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Shift Leader - Food Service Team Member 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 mid-level pay: $30k for Fast Food and Counter Workers nationally

National salary averages
Expected mid-level
$30k
Entry
Mid
Senior
Expected
$23k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $39k

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
Candidate-favored
Wage leverage âš  Disconnect
Constrained
Mobility
High mobility
Durability
Somewhat fragile

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.

Use competing offers and timing to your advantage.

Does this path compound?

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

Many openings, but pay doesn't scale as much with experience.

+6%
10yr growth
904,300 openings projected annually—mostly replacing retirees and turnover.
Typical: No formal educational credential

Openings come from turnover, not new growth. Differentiate to advance.

Labor data: BLS 2024