Prep Cook

Fox Restaurant Concepts; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant group is seeking prep cooks to join their dynamic kitchen team in Los Angeles. In this role, you will prepare fresh ingredients and learn various culinary techniques while working in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates will have strong knife skills, attention to detail, and a passion for food preparation. Join a company recognized as one of the best places to work, with opportunities for career growth and a supportive team culture.

Benefits

Medical coverage starting at $12 per pay period

Paid vacation and sick time

Discounted shift meals

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Comfortable standing for extended periods and able to lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and portion fresh ingredients for various dishes.
• Master culinary techniques in a fast-paced kitchen environment.

Skills

Knife skills

Weights and measurements

Attention to detail

Sanitary workstation maintenance

Team player

Physical stamina

Job description

Compensation Range

$17.50 - $21.00 / Hour
Overview:

Why Join Our Team:

• Great earnings potential
• Full and part-time hours available
• Flexible scheduling to fit your life
• Medical coverage starting at $12 per pay period, plus dental and vision
• Paid vacation and sick time
• No-cost Hospitality, GED and Associates Degree programs
• Discounted shift meals and a 25% discount when dining in as a guest
• Eligible for up to 50% next day pay (exclusions apply)
• 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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• 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

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.