Department: Operations
Status: Non-Exempt
Reports To: General Manager
Team Manager - Panera
What We Do
At Applegreen, we Refresh Travelers on their Journey…. ApplegreenUSA operates over 80 travel plazas across the Northeast and Midwest that provide convenience, comfort, retail, and an extensive range of delicious food options such as Auntie Anne’s, Burger King, Chick-Fil-A, Cinnabon, Dunkin Donuts, Panda Express, Panera, Popeyes, Pret, Shake Shack, Starbucks, and many more.
Our Core Values
Our Core Values are what we stand for. They guide and motivate our attitudes and behaviors to our customers, our suppliers, our business partners, and each other.
Benefits
What You’ll Do
You are key to the success of your bakery-cafe. You handle a wide range of responsibilities, all to ensure that both customers and associates have a great experience. Our Team Managers ensure that every shift is a great one—by developing our people, managing team performance, and building the warm, inclusive, authentic Panera team culture. As part of your bakery-cafe’s management team, you report directly to the General Manager or Operating Partner. Each Team Manager oversees a different part of the bakery-cafe, from food cost management to drive-thru, delivery, or catering operations where applicable
You will be responsible for leading shifts by ensuring team members provide exceptional customer service, thoroughly complete their job duties, and follow all brand standards & food safety requirements. This position is charged with assisting to train newly hired team members and monitoring for compliance with cash handling policies and procedures.
· Consistently provide friendly customer service by engaging in positive, helpful interactions with customers (travelers) and appropriately resolve customer complaints.
· Complete opening, daily and closing procedures/checklists in accordance with company policies/procedures.
· Operate point-of-sale (POS) system, accurately process & receive payment from customers, and follow all customer service and cash handling policies and procedures.
· Ensure proper food handling procedures are followed including wrapping, labelling, dating, stocking, storing, rotating, and checking temperature of products.
· Complete with a variety of kitchen-related tasks including prepping, thawing, cooking, packaging, wrapping, and cleaning.
· Stock, clean, and sanitize workstation and equipment.
· Actively cross-sell and up-sell products.
· Maintain a solid knowledge of products and services available in the plaza.
· Follow required brand standards, food safety requirements, as well as all company policies and procedures.
· Inform plaza leadership of any observations, concerns, or problems that are witnessed or experienced.
· Execute a variety of other tasks as assigned.
Essential Experience & Skills
Requirements
This is not an exhaustive list of all functions that may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Additionally, the job responsibilities may change at any time as necessitated by business demands. Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V), and

Applegreen is defining roadside hospitality.
From humble beginnings in 1992, we’ve grown from a single site in Dublin to a leading roadside hospitality retailer across Ireland, the UK, and the United States. Founded by Bob Etchingham and Joe Barrett, Applegreen operates a global network of 600+ locations and supports a growing team of 18,000+ colleagues.
Our mission is clear: delight guests in transit with passionate hospitality and brands they love. With 200+ locations in the Irish market and a significant business of Travel Plazas and convenience stores spanning America’s Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast, Applegreen welcomes guests with quality, value, convenience, and choice.
With best guest experience our top priority, we offer inviting spaces, amazing coffee, spotless facilities, quality amenities, EV charging, and trusted brands, including M&S Food, Starbucks, Shake Shack, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Dunkin’, Panera Bread, Popeyes, PRET, Subway, and many more.
People are at the heart of everything we do – our guests, communities, partners, and colleagues. Whether it’s brightening someone’s day in-store, supporting local causes, or building strong supplier relationships, every connection matters.
In a fast-moving industry, we constantly listen, learn, and evolve, embracing sustainability, emerging food trends, and cutting-edge convenience solutions, setting new standards for roadside hospitality.
Behind the scenes, Applegreen cultivates passionate teams where talent is nurtured, ideas are valued, and growth is encouraged. Our culture thrives on positivity, inclusivity, and collaboration. With entrepreneurship in our DNA, we empower people to navigate change, lead with courage, and challenge the status quo, turning bold ideas into real results.
Excited by innovation, energized by growth, and eager to collaborate with a forward-thinking team? Applegreen could be the next step in your career.
Applegreen – enjoy your journey.