Shift leader, Restaurant/Food Service
Listed on 2026-02-01
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Restaurant/Food Service
Catering, Cook & Chef, Server/Wait Staff, Food & Beverage
Overview
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Our Panda Shift Leader associates are important leaders of our team and are responsible for bringing Panda’s mission alive in our restaurants by supporting management in creating food with passion, service with heart and ambiance with pride.
Responsibilities- Support in creating a vibrant and welcoming environment for our guests.
- Gain valuable skills managing store operations and leading the team during the shift.
- Gain hands-on experience in cooking and preparing Panda favorites for our guests.
- Develop yourself and others with a diverse range of skills.
- 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
- 401K 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 & Leadership Development
- Opportunities for growth into management positions
- Pre-Tax Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
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- Candidates must meet, and continue to meet if employed, eligibility requirements for each benefit to qualify.
- Some high school
- Operations experience preferred
- Food Safety:
Local/municipal requirements, such as Food Handler certification
Local/municipal requirements, such as Food Handler certification, acquired at applicant’s own expense
ADA StatementWhile performing duties, counter areas are often hot with steam from steam table and food vapors. Workspace is restricted and employees are generally expected to remain standing for long periods of time. Employees must prepare hot and cold foods, use a kitchen knife and other kitchen equipment and work quickly without losing accuracy. Employees must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.,
stand up to four hours and reach across counter tops measured at 36 inches to serve customers. Kitchens are hot and noise levels are usually high; storage space is limited and shelving is high. Employees must be able to work in a fast-paced work environment, have effective verbal communication skills, adapt to a dynamic environment with changing priorities, and manage conflicts/difficult situations.
Panda
Founded in Glendale, California, Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. is the largest family-owned American Chinese restaurant concept in America, with close to 2,300 locations globally. We embrace family values and are committed to equal opportunity employment.
You’re Wanted Here
We value diversity in all forms and know the strength it brings. Workplace equality allows for creative ideas to bloom and diverse points of view to be heard.
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.
If you require an accommodation, please contact our accommodation team via email at
Job Details- Seniority level:
Entry level - Employment type:
Full-time - Job function:
Management and Manufacturing - Industry: Restaurants
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