Summary
About this role
Position & Perks
Panera Bread is hiring friendly, high-energy team players to join our café teams. As a Panera Bread Associate – Crew Member, you’ll help create the warm, welcoming experience Panera is known for—whether serving guests or preparing food behind the scenes.
We have opportunities available in customer service (cashier) and food production (line). No late nights, no grease, no alcohol—just great food and great people.
What We Offer
- Competitive pay
- Health care benefits (for both part-time and full-time team members)
- Flexible schedules
- Paid, on-the-job training
- Meal discounts
- Career growth and advancement opportunities
- WOW-a-Friend Foundation – Employee Assistance Program
Responsibilities
What You’ll DoTake care of guests with fast, accurate, and friendly service; prepare food with pride and attention to quality; work as part of a supportive, team-oriented café environment.
Qualifications
- Minimum age: 16 years old
- Friendly, positive, and guest-focused attitude
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Food service or retail experience preferred, but not required
Apply today and join the Panera team at Panera Bread.
Other facts
About Panera Bread
Panera began in 1987 as St. Louis Bread Company, a humble community bakery founded with a sourdough starter from San Francisco and a dream of putting a loaf of bread in every arm. While our business has expanded well beyond St. Louis since then, that same sourdough starter is still used in our iconic sourdough bread and the craft of baking bread fresh each day remains at the heart of Panera Bread. Each day, our trained bakers fill our bakery shelves with delicious freshly baked cookies, pastries, bagels, and a range of breads from focaccia to classic baguettes.
We believe in serving delicious, freshly prepared, clean food made with carefully selected ingredients that we are proud to serve our own families. Our menu, crafted by chefs and bakers, features classic, comforting dishes, each with an intriguing twist.
We respect our planet and take measures to lessen our impacts. We believe in treating people with warmth, kindness, and respect, whether it’s a guest in our cafe or one of our associates. And we believe in helping our local communities, especially in times of need.
We’re also focused on improving quality and convenience. With investments in technology and operations, we offer omni-channel access to your Panera favorites – like mobile ordering, catering, and Rapid Pick-Up® for to-go orders, Curbside pick-up and delivery – all designed to make things easier for our guests.
Today, Panera operates as both Panera Bread® or Saint Louis Bread Co St. Louis Bread Company in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada.
Panera Bread is privately held by JAB Holding Company. Panera Bread is part of Panera Brands, one of the largest fast-casual restaurant platforms in the U.S., comprised of Panera Bread®, Caribou Coffee® and Einstein Bros.® Bagels.
What you'll do
- As a Panera Bread Associate, you will provide fast, accurate, and friendly service to guests while preparing food with pride. You will work as part of a supportive, team-oriented café environment.
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