Panda Express

Restaurant Manager - Cookeville, TN - ATM


PayCompetitive
LocationCookeville/Tennessee
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 19000873

      Are You Craving A Career With An Industry Leader?
      Panda Express is searching for experienced leaders to join our store management team. Panda is 100% committed to the professional and personal development of our family of associates. That’s why we offer paid Store Management Leadership Training, mentorship, and support from our Panda community that cares about your success.

      What You'll Do As A Store Manager:
      You are in charge of the operation of a single store. This includes, but is not limited to, hiring, managing and directing of associates to achieve financial goals and ensuring the delivery of exceptional guest experiences. It's up to you to make your store a success.
      Don’t worry! In order to prepare you for success, we will provide an 8 or more weeks of store leadership training program.

      What You'll Do As An Assistant Manager:
      You are in charge of assisting the operation of a single store. This includes, but is not limited to, hiring, managing and directing of associates to achieve financial goals and ensuring the delivery of exceptional guest experiences. It's up to you to make your store a success. Don’t worry! In order to prepare you for success, we will provide a 3 or more weeks of store leadership training program.

      How we reward you:

      • Free meals at work while working at Panda
      • Generous compensation package with bonus opportunities
      • Discounts at theme parks, gym memberships, and much more
      • Full medical, dental, and vision insurance**
      • 401K with company match
      • Paid time off and paid holidays**
      • On-going career and leadership development, including comprehensive training
      • Continuous education assistance and scholarships**
      • Lucrative associate referral bonus
      • Income protection including Disability, Life, and AD&D insurance**
      • Pre-Tax Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account**

      **Candidates must meet, and continue to meet if employed, eligibility requirements for each benefit to qualify.


      Required background & experience:

      • Food Safety: Serve Safe certified
      • High school diploma required; Associate’s degree preferred
      • Minimum one to two years of Operations experience
      • Must pass annual Cooking Test
      • Must be flexible to move to a store within a 50 miles radius and able to work a flexible schedule, including weekends


      ADA Statement: Working in our restaurants means you’ll prepare hot and cold foods, use Chinese cook knives and other kitchen equipment with accuracy. You may be required to lift up to 50 lbs., stand up for four or more hours and reach across 36 inch countertops. Our kitchen is hot and often loud with a constricted workspace, limited storage space, and high shelving. Counter areas are often hot with steam from steam tables and food vapors.


      Panda Strong since 1983
      Founded in Glendale, California, we are now the largest family-owned American Chinese Restaurant concept in America. With close to 2,000 locations globally, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional Asian dining experiences by building an organization where people are inspired to better their lives. Whether it’s impacting our team or the communities we work in, we’re proud to be an organization that embraces family values.

      You're wanted here
      We value diversity in all forms and know the strength this brings. Workplace equality allows for creative ideas to bloom, diverse points of view to be heard, and improves overall happiness. We like the sound of that.

      Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Regardless of your race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, you are welcome here.



      Job Field: Panda Express
  • About the company

      Panda Restaurant Group, the world leader in Asian dining experiences and parent company of Panda Inn, Panda Express and Hibachi-San, is dedicated to becoming a world leader in people development. Whether through sharing good food with guests or providing opportunities for professional and personal growth with associates, all are embraced in a genuine family environment that is uniquely Panda. Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.