Team Member - Opener

Panera; Lithonia (GA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Panera in Lithonia, GA is seeking Team Members to deliver fast, accurate service with warmth and enthusiasm. You will assemble menu items, assist guests, and ensure orders are prepared correctly while maintaining food safety standards.

This role requires flexible hours, including nights and weekends, in a busy cafe setting. You will work closely with a fun, energized team, manage quick transactions, and contribute to a welcoming dining environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service or food service is preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks.
• Commitment to food safety and cleanliness standards.

Responsibilities

• Assemble a wide range of menu items.
• Ensure orders are prepared quickly and accurately.
• Ring up orders and assist guests at the register.
• Answer questions and help customers with requests.
• Uphold food safety standards and cafe policies.

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Food safety

Cash handling

Fast-paced

Tools

POS system

Job description

Job Purpose:Our Team Members know what our customers want and deliver it fast and accurate with Panera warmth. We take pride in every aspect of our work and perform it with energy and enthusiasm. We are team players, with a commitment to continuous learning, who provide quality service and products to our customers through true craftsmanship.Duties & Responsibilities:Maintain Positional Responsibilities While Ensuring Guest SatisfactionAssemble a wide range of menu items.Ensure every order is made quickly, correctly, and consistently.Meet Speed and accuracy goals.Ring up orders quickly and accurately.Know our menu.Help customers with questions or requests.Help build our culture of Warmth, Belonging, Growth, and Trust.Step in and support your manager and fellow team members.Demonstrate professional behavior to cafe team as well as to guests.Uphold Food Safety standards.Adhere to day-to-day cafe systems and processes.Follow company policies and procedures including the use of personal protective equipment.Working Conditions:This role requires flexible hours including nights and weekends in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.This role requires the ability to keep cool under pressure and interact with multiple types of people in a calm and fair manner.While performing this job, the team member is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, and hear in a loud environment.Must be able to lift 40lbs.Role requires standing for extended periods of time with a break, repetitive motions, bending, stooping, stretching and ability to use a step ladder.Qualifications:You enjoy working with people and food.You want to partner with a fun, energized team that can work hard and laugh often.You like the hustle and bustle of the hospitality industry.You work well under pressure.You are committed to food safety and health safety.You are passionate about our Guiding Values and Behaviors.Minimum age - 16 years of age.Warmth for guests: Making people smile.Βοld thoughts, brave actions: Learning, growing, and taking risks.Own it: Finding solutions and taking initiative.Win together: Working (and winning) as a team.Inspire and celebrate: Having fun and celebrating success.Rooted in respect: Seeing the best in others.