Team Manager-Assistant Manager

Panera Bread; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-shift meals

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with match

Job summary

Panera Bread is seeking a Team Manager to lead and develop a restaurant team, ensuring high standards of food and guest experience. You will coach staff, drive performance, and participate in interview and training processes.

This role requires 18+ years old with prior restaurant leadership, ServSafe certification (or plan to obtain), and flexibility for evenings and weekends. A dynamic, guest-focused culture awaits.

Qualifications

• Minimum age: 18 years.
• 1+ years of restaurant management experience preferred.
• Proven ability to lead great shifts in a fast-paced environment.
• ServSafe certification (or ability to achieve certification).
• Flexible hours including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Ensure guest delight in food, service, and staff.
• Build relationships to foster loyal guests.
• Lead, manage and develop team members and celebrate achievements.
• Participate in interviewing and selection of staff.
• Train the team in food safety standards.
• Help cultivate a culture of warmth, belonging, growth, and trust.

Skills

Team leadership

Guest service

Coaching

Interviewing

ServSafe certification

Job description

Team Manager-Assistant 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, 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

Competitive pay: $18.00 - $22.50

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.

601140 Richmond, VA - Staples Mill Road