Job Description

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Overview

Position overview:

You may know us for our delicious cheesecakesand for being recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For 10 years in a row! What you may not know is at The Cheesecake Factory Bakery, our staff members are our highest quality ingredient.

As the Research and Development Pastry Cook, you will assist the Research and Development team to develop World Class desserts for our Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Cheesecake Factory at Home, and The Cheesecake Factory Bakery.

Youll thrive in this position if you are:

• Adaptable: youre at ease in a fast-paced environment, and youre able to change direction rapidly when priorities, deadlines, or personalities shift.
• Driven by Results: you're conscientious and persistent about delivering timely, high-quality deliverables. You are never satisfied with your latest accomplishment and are always focused on hitting your next goal.
• Improvement Focused: you never turn off the thought how can I do this better, faster, or with less?.
• Service Oriented: youre a people person who is systematic and trustworthy, interacting constructively with peers or teams of various levels while demonstrating strong, positive communication skills.

Responsibilities

Heres more of what youll get to do:

• Work closely with the R&D Team on new product development and new product samples.
• Follow recipes, quality standards, and sanitation practices put in place by R&D.
• Prepare all scratch desserts from scaling ingredients, mixing, baking, set-up, finishing, and slicing.
• Wash and clean all utensils, prep equipment, and counters required for dessert preparation.
• Maintain the organization and rotation of ingredients in the kitchen pantry, walk-in refrigerator, and freezer.

Qualifications

What we require:

• Two plus years in a pastry kitchen or pastry production facility preferred.
• Basic cake finishing and decorating skills.
• Ability to work in a well-paced kitchen for up to 8 hours standing, walking, and bending; able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to multi-task and shift focus to other projects based on changing business demands.
• Basic math and understanding of measuring units for recipes.

What we prefer:

• Culinary Arts Program degree or certificate.

About the Company

Recognized as one of the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates more than 200 full-service, casual dining restaurants throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Internationally, twenty-oneThe Cheesecake Factory restaurants operate under licensing agreements. Continuing on our path to becoming a Global Iconic Brand, we employ more than 39,000 staff members, 320 of whom work at the corporate support center in Calabasas Hills, CA.

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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer and provides reasonable accommodations consistent with its legal obligations.

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