Team Member  (PA)

Team Member (PA)


Company
Panera Bread
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
11 days ago
Via
via Panera Bread Careers

Job Description
Want to work in a place where you can learn, laugh, be supported, be yourself and reach your goals? If so, then Panera is for you. We are a top franchise group with great growth potential, looking for excellent people to join our team!

Panera Perks:
• Competitive pay + Tips
• Paid vacation
• Career growth opportunities
• Free meals on shifts
• On demand access to earned wages prior to pay day through PayActiv

Are you friendly, motivated, and hard-working? Up for a challenge? Ready to grow? If so, you’ll thrive on our team.

Our Team Members delight customers with real food, real fast.
With dozens of menu items—and endless possible combinations—Panera’s kitchen is no fast-food assembly line. Our Team Members prep, cook, assemble, and plate soups, salads, grain bowls, sandwiches, and more—using nothing but real ingredients in every single order.

As a Team Member at Panera, your job includes but is not limited to:
• Assemble a wide range of menu items.
• Ensure every order is made quickly, correctly, and consistently.
• Meet speed and accuracy goals.
• Help build our culture of Warmth, Belonging, Growth, and Trust.
• Step in and support your manager and team.

This job is for you if:
• You enjoy working with food. (Note: Food service experience is preferred, but not required.)
• You want to partner with a fun, energized team that can work hard and laugh often.
• You like the hustle and bustle of the hospitality industry.
• You work well under pressure.
• You’re committed to food safety and health safety.
• You’re at least 16 years of age.

You are passionate about our Guiding Values and Behaviors:
• Warmth for guests: Making people smile
• Bold thoughts, brave actions: Learning, growing, and taking risks
• Own it: Finding solutions and taking initiative
• Win together: Working (and winning) as a team
• Inspire and celebrate: Having fun and celebrating success
• Rooted in respect: Seeing the best in others

Around here, every day starts with a fresh batch of bread and a thousand possibilities.

Get ready to rise.

$13 - $16 / hour + Tips!

American Bread Company dba Panera Bread is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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