Kitchen Team Associate - Learn, Serve, Grow

Panda Restaurant Group; Sherman (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Panda Restaurant Group is seeking a Kitchen Team Associate to help prepare and serve meals while maintaining high cleanliness standards. You’ll work in a fast-paced environment, greet guests, handle payments, and support teammates as needed.

No prior experience? We’ll train you. This role offers opportunities to learn cooking basics, food safety, and teamwork, with a path to further growth within Panda Cares community initiatives and store-level advancement.

Qualifications

• Friendly and helpful team members.
• Operations experience is a plus.
• Some high school education.
• Food handler certification may be required depending on local requirements, acquired at the employee’s expense.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Friendly and helpful

Team player

Fast-paced environment

Education

Some high school education

Job description

Panda Restaurant Group is seeking a Kitchen Team Associate to help prepare and serve meals while maintaining high cleanliness standards. You’ll work in a fast-paced environment, greet guests, handle payments, and support teammates as needed.

No prior experience? We’ll train you. This role offers opportunities to learn cooking basics, food safety, and teamwork, with a path to further growth within Panda Cares community initiatives and store-level advancement.