Team Manager

Panera Bread•Falls Church, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At Panera, leaders are celebrated for bringing out the best in their teams. This role offers perks, a welcoming culture, and the opportunity to make a real impact. As a Team Manager, you will be part of the bakery-cafe’s leadership team, helping to run great shifts, support team development, and maintain high standards for guests. Panera Bread has over 2,000 bakery-cafes and offers career and personal growth opportunities. The company focuses on serving handcrafted meals with freshly baked artisan bread, free of items on their 'No No' List. Panera also commits to giving back to the community through initiatives like Panera Cares community cafes and day-end donations to local non-profit organizations. The company emphasizes a culture of warmth, belonging, growth, and trust, and values teamwork, learning, problem-solving, and celebrating success.

Requirements

Minimum age: 18 years of age.
Proven ability to lead great shifts while directing, motivating, coaching and developing others in a fast-paced environment.
ServSafe certification (or ability to achieve certification).
Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull objects 25 pounds.
Capability to stand and walk for up to 6 hours.
Must be able to clearly communicate and quickly understand guests and associates’ directions in a loud environment.
Any job offer for this position is conditional upon the results of a background check.

Nice To Haves

1+ years of restaurant management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Make sure every guest is delighted by the quality of our food, service, and staff.
Build engaging relationships that lead to long-term, loyal guests.
Lead, manager and develop team members by coaching, inspiring, and motivating them to exceed goals in sales, speed, order accuracy, and guest experience – and celebrate their achievements along the way.
Participate in the interviewing and selection process.
Train the team in food safety standards and ensure they are maintained.
Help build our Culture of warmth, belonging, growth, and trust.
Be an ambassador of our Guiding Values and Behaviors by making people smile, learning and growing together, finding solutions and taking initiative, working (and winning) as a team, having fun and celebrating success, and seeing the best in others!