Team Manager

Panera LLC; Colonial Heights (VA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay & eligible for quarterly bonuses

Free on-shift meals & unlimited fountain beverages

Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance

401(k) with match available

Career advancement & leadership development opportunities

Tuition discounts

Team member assistance program

Job summary

Panera LLC in Colonial Heights is looking for a dedicated Team Manager Lead to create an exceptional experience for guests while managing and developing the team. In this role, you will coach, inspire, and motivate team members to excel in performance while ensuring adherence to food safety standards. Enjoy great benefits including competitive pay, bonuses, and opportunities for career advancement.

Your leadership will foster a warm culture of belonging and growth, making a real impact every day. Join Panera and share in the joy of providing outstanding service!

Qualifications

• 1+ years of restaurant management experience preferred.
• ServSafe certification (or ability to achieve certification).
• Flexible hours including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Make sure every guest is delighted by the quality of our food, service, and staff.
• Lead, manage and develop team members by coaching, inspiring, and motivating.
• Train the team in food safety standards and ensure they are maintained.

Skills

Restaurant management

Leadership

Food safety standards

Coaching and motivating

Job description

Overview

Team Manager Lead with purpose. Grow with support. At Panera, our leaders are celebrated for bringing out the best in their teams. Enjoy great perks, a welcoming culture, and the opportunity to make a real impact—every day. Get ready to rise and come join the fun where you will be a part of making the familiar fantastic! Because at Panera, the best thing of bread is sharing it!

Benefits

• 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!

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, manage 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.

Qualifications

• Minimum age: 18 years of age.
• 1+ years of restaurant management experience preferred.
• 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).
• Flexible hours including nights and weekends in a fast‑paced environment with shifting priorities.

Physical Requirements

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.

Additional Information

Any job offer for this position is conditional upon the results of a background check. While performing this job, the Team Manager role is regularly required to 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Disabled/Veterans

Location

601005 Colonial Heights, VA - Southpark Boulevard