Team Manager

Panera Bread•Lake Elsinore, CA

About The Position

The Team Manager is part of the bakery-cafe’s leadership team and helps run great shifts, support team development, and maintain the high standards guests expect. The role focuses on delivering quality food and service, building lasting guest relationships, coaching and developing team members, and upholding food safety standards. Team Managers are expected to represent Panera’s Guiding Values and Behaviors and contribute to 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. The listed pay range is $24.50 to $29.00; actual compensation depends on factors including relevant experience, job-related knowledge and skills, and geographical location.

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 the ability to achieve certification.
Ability to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends.
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.

Nice To Haves

One or more years of restaurant management experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure guests are delighted by the quality of food, service, and staff.
Build engaging relationships that lead to long-term, loyal guests.
Lead, manage, and develop team members by coaching, inspiring, and motivating them to meet goals for sales, speed, order accuracy, and guest experience; recognize 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 making people smile, learning and growing together, finding solutions and taking initiative, working as a team, celebrating success, and seeing the best in others.