Panera Team Manager

Panera Bread; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Deep Discounts— Free Meal each shift

Paid Time Off— Vacation for Cafe Manag

Benefits—Medical, dental, and vision

Job summary

Panera Bread is seeking a Team Manager to lead daily operations, ensure guest satisfaction, and foster a welcoming cafe culture. You will coach and develop teammates, manage performance, and model Panera warmth on every shift.

Ideal candidates have restaurant management experience, ServSafe certification (or ability to pass), be at least 18, and pass a background check. Flexible hours including nights and weekends are expected.

Qualifications

• 1+ year restaurant management experience preferred.
• ServSafe certification (or ability to pass).
• At least 18 years of age.
• Able to pass a background check.

Responsibilities

• Model Panera warmth and excellence for your team, customers, and potential Panera employees.
• Ensure extraordinary guest experiences.
• Coach and motivate your team to exceed bakery-cafe goals—for sales, speed of service, order accuracy, and cafe health.
• Lead, manage, and develop your team members.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer service

Staff development

Coaching

Communication

Job description

Team Manager

Want to work in a place where you feel welcome, and you know you belong? Looking for a supportive workplace that prioritizes safety and has your back? Want a career where you can be yourself, become your best, and drive the success of a popular neighborhood bakery‑cafe? Panera is for you.

Our Team Managers make every shift shine.

As a Team Manager at Panera, you are key to the success of your bakery‑cafe. You handle a wide range of responsibilities, all to ensure that both customers and team members have a great experience. Our Team Managers ensure that every shift is a great one—by developing our people, managing team performance, and building the warm, inclusive, authentic Panera team culture.

As a Team Manager at Panera, you are asked to:

• Model Panera warmth and excellence for your team, customers, and potential Panera employees.
• Ensure extraordinary guest experiences.
• Coach and motivate your team to exceed your bakery‑cafe's goals—for sales, speed of service, order accuracy, and cafe health.
• Lead, manage, and develop your team members.

This opportunity is for you if:

• You are warm, inclusive, trustworthy, and able to develop people.
• You can work flexible hours, including nights and weekends.
• You want to grow your career and/or pursue an Assistant General Manager or General Manager position.
• You meet these requirements:
  • Proven ability to direct, motivate, coach, and develop others in a fast-paced environment (1+ year(s) of restaurant management experience preferred)
  • ServSafe certification (or able to pass)
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Able to pass a background check

Panera Perks:

• Deep Discounts— Free Meal each shift worked
• Paid Time Off— Vacation for Cafe Managers
• Benefits—Medical, dental, and vision

Around here, we work fast and smart while we spread some good, keep it real, and reach for more—together. Does that sound like your kind of team? Join us.

We are Panera Bread.
And we believe that good food, food you can feel good about, can bring out the best in all of us. Food served in a warm, welcoming environment, by people who care. To us, that’s good eating and that’s why we’re here.