Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
DIN TAI FUNG (Food Processing Facility)
Job Title: Dumpling Prep (Dumpling Trainee)
Location: 4025 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134
Compensation: $21.50-$22.50 per hour
The base salary or hourly wage range for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to prior experience, relevant expertise, current business needs, and market factors. Range is not inclusive of potential bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range and other factors during the hiring process.
Status: Full-Time
About Us: Din Tai Fung is a Chinese restaurant specializing in Xiao Long Bao, or steamed soup dumplings, each made by hand with our Golden Ratio of 18 folds. Originally founded in Taiwan as a cooking oil retail business in 1958, Din Tai Fung was reborn as a dumpling and noodle restaurant in 1972. Since its founding, Din Tai Fung has become world-renowned for its quality, standardization, and service. It currently has over 170 locations worldwide, including 14 US locations in California, Washington, Oregon, and Nevada.
About the Role: A Dumpling Trainee is tasked with preparing, putting together, folding, and steaming dumplings for guests. They operate in a show kitchen, requiring them to uphold a tidy and professional look.
Training Expectations: Your journey at Din Tai Fung will begin as a Dumpling Trainee. Our hands-on dumpling training program is designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to ensure you have the tools for success. Upon completion of the program, graduates will transition into the Dumpling Prep role, accompanied by a competitive hourly wage increase. You can learn more about this program during your interview process.
Benefits and Perks: - Competitive Pay & Benefits
- Employer Contribution for individuals and eligible dependents' medical insurance
- Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Commuter Spending Accounts
- 401(k) Plan with company match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Discounts through BenefitHub
- One hour of Paid Sick Leave for every 30 hours worked
- Employee Meal Discounts
- Opportunities for growth; we love promoting within!
Job Responsibilities & Tasks: - Prepares, measures, and cuts dough
- Rolls dumpling/bun skins
- Stuffs, closes, and arranges dumplings/buns in a steamer
- Adds meat and allergen identifiers
- Steams dumplings/buns
- Maintains a clean working space and dumpling room
- Labels all items in accordance with regulations and procedures
- Attends monthly staff and dumpling meetings
Supporting Functions: - Keeps all kitchen areas clean and sanitized
- Organizes items within the walk-in coolers and freezers
- Lifts/moves boxes, bags, chairs, and tables (up to 50 pounds)
- Assists with regular deep cleaning of the kitchen
- Maintains confidentiality regarding all propriety information, including but not limited to recipes and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Job Requirements: - We are searching for friendly, energetic, highly motivated people who will thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Dumpling experience is not required
- Experience in prep, specifically with dough (pastry, pizza, etc.) is a plus
- Open Availability
- Eager to learn, enjoys to be challenged
- Ability to stand for long periods of time
PHYSICAL DEMANDS - Frequently needs to work in wet or humid conditions, near moving parts, in extreme non-weather heat, and in extreme non-weather cold
- Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, lift, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, talk and/or hear.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions and the ability to adjust focus
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds multiple times per day, and push a cart weighing up to 100 lbs.
- Constantly exposed to both hot and cold temperature conditions is pertinent.
- Follows all safety procedures, uses restaurant safety words during all shifts, and asks for assistance
as needed - Must practice proper body mechanics and use appropriate personal protective equipment to avoid
injury: - Cutting gloves when cutting
- Back support belt when lifting heavy items
- Goggles and long gloves when working with chemicals
- Other PPE as needed (if applicable)
Specific physical requirements and environmental conditions will vary based on the role. NOTE: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying the position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor.
Din Tai Fung is an E-Verify and Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with the Fair Chance Initiative. Din Tai Fung is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V As part of our hiring process, all newly hired employees are required to go through E-Verify. E-Verify is an internet-based system that allows employers to compare information from an employee's Form I-9 to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records. This verification confirms an employees eligibility to work in the United States. Din Tai Fung is committed to employing only individuals who are authorized to work in the United States and who comply with applicable immigration and employment law. As a condition of employment, every individual must provide satisfactory evidence of their identity and legal authority to work in the United States. If the employee cannot verify their right to work in the United States within the time permitted by laws, the Company will be required to terminate their employment immediately. Applicant must be 18 years of age or older and able to provide documentation to work in the United States legally
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Hourly pay, Full time, Traineeship, Immediate start, Worldwide, All shifts,