Team Manager

Panera Bread; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 46,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay & bonuses

Free meals on shift

Paid vacation & holidays

Insurance & 401(k) with match

Team member assistance program

Job summary

Panera Bread in Saint Paul, MN is seeking a Team Manager to lead daily shifts, support team development, and uphold Panera's guest experience standards.

You will coach and motivate team members, ensure food quality and safety, participate in hiring, and foster a culture of warmth, belonging, growth, and trust across the café. Flexible hours including nights and weekends are required.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead daily shifts and manage team to meet goals.
• Coach, motivate, and develop staff to improve sales, speed, order accuracy, and guest experience.
• Participate in interviewing and staff selection.
• Train team in food safety standards and maintain them.
• Model Panera's warmth, belonging, growth, and trust.

Skills

Team leadership

Guest service

Coaching & development

Interviewing

Food safety

Job description

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!

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
• 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.

As a Team Manager at Panera, 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, manager 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 If:

• 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 fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• 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:
  • 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!

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Equal Opportunity Employer: Disabled/Veterans