Prep Cook

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a renowned industry player known for its legendary cheesecakes and exceptional hospitality. As a prep cook, you'll work in a fast-paced kitchen, honing your culinary skills while preparing fresh ingredients for a diverse menu. With a focus on teamwork and attention to detail, you'll contribute to creating delicious dishes that delight guests. Enjoy flexible scheduling, competitive earnings, and numerous growth opportunities in a supportive environment that values inclusivity and employee well-being. This is your chance to be part of a company recognized as one of the best places to work since 2014!

Benefits

Flexible Scheduling

Medical Coverage

Paid Vacation

Discounted Shift Meals

Career Growth Opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong knife skills and attention to detail are essential.
• Ability to maintain a clean and sanitary workstation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and portion fresh ingredients for over 200 dishes daily.
• Follow recipes and techniques to ensure consistency in food preparation.

Skills

Knife Skills

Attention to Detail

Teamwork

Sanitation Practices

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Compensation Range

$18.67 - $23.75 / 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:

Since 1978, we’ve been known for our legendary cheesecakes, upscale casual hospitality, and fresh-from-scratch menu, but we’re most proud of being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list since 2014. With 47,500 staff members across more than 300 restaurants – including The Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, Grand Lux Cafe and Fox Restaurant Concepts – our people-centered culture offers something for everyone.

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