Restaurant Manager

Panera Bread is a renowned bakery-cafe chain celebrated for its commitment to quality, community, and culture. Known for their fresh-baked bread, delicious meals, and inviting atmosphere, Panera stands out as a leader in the fast-casual dining industry. The company prioritizes customer satisfaction, employee growth, and a welcoming environment where both guests and team members feel valued and inspired. With an established reputation for innovation and excellence, Panera Bread continues to expand its footprint across the country, bringing delicious food and warm service to communities far and wide.

Joining Panera Bread means being part of a team that truly cares about the experience it delivers and the people it serves. Leaders at Panera are more than managers; they are motivators and mentors who promote a culture of trust, growth, and fun. Working at Panera, employees benefit from competitive wages, excellent perks, and abundant opportunities for career advancement. The company fosters an inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated, and every individual’s contribution matters.

The Manager role at Panera Bread is a vital leadership position within the bakery-cafe. As a Manager, you will be integral to orchestrating exceptional guest experiences while supporting and developing your team. This position involves overseeing daily operations to ensure that food quality, customer service, and health standards are consistently upheld. You will cultivate meaningful relationships with guests that encourage loyalty and repeat visits. As a leader, you will coach and inspire your team, helping them achieve their personal and professional goals. This includes motivating employees to excel in areas like sales performance, order accuracy, speed of service, and delivering memorable guest experiences.

In addition to team leadership and operational oversight, Managers participate actively in hiring and training new staff, ensuring that food safety standards such as ServSafe certification are met and maintained. Being a Manager at Panera means embracing the company’s guiding values: making people smile, encouraging continuous learning and growth, fostering teamwork, celebrating success, and viewing challenges as opportunities. This role requires flexibility, resilience, and a customer-first mindset, often working nights and weekends in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Through your leadership, you will help build a culture of warmth and belonging where every team member and guest feels welcome and appreciated.

This position also offers numerous benefits, including competitive pay with eligibility for quarterly bonuses, free on-shift meals and unlimited beverages, paid vacation, sick time and holidays, comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and pet insurance, a 401(k) plan with match, tuition discounts, and a team member assistance program. Panera Bread is firmly committed to equal opportunity employment, valuing disabled persons and veterans in its hiring practices. If you are driven by purpose and motivated to lead with heart, Panera Bread invites you to grow with them and make the familiar fantastic every day.