Team Manager

Panera Bread•Phoenix, AZ

10d

About The Position

The Team Manager is part of the bakery-cafe leadership team and helps run successful shifts, develop team members, and maintain the standards guests expect. The role focuses on delivering high-quality food and service, creating loyal guest relationships, and supporting a welcoming culture of warmth, belonging, growth, and trust. The position requires flexible hours, including nights and weekends, in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities. Any offer is conditional upon the results of a background check.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of restaurant management experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure guests are delighted by the quality of food, service, and staff.
Build engaging relationships that encourage long-term guest loyalty.
Lead, manage, coach, inspire, motivate, and develop team members to exceed goals in 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 the company’s guiding values and behaviors by taking initiative, finding solutions, working as a team, learning and growing together, celebrating success, and seeing the best in others.