About the Role
Panera is seeking a Team Manager to join the bakery-cafe's leadership team. This role involves running great shifts, supporting team development, and maintaining high guest standards. The Team Manager will focus on guest satisfaction, building relationships, and developing team members through coaching and motivation.
Responsibilities
- Ensure every guest is delighted by the quality of 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.
- Celebrate team member achievements.
- Participate in the interviewing and selection process.
- Train the team in food safety standards and ensure they are maintained.
- Help build a culture of warmth, belonging, growth, and trust.
Requirements
- 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).
- Requires flexible hours including nights and weekends in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
- Job offer conditional upon the results of a background check.
- 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.
- Act as an ambassador of Guiding Values and Behaviors.
Skills
- Coaching
- Motivating
- Guest experience
- Food safety
- Leadership
- Communication
Location
- Syracuse, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1+ years of restaurant management experience preferred
Education Level
- ServSafe certification
Salary/Compensations
- $19 - $23.50 per hour
Benefits
- 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
About the Company
- Panera is a company where leaders are celebrated for bringing out the best in their teams.
- Panera offers great perks, a welcoming culture, and the opportunity to make a real impact every day.
- Panera is a place to rise and come join the fun where you will be a part of making the familiar fantastic!
Equal Opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer: Disabled/Veterans
