Team Manager-Livonia, MI

Panera Bread•Taylor, MI

About The Position

The Team Manager is part of Panera’s 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, building lasting guest relationships, supporting team performance, and fostering a culture of warmth, belonging, growth, and trust. The position requires flexible hours, including nights and weekends, in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities. Offers are conditional on 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 work flexible hours, including nights and weekends.
Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
Ability to stand and walk for up to 6 hours.
Ability to communicate clearly and quickly understand directions from guests and associates in a loud environment.
Must pass a background check as a condition of any job offer.

Nice To Haves

One or more years of restaurant management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure guests are delighted with the quality of food, service, and staff.
Build engaging relationships that encourage long-term guest loyalty.
Lead, manage, coach, motivate, and develop team members to achieve goals in sales, speed, order accuracy, and guest experience; recognize their achievements.
Participate in interviewing and selecting team members.
Train team members 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.