Team Manager

Panera LLC; Streamwood (IL); On-site; USD 26,174 - 32,373; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay & quarterly bonuses

Free on-shift meals

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

401(k) with match available

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Panera LLC is seeking a Team Manager Lead in Streamwood, IL. This role is essential for ensuring operational excellence and developing team members to deliver exceptional service. Become an integral part of the bakery-cafe’s leadership team.

The ideal candidate will have restaurant management experience and possess strong leadership skills. Enjoy competitive pay, flexible hours, and a culture focused on team success and individual growth.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of restaurant management experience preferred.
• Proven ability to lead shifts in a fast-paced environment.
• ServSafe certification (or ability to achieve certification).

Responsibilities

• Delight guests with quality food and service.
• Build long-term, loyal relationships with guests.
• Coach and motivate team members to exceed goals.
• Train the team in food safety standards.

Skills

Restaurant management experience

Leadership skills

Food safety standards

Communication

Job description

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!

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 at Panera, 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.
• 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.

While performing this job, the Team Manager role is regularly required to:

• Lift, carry, push, or pull objects 25 pounds.
• Stand and walk for up to 6 hours.
• 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. $19.00-$23.50. The actual pay offered will be determined by multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, job‑related knowledge, skills, and geographical location. Individual compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

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

Location: 600913 Streamwood, IL - West Irving Park Road.