Carvus Turney
Mount Vernon,IL
Summary
Dynamic kitchen manager with a proven track record at Jade Garden Buffet, excelling in quality assurance and team leadership. Skilled in safe food handling and inventory management, I implemented strategies that enhanced operational efficiency and reduced waste, fostering a collaborative environment that prioritized customer satisfaction and high-quality service.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Crew Member
Mcdonalds, PDI FOODS
12.2025 - Current
- Operated cash register to ring up final bill and process various forms of payment.
- Kept food preparation area, equipment, and utensils clean and sanitary.
- Trained new team members on procedures, customer service, and sales techniques.
- Worked well with teammates and accepted coaching from management team.
- Cleaned and maintained all areas of restaurant to promote clean image.
- Assisted other team members to achieve goals.
- Prepared products following restaurant, health, and safety standards and procedures.
- Addressed guest needs, questions, or concerns to create optimum experience onboard.
- Collaborated with team members to complete orders.
- Stocked shelves to organize aisles in assigned department.
- Maintained effective supply levels by monitoring and reordering food stock and dry goods.
- Properly labeled and stored food and fresh ingredients in cooler or freezer to optimize freshness.
- Kept kitchen, counter and dining areas cleaned and sanitized.
- Kept drawer balanced by accurately processing cash, credit and debit payments.
Crew Team Member
Wendys of Bloomington
12.2024 - 03.2025
- Provided excellent customer service by greeting customers and meeting quality expectations.
- Became familiar with products to answer questions and make suggestions.
- Used proper techniques to prepare food and ingredients.
- Greeted customers at drive-thru and took food orders.
- Worked front counter, drive-thru and other areas.
- Took orders, prepared meals, and collected payments.
- Operated register to process payments and collect cash payment for order totals.
- Checked and restocked utensils and condiments in appropriate locations for guests.
- Cleared trays and removed trash from tables before sanitizing surfaces.
- Assisted with in-store operations by disassembling delivery boxes, cleaning floors, and dishwashing.
- Trained new employees by demonstrating tasks and coaching during daily activities.
- Recorded orders by answering customer questions and entering requests in system.
- Operated cash register to ring up final bill and process various forms of payment.
- Kept food preparation area, equipment, and utensils clean and sanitary.
- Trained new team members on procedures, customer service, and sales techniques.
- Worked well with teammates and accepted coaching from management team.
- Cleaned and maintained all areas of restaurant to promote clean image.
- Assisted other team members to achieve goals.
- Prepared products following restaurant, health, and safety standards and procedures.
- Addressed guest needs, questions, or concerns to create optimum experience onboard.
- Stocked shelves to organize aisles in assigned department.
Kitchen Manager
Jade Garden Buffet
02.1999 - 07.2001
- Scheduled and received food and beverage deliveries, adhering to food cost and budget.
- Created and deployed successful strategies to boost restaurant performance, streamline food prep processes and reduce waste.
- Checked and tested foods to verify quality and temperature.
- Delegated food preparation duties down to cooks and followed up with cooks to verify proper preparation and production of meals.
- Conducted daily checks of refrigerators and freezers to verify proper food storage, container labeling, and surface cleaning.
- Delivered in-depth training to workers in food preparation and customer-facing roles to promote strong team performance.
- Reviewed and analyzed kitchen performance to verify gaps and observe continuous improvement.
- Designed and maintained menus to offer variety of high quality and consistency of dishes.
- Developed and maintained professional relationships with suppliers to acquire high-quality ingredients and products with reasonable prices.
- Implemented and maintained food safety and sanitation standards to establish safe handling and preparation of food.
- Calculated prices of ingredients to monitor food costs and control expenses.
Education
Career And Technical Education
Kaskaskia College
Centralia, IL09.2024
Skills
Cooking
Quality assurance
Customer service
Inventory counts
Team contributions
Menu memorization
Task prioritization
Safe food handling
Interactive communication skills
Production line work
Cash handling
Time management
Workplace efficiency
Ordering procedures
Workplace safety
Creativity and innovation
Inventory restocking
Verbal and written communication
Initiative and Self-motivation
Certification
Power point able to use and run computer systems
Timeline
Crew Member
Mcdonalds, PDI FOODS
12.2025 - Current
Crew Team Member
Wendys of Bloomington
12.2024 - 03.2025
Kitchen Manager
Jade Garden Buffet
02.1999 - 07.2001
Career And Technical Education
Kaskaskia College