Prep Cook

The Cheesecake Factory; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 21,352 - 27,552; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision

Paid vacation and sick time

Free shift meals and a 25% discount when dining in

Flexible scheduling

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

A premier dining establishment in Las Vegas is looking for a skilled prep cook to prepare and portion fresh ingredients for over 200 made-from-scratch dishes daily. Candidates should demonstrate strong knife skills and attention to detail, thrive in a team-oriented and fast-paced environment, and be ready for hands-on responsibilities. This role offers flexible scheduling, competitive pay ranging from $15.50 to $20.00 per hour, and numerous career advancement opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Experience in a fast-paced kitchen is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and portion fresh ingredients for various dishes.
• Follow culinary techniques and steps to ensure consistency.
• Work efficiently in a team setting to maintain kitchen operations.

Skills

Strong knife skills

Knowledge of weights, measurements, and volumes

Attention to detail

Ability to maintain a sanitary workstation

Team player

Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 50 pounds

Job description

Compensation Range

$15.50 - $20.00 / Hour

Why Join Our Team

• Great earnings potential
• Full and part-time hours available
• Flexible scheduling to fit your life
• Medical, dental and vision
• Paid vacation and sick time
• No-cost Hospitality, GED and Associates Degree programs
• Free shift meals and a 25% discount when dining in as a guest
• Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® since 2014 and PEOPLE Companies that Care since 2021
• Career growth opportunities

What You’ll Do:

With more than 200 dishes made fresh from scratch every day, our prep cooks prepare and portion fresh ingredients and hundreds of prep recipes for use in our delicious dishes. Whether you’re mastering our creamy and perfectly textured mashed potatoes or crafting tamarind sauce for our iconic Avocado Eggrolls, you’ll learn a wide range of culinary techniques and skills in a professional, fast-paced kitchen.

Your Background

• Great technique: you have strong knife skills
• Kitchen savvy: you know your weights, measurements and volumes
• Attention to detail: you follow all steps and techniques to ensure consistency
• Tidy and clean: maintaining a sanitary, food-safe workstation is important to you
• Team player: willing to work together to prep our kitchens
• Comfortable standing for extended periods of time, able to lift up to 50 pounds and continuously bend, reach and twist
• Must be at least 18 years old

Who we are:

Named to FORTUNE Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” list every year since 2014, The Cheesecake Factory is a leader in experiential dining. We are culinary-forward and relentlessly focused on hospitality. Delicious, memorable experiences created by passionate people—this defines who we are and where we are going.

We currently own and operate 353 restaurants throughout the United States and Canada under brands including The Cheesecake Factory®, North Italia®, Flower Child® and a collection of other FRC brands. Internationally, 34 The Cheesecake Factory® restaurants operate under licensing agreements. Our bakery division operates two facilities that produce quality cheesecakes and other baked products for our restaurants, international licensees and third-party bakery customers.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace for all. We welcome applicants from a wide variety of identities, ideas, perspectives, backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Cheesecake Factory offers reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities.

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