Bakery Operations Leader: Assistant GM

Panera LLC; Easley (SC); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonuses

Free meals

Unlimited beverages

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Pet insurance

401(k) match

Career growth

Tuition discounts

Team perks

Employee assistance

Job summary

Panera LLC in Easley, SC seeks an Assistant General Manager to lead a Neighborhood bakery-cafe team to success. You will partner with the General Manager to oversee operations, hire, train, and develop staff, and ensure guest delight and strong financial results daily.

You will foster a warm, inclusive culture, coach performance, manage schedules, control costs, and uphold Panera’s Guiding Values while driving growth and exceptional service in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 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 ability 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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!

Education

ServSafe certification

Job description

Panera LLC in Easley, SC seeks an Assistant General Manager to lead a Neighborhood bakery-cafe team to success. You will partner with the General Manager to oversee operations, hire, train, and develop staff, and ensure guest delight and strong financial results daily.

You will foster a warm, inclusive culture, coach performance, manage schedules, control costs, and uphold Panera’s Guiding Values while driving growth and exceptional service in a fast-paced environment.