Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Blake Jacobs

Holdrege

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Restaurant Owner

Country Cookin'
02.2022 - Current
  • Managed payroll, daily deposits, and cost controls.
  • Supervised daily restaurant operations, ensuring smooth workflow and timely resolution of any issues that arose.
  • Set employee schedules, delegated work, and monitored food quality and service performance.
  • Maintained positive relationships with local community and government officials.
  • Ensured compliance with all health department regulations, maintaining a safe environment for both employees and patrons alike.
  • Optimized menu offerings based on customer feedback, leading to better sales performance and high levels of repeat business.

General Manager

Slim Chickens
10.2019 - 01.2022
  • Ensuring incoming staff complies with company policy
  • Training staff to follow restaurant procedures
  • Maintaining safety and food quality standards
  • Keeping customers happy and handling complaints
  • Organizing schedules
  • Keeping track of employees' hours
  • Entering and keeping track of inventory
  • Ordering food, linens, gloves and other supplies while staying within budget limitation
  • Recording payroll data

Administration/Internment Verification

Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home
11.2017 - 11.2019
  • Perform basic bookkeeping activities
  • Plan meetings and conference calls and arrange and manage meetings
  • Take and distribute meeting minutes
  • Maintain electronic and physical files
  • Maintain weekly schedules of employees
  • Organize and provide documents, reports and information
  • Resolve administrative problems by coordinating preparation of reports, analyzing data, and finding solutions
  • Respond to emails on behalf of the Vice-President
  • Work independently and within a team on special projects, which could include presentations, mailings, or proofreading

Delivery Driver

7Day Furniture
02.2012 - 11.2017
  • Pull, pack and ship orders in an accurate manner
  • Organize stocks and maintain inventories
  • Deliver orders to customers real time
  • Inspect goods for defects and damages
  • Track inventory in appropriate system
  • Organize space in the warehouse and perform cleaning duties
  • Notify supervisors of problems that are not resolvable
  • Resolve all other issues at the warehouse level
  • Restock materials as and when required
  • Process and package goods in a time efficient manner

Cook / Stadium

Valentino's
01.2010 - 02.2012
  • Greet customers, take orders, assemble orders and receive payments
  • Preparing dough and making pizzas according to orders and in recorded time
  • Clean counter surfaces, tables and chairs
  • Maintain ovens and other equipment and utensils
  • Checking equipment to ensure correct working order
  • Deliver pizzas and other orders in the absence of delivery people or in the event of high customer traffic
  • Backing up other team members during weekends and holidays
  • Maintaining food supply and stock
  • Provide initial training to new team members

Barista/Target Cashier

Target
10.2008 - 12.2009
  • Deliver excellent customer service at all times
  • Serve and present hot non-alcoholic beverages quickly and efficiently, meeting company standards
  • Assist in keeping front-of-house and toilets clean and tidy at all times
  • Keep up to date with current promotions and new products
  • Make customers aware of offers on our great food and drink range
  • Speak to customers to ensure that they are satisfied with their order
  • Maintain personal knowledge by completing in-house training and workbooks
  • Always adhere to all company policies and procedures and licensing laws
  • Be involved and contribute at team meetings
  • Carry out instructions given by the management team and head office

Education

High School -

Southeast High School
Lincoln, Nebraska
01.2007

Skills

  • Menu development
  • Small business operations
  • Food presentation
  • Food pairing
  • Business marketing
  • Staff hiring
  • Vendor engagement
  • Recipes and menu planning
  • Food plating and presentation
  • Kitchen staff coordination
  • Cost Control
  • Kitchen equipment operation and maintenance
  • Recruitment and hiring
  • Sanitation

References

  • DAWN RUDD, (402)570-1235
  • DARICK SEYLER, (402)429-1485
  • LINDA REISER, (308)991-2490

Timeline

Restaurant Owner

Country Cookin'
02.2022 - Current

General Manager

Slim Chickens
10.2019 - 01.2022

Administration/Internment Verification

Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home
11.2017 - 11.2019

Delivery Driver

7Day Furniture
02.2012 - 11.2017

Cook / Stadium

Valentino's
01.2010 - 02.2012

Barista/Target Cashier

Target
10.2008 - 12.2009

High School -

Southeast High School

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