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Shift Leader - Customer Service Associate (Restaurant) at Panera Bread - Montour Church Place

Panera Bread - Montour Church Place Pittsburgh, PA

Job Description

Panera Bread - Montour Church Place is looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our team in Pittsburgh, PA as full time or part time Shift Leaders. If you like working in a fast paced, fun environment and you are good with people, look no further! Panera Bread - Montour Church Place is the right place for you. Shift Leader Job Essentials: -Must be able to demonstrate you are committed, hard-working, honest and friendly. -Excellent customer service skills -Reliable transportation to and from work (daily) -Ability to work with computers -Ability to assist the General Manager with team building -Ability to coach and lead a team with no supervision -Ability to maintain a positive atmosphere of teamwork and full of energy -Ability to communicate to all team members -Sales Skills Additional Responsibilities: -Be professional and courteous with all customers -Promptly handle all customer concerns by delighting each of our customers -Willing to open and close stores -Willing to perform and uphold daily cleaning duties -Willing to maintain a safe and organized restaurant for employees and customers We are actively hiring for a full time or part time Shift Leader to join our team. We can't wait to meet you. Apply today!

Typical entry-level pay: $36k for Tellers nationally

National salary averages
Expected entry-level
$36k
Entry
Mid
Senior
Expected
$31k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $48k

Pay increases slowly with experience in this field.

Raises may be modest; negotiate well upfront.

Hot hiring, constrained wages

Employers are hiring actively, but pay hasn't caught up with demand. Focus on competing offers and non-salary benefits.

Hiring leverage
Lean candidate
Wage leverage âš  Disconnect
Constrained
Mobility
Good mobility
Durability
High fragility

Why this market feels harder than it looks

This market is hiring aggressively, but compensation hasn't caught up and most openings are backfilling churn, not expansion. Employers are filling roles, but not bidding wages up.

Who this leverage applies to

Stronger for: Senior candidates with options
Weaker for: Entry-level candidates, Career switchers

Where to negotiate

Base salary
Sign-on bonus
Title / level
Remote flexibility
Scope & responsibility
Start date / PTO

Likely Possible Unlikely

Watch out for

Wage disconnect: Hiring is active but pay hasn't responded—negotiate on other terms.

Don't let hiring headlines mislead you—focus on concrete offers. Your leverage may be less durable than it appears—move decisively.

Does this path compound?

Job Growth →
High churn
Growth, flat pay
🚀 Compound
Growth + pay upside
⚠️ Plateau
Limited growth
Specialize
Experts earn more
Pay Upside →
Stable but flat

Steady work, but limited growth in both jobs and pay.

-13%
10yr growth
Most openings come from retirements and turnover, not new positions.
Typical: High school diploma or equivalent

Consider building adjacent skills to stay marketable.

Labor data: BLS 2024