Cory Flynn
Fort Worth
Summary
Dynamic leader in food operations and logistics with extensive experience managing volunteer teams and optimizing inventory processes. Proven ability to enhance customer service and operational efficiency while maintaining compliance with safety regulations.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Food Operations and Logistics
Community Enrichment Center
North Richland Hills
10.2022 - Current
- Distribute as much food that's on hand for the day to families in need as possible
- Manage 5 - 40 volunteers daily to keep the operations of the business stable
- Rotate food product in a first in first out standard to reduce waste
- Inspect fleet to ensure safe commute daily
- Order food from online catalog to fill in nutritional needs of the community
- Collaborated with senior leadership to set long-term objectives for the company
- Identified opportunities for improvement in operational performance metrics
- Coordinated activities with other departments to expedite work and improve collaboration
- Maintain relationships with fellow partner agencies to ensure success for families in crisis
- Analyze inventory daily in order to see what can be given to families daily
- Oversaw budget planning and resource allocation for various projects and programs
- Recruited, trained, supervised, evaluated and mentored staff members
- Directed the organization's daily operations, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations
Delivery Driver
Amazon DSP
Fort Worth
05.2021 - 10.2022
- Maintained a friendly and courteous demeanor with customers
- Confirmed product routes
- Utilized scanner to process and ensure timely deliveries
- Deliver up to 320 packages daily
- Work in a variety of weather conditions
- Drive a van bigger than compact size
- Make up to 150 stops daily
Restaurant Manager
Chick-fil-A
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
04.2019 - 05.2021
- Maintains all areas of cleanliness in both the dining room and FOH stations.
- Responsible for cash assigned drawers and deposits.
- Ensures all guests are handled with a sophisticated level of hospitality.
- Coaches employees to constantly remain friendly in a positive manner.
- Run a shift of 6 - 10 employees daily.
- Monitor food and equipment to ensure safety.
- Enforce company policy with employees daily.
Delivery Driver
DoorDash
Fort Worth
07.2020 - 04.2021
- Delivered merchandise to clients
- Resolved customer complaints
- Maintained accurate inventory count
- Completed daily pre and post-trip inspection checklist
- Ensure order accuracy
- Delivery orders in a timely manner
Restaurant Manager
Steak n' Shake
North Richland Hills
04.2011 - 04.2019
- Monitor food safety and ensure health practices are in place routinely
- Conduct interviews with potential employees who best fit the restaurant's needs using select the best methods'
- Facilitated onboarding and training process for new hires to ensure readiness
- Developed corrective action and coaching forms to address policy violations
- Evaluated employee work ethics to identify candidates for raises and promotions
- Provided support to underperforming stations during peak hours
- Resolve any complaints within the store using LEARN tactics
- Use sense of urgency methods to accomplish quick service average times daily
- Submit maintenance tickets when cooking and machinery is out of order
- Communicate with above store management regarding store changes and new products
- Review labor every half hour
- Create truck orders for food, cooking items, other supplies
- Create schedules when GM is not available following forecasted sales
Education
Diploma -
LD Bell High School
Hurst, TX05-2012
Skills
- Logistics
- Supply chain optimization
- Food management
- Inventory Control
- Warehouse experience
- Transportation management
- Cost analysis
- Budget management
- Profit & loss
- Program management
- Food service
- Safety compliance
- Purchasing
- Packaging
- Staff management
- Team management
- Team leadership
- Performance management
- Training & development
- Staff training
- Employee evaluation
- Hiring retention
- Talent acquisition
- Recruiting
- Interviewing
- Conflict management
- Coaching mentoring
- Mentoring
- Leadership development
- Operational efficiency
- Performance improvement
- Service management
- Hospitality
- Logistics management
- Logistics coordination
- Operations coordination
- Data collection
- Strategies and goals
- Stakeholder engagement
- Supply chain collaboration
- Problem solving
- Time management
- English
- Microsoft Word
- Forklift
- Commercial driving
- Box truck
- Route driving
- Supervising experience
- Volunteer management
- Management
- Relationship building
- Mentoring
- Transportation management Experience
- Conflict management
- Logistics coordination
- Management
- Service management
- Route driving
- Operations coordination
- Inventory analysis
Certification
- Six Sigma Green Belt, 04/01/26, Present
- Executive Management, 06/01/24, Present
- 5S Certification, 06/01/24, Present
- Project Management - Lean Process Certified, 04/01/24, Present
- Driver's License, Non-CDL Class C
- Food Handler Certification
Additional Information - Authorized To Work
US for any employer
Timeline
Director of Food Operations and Logistics
Community Enrichment Center
10.2022 - Current
Delivery Driver
Amazon DSP
05.2021 - 10.2022
Delivery Driver
DoorDash
07.2020 - 04.2021
Restaurant Manager
Chick-fil-A
04.2019 - 05.2021
Restaurant Manager
Steak n' Shake
04.2011 - 04.2019
Diploma -
LD Bell High School