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Assistant General Manager

Panera Bread

Athens, ALFull-timePosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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Compensation
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Location
Athens, AL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Assistant General Manager leads a bakery-cafe team and partners with the General Manager to oversee operations, guest service, staffing, and business growth. The role includes hiring, training, developing team members, managing performance, and maintaining costs and inventory. Panera offers leadership development, tuition discounts, paid time off, meals, insurance options, and a 401(k) match.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Business Acumen, requiredRestaurant Management, nice to haveShift Management, nice to haveCoaching, nice to haveTeam Development, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveLifting 50 Pounds, nice to haveStanding and Walking, nice to have

Qualifications

Minimum Age 18+, required1+ Years Restaurant Management Experience, nice to haveServSafe Certification or Ability to Achieve, nice to have

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

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 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

The actual pay offered will be determined by multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, job-related knowledge, skills, and geographical location. Individual compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

606112 Athens, AL - Highway 72

How this job compares

Set against the 9,349 open Restaurant Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Alabama median$50–70K/yr32 salary ranges
  • US median$19–21/hr1,126 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 256 open Restaurant Manager jobs in Alabama and 9,349 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Alabama
Experience
Restaurant Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (3,348 postings).
Education
71 of the 9,349 open Restaurant Manager jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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