Summary
About this role
Joining the Panera Bread® family is really something special. You’ll have the opportunity to connect with our amazing customers and have an impact on our growing business. Experience our vibrant and progressive culture that is chock full of opportunities to advance your career. In our managers, we look for the total package — someone who has high standards for quality and cultivates top-performing teams. If you’re a high performer in the industry and know what it takes to be successful, especially when things get hectic, then we want you on our team. Bring your expertise and passion to Panera Bread!
What Makes Being a Panera® Manager Different?
You Make It Happen
- It’s up to you to create an everyday oasis for them to meet friends, celebrate special occasions or complete an important work project while enjoying a meal in our bakery-cafe.
We’re Growing
- New locations and growth equals new opportunities and advancement for our top performers.
We Keep It Real
- Our customer service is as authentic and pure as our food — quality ingredients and relationships without the filler
150% Accuracy
- Okay, maybe that’s not possible, but that won’t stop us from trying to achieve it! We continually invest in and develop our cafe teams and tools to help execute flawless service.
No Fryers and No Late Nights.
- We’re known for our artisan breads, excellent soups, salads and sandwiches — resulting in a grease- and alcohol-free environment. As a manager, this means no late nights — but we do hope you’re a morning person
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Benefits:
- Competitive Benefits Package
Requirements
- We’re looking for restaurant pros with 2+ years of restaurant management experience preferred
- A college degree is not required but can be useful
- Interest in self improvement and professional growth
- Focus on operational integrity and consistently exceeding guests’ expectations
- Customer service oriented and team development mindset
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 Restaurant Assistant Manager, you will create an inviting atmosphere for customers and lead a team to deliver exceptional service. You will also be responsible for maintaining high standards of quality and operational integrity.
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