Assistant General Manager

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 about bread is sharing it.

Whats 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 & 401k with match available
• Career advancement & leadership development opportunities
• Tuition discounts
• Perks & rewards for team members
• Team member assistance program
• And much much more

As an Assistant General Manager youll lead an amazing team and a beloved neighborhood bakery-cafe to sweet success.

Youll inspire and celebrate your team, partner with your General Manager in overseeing operations, delight guests every day, and grow the business-while taking ownership on hiring, training, and development at your location.

As Assistant General Manager, Panera Your Role Includes:

• Support your General Manager by making key decisions and problem solving.
• Plan and manage staffing needs, shift scheduling, people development, career development, and succession planning.
• Support the hiring, on-boarding, and training of new team members while motivating, energizing, engaging, inspiring, and celebrating the entire team.
• Assist with managing team performance to ensure the bakery-cafes goals, operational, and quality standards, and extraordinary guest service expectations are met.
• Partner with the General Manager to create subject matter experts within your bakery-cafe by developing managers on peoples processes and Paneras Guiding Values & Behaviors.
• Work as a team to ensure every guest is delighted by the quality of our food service and our team.
• Build engaging relationships that lead to long-term loyal guests as part of the bakery-cafes management team.
• Follow operational procedures designed to ensure your bakery-cafe successfully executes all company strategies and initiatives.
• Ensure team members follow company policies and procedures and comply with all federal, state, and local regulations.
• Maintain a healthy and safe workplace for your team that meets Paneras health, food safety, and company culture standards.
• Assist your General Manager in maintaining the bakery-cafes overall costs and inventory.
• 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.
• ServSafe certification or ability to achieve.
• Proven ability to drive positive results through strong business acumen required.
• Proven availability to run great shifts while directing, motivating, coaching, and developing others in a fast-paced environment.
• 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 Assistant General Manager role is regularly required to:

• Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull objects 50 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

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