, finding solutions, working as a team, celebrating success, and seeing the best in others.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay and eligibility for quarterly bonuses.
  • Free on-shift meals and unlimited fountain beverages.
  • Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance.
  • 401(k) with match available.
  • Career advancement and leadership development opportunities.
  • Tuition discounts.
  • Perks and rewards for team members.
  • Team member assistance program.
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