Delaree Collins
Palm Coast,FL
Summary
Professional food service leader with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Proven track record in managing kitchen operations, optimizing inventory, and ensuring top-quality customer service. Skilled in staff training, menu planning, and adapting to changing needs. Known for reliability, flexibility, and results-driven approach.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Food Service Director
Halifax Medical Center
05.2023 - Current
- Maintain and operate daily functions of dining services by providing patients and workers with exceptional full service dining & healthy eating lifestyle
- Ordering, inventory, stocking & unloading truck
- Scheduling, charting, menu planning and managing
- Hiring new employees, training new employees, point click care, US Foods, interviewing potential new staff & or patients & their families
- Providing a meal service with option for them to have optimal meals and services
- Manage budgets effectively, controlling costs through efficient inventory management and supplier negotiations.
- Monitor food quality and freshness during all stages of preparation, storage, and service to ensure consistently excellent dining experiences for guests.
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness and sanitation, ensuring compliance with all health department regulations.
- Work with qualified chef to diversify menu with new offerings.
- Manage staff schedules and maintained adequate coverage for all shifts.
- Train staff on proper cooking procedures as well as safety regulations and productivity strategies.
- Purchased food and cultivated strong vendor relationships.
Property Management-Self Employed
Property & Provisions
01.2014 - Current
- Rent, lease, buy, & sell properties to potential tenants or buyers through the purchases or sales of my partners & I
- Setting up homes, contact contractors to come and give estimates, assess damages, & get the home ready to be renovated, flipped or ready for new tenants/owners
- Walk through finished homes to be sure it's rental ready or sale ready
- Meet with potential clients, to sign new home paperwork
Dispatcher
Groome Transportation
01.2024 - 07.2024
- Answered driver's calls
- Answered customer's calls
- Operated system through motive that tracks drivers
- Scheduled and dispatched workers, work crews, equipment and service vehicles to appropriate locations according to customer requests, specifications and needs, using radios and telephones
- Inspected the vehicles to be sure they are operational for next runs
- Managed high-stress situations calmly and effectively, ensuring timely assistance to those in need.
Director of Dining Services
Brookdale Senior Living
06.2022 - 05.2023
- Maintained and operated daily functions of dining services, by providing residents with exceptional full service dining, & healthy eating lifestyle
- Developed strong vendor relationships to ensure timely delivery of fresh ingredients at competitive prices.
- Scheduling, charting, menu planning and managing
- Hired and trained new employees
- Providing a meal service with option for them to have optimal meals and services
- Managed budget effectively, reducing unnecessary expenses while maintaining quality standards.
- Enhanced overall dining experience by implementing innovative menu selections and presentation techniques.
- Developed tailored dietary offerings for residents with specific needs or restrictions.
- Trained staff on proper cooking procedures as well as safety regulations and productivity strategies.
Food Service Manager
Meridian Health & Rehab
01.2019 - 12.2021
- Maintained and operated daily functions of dining services, by providing residents with exceptional full service dining and healthy eating lifestyle
- Job included ordering, inventory, stocking & unloading truck
- Scheduling, charting and menu planning
- Hiring new employees
- Providing a meal service with option for them to have optimal meals and services
Dietary Manager
Lynhurst Healthcare Center
01.2015 - 12.2018
- Maintained and operated daily functions of dining services, by providing patients with exceptional full service dining & healthy eating lifestyle
- Job included ordering, inventory, stocking & unloading truck
- Scheduling, charting, menu planning and managing
- Consulted with dietitians to plan menus appropriate for patient needs.
- Improved patient satisfaction by developing and implementing well-balanced, nutritious meal plans tailored to individual dietary needs.
- Conducted regular audits of food storage areas, ensuring adherence to cleanliness and food safety protocols.
- Interviewed, hired and trained dietary personnel to provide optimal service.
Education
Associate - Food
Anthis Career Center
Madison, WI10.2017
Certificate - Culinary Arts
Second Helpings Culinary Job Training Program
Indianapolis, IN12.1996
Skills
- General Food Preparation
- Basic Baking
- Meat Fabrication
- Fish Fabrication
- Poultry Fabrication
- Banquet and Buffet Setup
- Food Presentation
- Measurements and Recipe Conversions
- Kitchen Maintenance
- Cleaning
- Stewarding
- Inventory Supervising
- Sanitation
- Kitchen Management
- Financial Literacy
- Cooking
- Culinary Experience
- Food Safety
- Meal Preparation
- Restaurant Management
- Time Management
- Food Service Management
- Food Production
- Labor Cost Analysis
- Profit & Loss
- Recruiting
- Merchandising
- Food Service
- Leadership
- Inventory Control
- Restaurant Experience
- Microsoft Office
- Management
- Menu Planning
- Employee Orientation
- Pricing
- Budgeting
- Retail Sales
- Supervising experience
- Knife skills
- Administrative experience
- Customer service
- Data collection
- Quality Assurance
- Delivery Driver Experience
- Sales
- First aid
- Property management
- Medical office experience
- POS
- Catering
- Cash handling
- Child protective services
- HIPAA
- Hospital experience
- Ordering and purchasing
- Staff training and development
- Sanitation standards
- Staff leadership
- Teamwork
- Multitasking
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Problem-solving abilities
- Reliability
Certification
- First Aid Certification
- ServSafe
- Passenger Endorsement
- Food Handler Certification
- CDL B
Personal Information
Authorized To Work: US
Timeline
Dispatcher
Groome Transportation
01.2024 - 07.2024
Food Service Director
Halifax Medical Center
05.2023 - Current
Director of Dining Services
Brookdale Senior Living
06.2022 - 05.2023
Food Service Manager
Meridian Health & Rehab
01.2019 - 12.2021
Dietary Manager
Lynhurst Healthcare Center
01.2015 - 12.2018
Property Management-Self Employed
Property & Provisions
01.2014 - Current
Certificate - Culinary Arts
Second Helpings Culinary Job Training Program
- First Aid Certification
- ServSafe
- Passenger Endorsement
- Food Handler Certification
- CDL B
Associate - Food
Anthis Career Center
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