Team Manager - Assistant Manager Full Time

Panera Bread • Columbus, IN

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About The Position

As a Team Manager at Panera, you’ll be part of the bakery-cafe’s leadership team, helping 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, and coaching the team to achieve strong results in a fast-paced environment.

The position requires flexible hours, including nights and weekends, and involves working amid shifting priorities. A job offer is conditional upon the results of a background check. The role is regularly performed in a loud environment and includes standing and walking for up to six hours and lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects weighing up to 25 pounds.

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age.
• 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 six hours.
• Ability to communicate clearly and quickly understand guests’ and associates’ directions in a loud environment.
• Successful completion of a background check is conditional for a job offer.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Ensure every guest is delighted by the quality of the food, service, and staff.
• Build engaging relationships that lead to long-term, loyal guests.
• Lead, manage, and develop team members through coaching, inspiration, and motivation 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 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.

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, and life insurance.
• Pet insurance.
• 401(k) with employer match available.
• Career advancement and leadership development opportunities.
• Tuition discounts.
• Perks and rewards for team members.
• Team member assistance program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed