DAWN LAMOTHE
Pensacola,FL
Summary
I have over 20 yrs in management experience 15 of it Food industry. I thrive when it busy and exceed for gold standard operations daily. I am servSafe certified and have experience training and hiring for open new locations.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Restaurant General Manager
Honey Baked Ham Co
Pensacola, FL
07.2020 - Current
- Managed all aspects of daily operations, including managing budgets, inventory control, and vendor relations.
- Effectively managed labor costs by monitoring productivity levels among staff members and making strategic scheduling decisions.
- Effectively managed payroll and timekeeping, and paperwork for new hires and terminations.
- Carefully interviewed, selected, trained, and supervised staff.
- Established relationships with local businesses and organizations to generate catering opportunities for additional revenue streams.
- Correctly calculated inventory and ordered appropriate supplies.
RGM
Burger King
Pensacola, FL
03.2017 - 12.2019
- Running of store including truck orders, deposits, scheduling
- Making sure I keep my labor, food, NPS and SOS in line while building sales and hiring and training as needed
- Also training other managers for new stores and keeping my budget in line for P&L and budgets during periods
- Most of all having fun while running a million dollar store
- Before becoming a RGM I was an assistant manager at the mobile hwy store which was a 2 million dollar store
Organized Training Manager OTM
Zaxbys
Pensacola, FL
05.2015 - 08.2016
- Hiring and Training of Managers and Employees
- Overview of 4 Stores
- Sending weekly paperwork to owners and Store Managers
- Setting up catering and taking to different locations
- Developed and implemented comprehensive training program to increase employee productivity and morale.
- Trained new hires to perform cross-training exercises with experienced workers.
- Established a culture of continuous learning, promoting professional development opportunities for all employees across the organization.
- Customized leadership development programs for emerging leaders, preparing them for future managerial roles.
Asst. /Manager
Burger King
Milton, FL
07.2009 - 04.2015
- Phase I Training Store, Hiring and Training
- Daily task of running shifts, deposits, handling money, truck orders, employee scheduling, and helping GM with daily paperwork and tasks.
- Maintained a clean, safe, and organized store environment to enhance the customer experience.
- Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
- Monitored cash intake and deposit records, increasing accuracy, and reducing discrepancies.
- Enforced company policies consistently while handling disciplinary actions when necessary with fairness and respect.
Owner/Office Manager
R & B Metal Structures
Tuscaloosa, AL
06.2006 - 01.2009
- Daily tasks of office duties
- Filing, computer scheduling
- Managed up to 7 crews
- In charge of payroll and Inventory
- Truck orders of metal and making payments
Education
High school or equivalent -
Etiwanda High School
Etiwanda, CA06.1992
Skills
- Inventory
- Operations
- Training
- Scheduling
- Inventory Management
- Word
- Team Building
- Cash Handling (10 years)
- Payroll
- Operations Management
- Inventory Control
- Project Scheduling
- Schedule Management
- Restaurant Management
- Office Management
- Assistant Manager Experience
- Management
- Profit & Loss
- Strategic Planning
- POS
- Forecasting
- Food Safety
- Cost Control
- Pre-shift walk-through
- Staff Scheduling
- POS system knowledge
- Budget Planning
- Inventory control and record keeping
Workauthorization
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Assessments
- Tendency to be well-organized, rule-abiding, and hard-working, 10/01/19, https://share.indeedassessments.com/share_to_profile/41944b0d3b0aef9921fb1ad9adeb747deed53dc074545cb7
- Restaurant General Manager, 10/01/19, https://share.indeedassessments.com/share_to_profile/47146909b9912baf84bf444b223b278beed53dc074545cb7
- Verbal Communication, 04/01/20, https://share.indeedassessments.com/share_to_profile/5b6ae4f3154bbc40a1bd0da863724d68
Timeline
Restaurant General Manager
Honey Baked Ham Co
07.2020 - Current
RGM
Burger King
03.2017 - 12.2019
Organized Training Manager OTM
Zaxbys
05.2015 - 08.2016
Asst. /Manager
Burger King
07.2009 - 04.2015
Owner/Office Manager
R & B Metal Structures
06.2006 - 01.2009
High school or equivalent -
Etiwanda High School