Team Manager - Assistant Manager Full Time

panerabread; Missouri; On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Paid vacation

Insurance

401(k) match

Tuition discounts

Career development

Bonuses

Job summary

Panera Bread is seeking a Team Manager - Assistant Manager to lead daily operations and support a high-performing bakery-cafe team in Missouri. You will coach staff, ensure guest satisfaction, and uphold Panera's standards for service, food safety, and cleanliness.

The role requires flexible hours, strong leadership, and a commitment to developing team members while ensuring a welcoming guest experience. Join a culture that values growth, teamwork, and community.

Qualifications

• Minimum age 18 years.
• 1+ year restaurant management experience.
• ServSafe certification (or ability to obtain).
• Flexible hours including nights/weekends; background check required.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop team members to meet sales, speed, accuracy and guest satisfaction goals.
• Participate in interviewing and selecting team members.
• Train team on food safety standards and ensure compliance.
• Foster a culture of warmth, belonging, growth and trust.
• Delight guests and build long-term relationships through exceptional service.

Skills

Team leadership

Guest service

Communication

Coaching

Education

ServSafe certification

Job description

Team Manager - Assistant Manager Full Time

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!

Equal Opportunity Employer: Disabled/Veterans

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.

600628 Clayton, MO - Clayton Road