Team Manager-Plainfield, IN

Panera Bread•Plainfield, IN

About The Position

As a Team Manager at Panera, you will be part of the bakery-cafe’s leadership team, helping run great shifts, support team development, and maintain the high standards guests expect. You will help create a welcoming culture and make sure guests are delighted by the quality of the food, service, and staff. The role 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

Minimum age of 18.
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 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.
Availability for flexible hours, including nights and weekends.

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of restaurant management experience 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 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.
Model Panera’s Guiding Values and Behaviors, including making people smile, learning and growing together, finding solutions and taking initiative, working as a team, celebrating success, and seeing the best in others.