Team Manager

Panera LLC; Middleton Junction (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay & quarterly bonuses

Free on-shift meals & unlimited beverages

Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and pet insurance

401(k) with match available

Career advancement opportunities

Tuition discounts

Job summary

Panera LLC in Middleton Junction, Wisconsin, is seeking a Team Manager to join its leadership team. In this role, you will help run shifts efficiently, support team development, and uphold high customer service standards.

The ideal candidate has restaurant management experience and thrives in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include leading team members, training on food safety, and ensuring customer satisfaction. This opportunity includes competitive pay and various benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum age of 18 years.
• 1+ years of restaurant management experience preferred.
• ServSafe certification or ability to achieve certification.

Responsibilities

• Delight guests with quality food and service.
• Lead, manage, and develop team members.
• Train team in food safety standards.

Skills

Restaurant management experience

Leadership skills

Food safety standards

Customer service excellence

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 a Team Manager, you’ll be part of the bakery‑cafe’s leadership team, helping to run great shifts, support team development, and maintain the high standards our guests expect.

Your Role Includes:

• 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.

This Opportunity Is for You

• 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).
• This role requires flexible hours including nights and weekends in a faced‑paced environment with shifting priorities.

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

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.

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

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.