Assistant General Manager

Panera LLC; Alabama; On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay with quarterly bonuses

Free on-shift meals

Paid vacation and holidays

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

401(k) with match

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Panera LLC is seeking an Assistant General Manager in Alabama who will lead a high-performing team and oversee daily operations at the neighborhood bakery-cafe. Your role will include inspiring staff, managing shifts, and ensuring outstanding service while meeting business goals.

The ideal candidate should have at least 1 year of restaurant management experience, the ability to develop others, and be ready to work flexible hours including nights and weekends. This is a great opportunity to grow within a supportive company culture.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of restaurant management experience preferred.
• ServSafe certification (or ability to achieve).
• Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull objects 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Support your General Manager by making key decisions and problem solving.
• Plan and manage staffing needs and shift scheduling.
• Assist with managing team performance and ensuring guest satisfaction.
• Maintain a healthy and safe workplace that meets standards.

Skills

Restaurant management experience

Business acumen

Communication skills

Team building

Job description

What’s In It for You?

• Competitive pay & eligible for quarterly bonuses
• Free on-shift meals & unlimited fountain beverages
• Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, pet insurance & 401(k) with match available
• Career advancement & leadership development opportunities
• Tuition discounts
• Perks & rewards for team members
• Team member assistance program
• And much, much more!

As an Assistant General Manager, you’ll lead an amazing team and a beloved neighborhood bakery‑cafe to sweet success! You’ll inspire and celebrate your team, partner with your General Manager in overseeing operations, delight guests every day, and grow the business—while taking ownership on hiring, training, and development at your location.

Your Role Includes

• Support your General Manager by making key decisions and problem solving.
• Plan and manage staffing needs, shift scheduling, people development, career development, and succession planning.
• Support the hiring, on‑boarding, and training of new team members while motivating energizing, engaging, inspiring, and celebrating the entire team.
• Assist with managing team performance to ensure the bakery‑cafe’s goals, operational and quality standards, and extraordinary guest service expectations are met.
• Partner with the General Manager to create subject matter experts within your bakery‑cafe by developing managers on people’s processes and Panera’s Guiding Values & Behaviors.
• Work as a team to ensure every guest is delighted by the quality of our food, service, and our team.
• Build engaging relationships that lead to long‑term, loyal guests as part of the bakery‑cafe’s management team.
• Follow operational procedures designed to ensure your bakery‑cafe successfully executes all company strategies and initiatives.
• Ensure team members follow company policies and procedures and comply with all federal, state and local regulations.
• Maintain a healthy and safe workplace for your team that meets Panera’s health, food, safety, and company culture standards.
• Assist your General Manager in maintaining the bakery‑cafe’s overall costs and inventory.
• Help build our Culture of warmth, belonging, growth, and trust.

This Opportunity Is for You If

• Minimum age: 18 years of age.
• 1+ years of restaurant management experience preferred.
• ServSafe certification (or ability to achieve).
• Proven ability to drive positive results through strong business acumen.
• Proven availability to run great shifts while directing, motivating, coaching and developing others in a fast‑paced environment.
• This role requires flexible hours including nights and weekends in a fast‑paced environment with shifting priorities.

Any job offer for this position is conditional upon the results of a background check.

Requirements

• Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull objects 50 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.
• Be an ambassador of our Guiding Values and Behaviors—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.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Disabled/Veterans

601552 Madison, WI - Cahill Main