Alan Burton
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Well-organized Chef bringing over 7 years of experience, upbeat nature, great customer relations, and expertise in food preparation. Superior skills in organizing ingredients, minimizing waste and sanitizing kitchen surfaces. Motivated team player with history of working with little oversight to optimize performance.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Deli Associate
Buc-ee's
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Strictly followed sanitation and food safety guidelines as required by regulatory agencies and company.
- Maintained clean, trash-free workspaces to maximize productivity and safety.
- Opened new inventory and rotated stock by dates to maintain freshness.
- Delivered exemplary customer service to more than 60 guests per day
- Made food according to standard recipes with requested changes for customer satisfaction.
- Restocked supplies and prepared additional ingredients during downtime for expected busy periods.
Deli Associate
Publix
07.2019 - 12.2021
- Delivered exemplary customer service to over 60 guests per day
- Carefully prepared orders by slicing, weighing, and packaging cheeses and meats and accurately calculated prices.
- Restocked supplies and prepared additional ingredients during downtime for expected busy periods.
- Cleaned and sanitized dishes and utensils, consistently keeping adequate supplies on hand for expected customer loads.
- Prevented food spoilage by monitoring dates, rotating stock, and following proper storage procedures.
- Listened carefully to customer instructions and prepared orders according to those preferences.
- Opened new inventory and rotated stock by dates to maintain freshness.
- Took special orders for event catering and party trays, assisting customers by recommending additional items, condiments, and garnishes.
- Responded to telephone inquiries regarding available products and services and helped customers make appropriate choices.
- Learned other teammates' work tasks to train as backup.
- Communicated effectively with customers to plan large or specialized orders, providing customers with recommendations, samples, and response to particular requests.
- Created appealing food arrangements for party trays and specialized orders.
Deli Manager
Ingles Supermarket
12.2016 - 06.2019
- Set schedules and breaks for 10 staff members by planning and designating shifts and hours
- Greeted customers at counter to fulfill requests and answer questions.
- Maintained clean, trash-free workspaces to maximize productivity and safety.
- Prevented food spoilage by monitoring dates, rotating stock, and following proper storage procedures.
- Restocked supplies and prepared additional ingredients during downtime for expected busy periods.
- Responded to telephone inquiries regarding available products and services and helped customers make appropriate choices.
- Took special orders for event catering and party trays, assisting customers by recommending additional items, condiments, and garnishes.
- Delivered exemplary customer service to guests, even in peak business periods to promote retention.
- Listened to customer requests and suggested additional menu items as appropriate to upsell products.
- Made food according to standard recipes with requested changes for customer satisfaction.
- Offered product samples to customers, generating additional sales through taste-testing.
- Monitored inventory levels to order new supplies and maintain consistent stock.
- Operated cash register to manage cash and credit card transactions, providing receipts for proof of transaction.
- Prepared and submitted weekly deli sales reports to highlight popular and fast-selling items and identify buying patterns.
- Properly labeled and stored food and fresh ingredients in cooler or freezer to optimize freshness.
- Kept kitchen, counter and dining areas cleaned and sanitized.
- Prepared salads, soups and sandwiches for customers.
- Performed serving, cleaning and stocking to high standards and provided excellent customer satisfaction.
- Replenished serving stations with fresh food and cleaned up spills.
- Prepared recipe ingredients by washing, peeling, cutting, and measuring.
- Filled out daily shift log to record amount of food prepared, used and leftover.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Animation
Savannah College of Art And Design
Atlanta, Ga05.2020
Skills
- Equipment Safety
- Cleanliness and Sanitation
- Food Allergies
- Customer Engagement
- Cleaning and Sanitizing
- Preparing Food Items
- Safe Food Handling
- Restaurant Operation
- Handling Complaints
- Preventing Food Spoilage
- Setup and Breakdown Procedures
Timeline
Deli Associate
Buc-ee's
01.2022 - 12.2022
Deli Associate
Publix
07.2019 - 12.2021
Deli Manager
Ingles Supermarket
12.2016 - 06.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Animation
Savannah College of Art And Design