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 of bread is sharing it!

What’s 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 & 401(k) 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, you’ll lead an amazing team and a beloved neighborhood bakery-cafe to sweet success! You’ll 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-cafe’s 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 people’s processes and Panera’s 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-cafe’s 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 Panera’s health, food, safety, and company culture standards.

• Assist your General Manager in maintaining the bakery-cafe’s 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 faced-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