Dessert/Pastry Prep and Finisher

The Cheesecake Factory
Garden City, NY

Compensation Range

$17.00 - $19.00 / Hour


Overview

As a Dessert/Pastry Prep and Finisher, you’ll help create the sweet moments our guests look forward to—preparing, baking, and finishing our signature desserts with care. You’ll follow recipes with speed, efficiency, and attention to detail, ensuring every dessert is made perfectly. You’ll bake and beautifully plate our key lime pie, beignets, cookies, and more, taking pride in delivering the quality that elevates every guest’s experience.


Benefits

Steady Hours, Flexible Life

  • High-volume restaurant with consistent hours
  • Flexible scheduling with full-time or part-time opportunities to fit your life
  • Faster Pay – access up to 50% of your earned wages the next day (exclusions apply)
  • Discounted shift meals and 25% discount when dining with friends and family

Benefits That Have Your Back

  • Paid vacation and sick time
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage options
  • Medical coverage starting as low as $12 per pay period
  • Virtual Care and no cost online mental health services

Grow With Us

  • World class training designed to support your personal and professional growth
  • Career advancement opportunities – over half of our managers are promoted from within
  • No cost GED or Associate Degree programs

Perks, Recognition & Community

  • Perks and discounts including cell phone, gym, movie, and theme park savings
  • Employee recognition and appreciation awards
  • HELP Fund (Hardship and Emergency Lifeline Program) for moments that matter
  • Opportunities to give back through community and charity events
  • Join an award-winning company, including:
    – Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® (since 2014)
    – PEOPLE® Companies That Care (since 2021)
    – Great Place to Work® Certified


Responsibilities

  • Prepare, bake, and plate desserts in a fast paced, high volume restaurant
  • Follow prep lists and complete tasks with a sense of urgency
  • Read and follow recipes using precise measurements, weights, and portioning
  • Safely operate mixers, ovens, fryers, and other kitchen equipment
  • Finish and garnish desserts with accuracy, consistency, and attention to detail
  • Craft specialty coffee and espresso beverages using an espresso machine
  • Support opening and closing procedures including station setup and breakdown
  • Maintain cleanliness and organization of work areas
  • Apply FIFO (First In, First Out) for labeling, dating, rotating, and storing ingredients
  • Accurately follow instructions while upholding food safety and food handling standards, with awareness of food allergies
  • Support teamwork through clear and effective communication


Qualifications

  • Prior kitchen experience in the food service industry preferred
  • Familiarity with kitchen tools, equipment, prepping, or baking, a plus
  • Knowledge of food safety and sanitation standards
  • Ability to multitask and work well under pressure
  • Reliable and punctual with a positive, patient attitude
  • Dependable, adaptable, and dedicated with a strong work ethic
  • Passionate about hospitality and contributing to a positive team culture
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, stand for extended periods, continuously bend, reach and twist
  • Must be at least 18 years old


About the Company

Inspired by Italian trattorias, French bistros and the grand cafes and pastry shops of Vienna, we’re known for our in-house bakery, 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. Grand Lux Cafe offers reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities.


#LifeatGrandLux #soGrand


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Posted 2026-05-06

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