Assistant Manager

at  Panera Bread FMI Group

LOCATION: 320 WEST HUNT CLUB ROAD, OTTAWA, ONTARIO

Are you building a career in the food service industry and ready for more responsibility? You’re full of energy and have a thorough knowledge of all restaurant equipment, policies and procedures. You know you will be a manager someday. The next step is an Assistant Manager and Panera Bread will help get you there.
The Assistant Manager is responsible for providing leadership to all their staff. As a member of the management team, their days are busy with running the daily operations of the bakery-café.

As part of our family we offer you:

• Affordable Health and Dental Benefits after probationary period
• Competitive compensations and advancement opportunities
• RRSP for Salary Managers
• WorkPerks!
• Bursary program
• Employee Discounts
• Refer a Friend Program
• Fun work atmosphere!

In a typical day, you are accountable for:

• Cash handling, reconciling cash and daily paperwork
• Managing financial controls, operations, people development, customer service and compliance
• Maintaining and ordering inventory and supplies

As a leader, you are responsible for:

• Training and developing the Production Zone Team and Shift Supervisors to achieve operational excellence
• Addressing in-store issues and communicating plans to the team
• Ensuring all staff are following health, safety and security codes

You will also have the opportunity to:

• Assist the Restaurant General Manager with marketing activities and new product roll-outs
• Develop relationships with suppliers, franchisees and other corporate contacts
• Recruit, hire and develop team talent

Panera Bread is a proud franchise that is part of the FMI family!
The Franchise Management Group of Companies (FMI) is one of the largest franchise owner/operators in North America. We own numerous franchised restaurants operating under the Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell and Panera Bread brands (among others). FMI is a growing organization, ranked among the Best Managed companies in Canada. We have been recognized for other awards such as, Best Workplaces for Women, Best Workplaces in Retail & Hospitality, Best Workplaces for Inclusion and Best Workplaces for Professional Development

In a typical day, you are accountable for:

• Cash handling, reconciling cash and daily paperwork
• Managing financial controls, operations, people development, customer service and compliance
• Maintaining and ordering inventory and supplie

As a leader, you are responsible for:

• Training and developing the Production Zone Team and Shift Supervisors to achieve operational excellence
• Addressing in-store issues and communicating plans to the team
• Ensuring all staff are following health, safety and security code