Kitchen Team

Join Panda Restaurant Group as a Kitchen Team Associate. We’re looking for friendly team players to cook delicious food while maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness for our guests. Thrive in a safe and supportive work environment with team members who become friends. If you don’t have experience, we’ll train you. You’ll have opportunities to gain skills that help you advance in your career, and you’ll have the chance to impact your community through Panda Cares initiative.

Let’s work together.

• Provides exceptional dining experience to guests – greeting guests, serving food, and handling payments at the cash register
• Maintains the cleanliness and appearance of the store
• Follows operations standards and safety procedures to serve fresh and quality food
• Works efficiently in a fast-paced kitchen environment, and may work at different positions – front counter, drive-through, or kitchen
• Works effectively with team members to meet daily goals in a fun, positive environment

• Friendly and helpful team members
• Operations experience is a plus
• Some high school
• Food handler certification may be required depending on local requirements (acquired at your expense)

• Flexible schedules
• Great pay
• Free meals while working at Panda
• Medical, vision, dental, voluntary short-term disability, cancer income protection insurance for full-time associates
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) with company match
• Vacation, sick leave, bereavement/funeral leave, and Leave Share Program for eligible associates
• Associate discounts for many brands
• Referral bonus for eligible associates
• Opportunity to give back to your community
• Hands-on paid training to prepare you for success
• Ongoing career and leadership development
• Opportunities for growth into management positions
• Pre-tax dependent care flexible spending account
• Details available at Panda Careers benefits site
• Candidates must meet, and continue to meet if employed, eligibility requirements for each benefit

While performing duties, counter areas are often hot with steam from steam tables and food vapors. Workspace is restricted and employees are generally expected to remain standing for long periods of time. Employees must be able to lift up to 50 lbs., stand for four hours, and reach across countertops. Kitchens are hot and noise levels are usually high; storage space is limited and shelving is high.

Employees must have effective verbal communication skills and the ability to adapt to a dynamic environment with changing priorities, and the ability to manage conflicts/difficult situations.

Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity, and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by law, including sex/gender, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, and veteran status. Panda complies with all federal, state, and local laws regarding requests for workplace accommodations.

If you require an accommodation, please contact our accommodation team via email at