Restaurant Team Member

Panera Bread®
Aurora, IL

Job Description

Job Description

Hamra Enterprises has great opportunities for driven people who are looking for a fun, energetic atmosphere with room to grow.

We are dedicated to our core values; letting you love what you do and do what you love! We operate with integrity, humanity, and by empowering our employees to advance their careers!

OUR CORE VALUES:

  • FUN - We love what we do
  • FAMILY - We cherish and nurture relationships
  • INTEGRITY - We honor our word
  • SELF EXPRESSION - We embrace our humanity
  • DISCOVERY - We have the courage to create the future

SEEKING FULL AND PART-TIME RETAIL TEAM MEMBERS:

With the right attitude, personality, and desire to delight our guests, you will be trained and set up for success. At Hamra Enterprises, “success” means moving our business and our communities forward. We actively engage in philanthropic endeavors including our work with Boston Children’s Hospital, Make-A-Wish IL, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, and Children’s Miracle Network.

WE OFFER:

  • Meal Discounts - 50% off on days you work, and 15% off at any Hamra owned Panera Bread, Wendy's, or Noodles & Company location on your days off
  • DailyPay - Make any day payday
  • Paid Sick Time - Earn an hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked
  • Paid Vacation Time - We offer a vacation time accrual program
  • Education Program - Earn paid homework time and bonus up to $600 per school year for good grades
  • Employee Emergency Fund - We understand life happens and sometimes you need extra support (Learn more at hamraheroes.org)
  • Recruiting Bonus - Earn $100-$1500 every time we hire someone you send our way
  • 401k - With company match (Waiting period applies)
  • Opportunities for growth - Our goal is to promote over 70% of our staff internally
  • Stability - While many companies are closing locations, we are opening new restaurants

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Must be at least 16 years of age
  • Reliable transportation
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills
  • Ability to work well independently and as part of a team
  • Authorized to work in the United States
  • We use E-Verify

Compensation may vary based on the restaurant's location, as well as your experience and availability.

General information about pay and DailyPay is available here:

For specific details about the position at the restaurant where you are applying, please speak with a manager at that location

THE BORING LEGAL STUFF

In order to perform the basic job duties, you must be able to do the following with reasonable or no accommodations:

  • Walk, move, traverse- The person in this position must have the ability to stand up to 12 hours, move about the restaurant to access the dining room, prep area, restrooms, and dumpster area.
  • Use hands/fingers to handle or feel operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, position. May use a register, slicer, knives, scissors, other machinery, and a computer.
  • Climb (ladders) or balance, ascend/descend, work atop, traverse; occasionally ascends/descends a step ladder to reach product on top shelves.
  • Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, position self (to), move. Constantly positions self to maintain cleanliness of restaurant, including under the tables and prep areas. Also, to retrieve product.
  • Talk/hear, communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, exchange information; the person in this position frequently communicates with fellow employees or guests. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
  • Low vision/vision impairment - the person in this position must be able to read monitors, menus, and learning systems to perform most job duties.
  • Taste/smell detect, distinguish, determine, not applicable.
  • Carry weight, lift, move, transport, position, put, install, remove; frequently moves product, dishes, boxes weighing up to 50 pounds.
  • Exposure hot/cold. Constantly exposed to low temperatures in walk-in freezer and cooler. Constantly exposed to high heat in walk-in oven, or wall mounted ovens.

This job description describes a general category of jobs. Employees may be assigned other duties in addition to or instead of those described above. Any duties are subject to change at any time according to the changing needs of our organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer

I understand that by submitting my application, I am agreeing to receive text messages from Hamra Enterprises. I understand that I may receive between 1 and 20 text messages per-week depending on my engagement level with the recruiter. I understand that I can opt out at any time, simply by responding the word “STOP”. I understand that message and data rates may apply. Hamra Enterprises will not sell your cell phone number to third party companies or advertisers. Your cell phone number will be used solely for the purposes of communicating with you about interviews, job offers, benefits, incentives and other employment related items.

Posted 2026-08-08

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