DERRICK O. BROWN
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
Professional kitchen worker with hands-on experience in maintaining cleanliness and order in fast-paced environments. Skilled in efficiently handling dishwashing tasks, ensuring sanitation standards are met. Strong focus on team collaboration and adaptability to meet changing needs. Reliable, organized, and ready to contribute to high-performing kitchen team.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Receiving Associate - Seasonal
Macy’s – Roosevelt Mall
Philadelphia, PA
01.2025 - 01.2025
- Load and unload delivery trucks of store merchandise
- Receive and inspect shipments for damaged or broken materials
- Communicate with receiving manager and receiving team to coordinate items are delivered to their required store locations.
- Other duties (assist with store opening tasks) as required
Dishwasher/Utility
Triple B Hospitality/Aramark
Philadelphia, PA
01.2025 - 01.2025
- Manage dish station and work with team to push through dish load
- Wash dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, or pans using dish machine or by hand
- Assist Chef with kitchen prep, service line and onboarding new employees
- Organize and maintain cleanliness in food storage areas
- Operated dishwashing equipment to ensure cleanliness and sanitation standards.
- Assisted in maintaining kitchen hygiene by cleaning utensils, dishes, and cooking equipment.
- Monitored inventory of cleaning supplies to ensure adequate stock levels.
Dishwasher/Dining Room Attendant
Phoebe Ministries Senior Living
Wyncote, PA
01.2024 - 2024
- Clean utensils, pots, pans and manually as needed
- Setup, load and empty dishwasher as required
- Perform kitchen prep duties adhering to strict food safety regulations as directed
- Responsible for kitchen and dining hall area cleanup (mop floors, wipe down counters and cooking areas)
- Assisted with basic food preparation tasks as needed, helping expedite meal service for guests.
- Washed equipment, surfaces, refrigerators, and other areas and applied sanitizing chemicals.
- Scraped, washed and efficiently restacked dishware, utensils, and glassware to keep kitchen ready for customer demands.
Dietary Aide/Dishwasher
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
01.2023 - 01.2023
- Set up trays for patient meals according to dietary needs, and deliver meal orders to patients
- Collect and return meal trays to kitchen area
- Assist kitchen staff with meal prep, wash dishes, clean, load and unload dish machine
- Setup/breakdown of work area, change water and cleaning solutions as needed
- Handwash pots and pans and return items to stations
- Learned food safety protocols and proper handling techniques to minimize health risks.
- Participated in training sessions on nutrition policies and procedures for efficient service delivery.
- Served meals to residents in accordance with established schedules and dietary procedures.
- Washed plates, cups, serving, and eating utensils and kitchen equipment in commercial dishwasher.
Dishwasher
Flik Cafe /Comcast Center Campus– (seasonal)
Philadelphia, PA
01.2022 - 01.2022
- Assist small kitchen staff with meal prep, loading and unloading dish machine
- Maintenance of work area including setup and breakdown of work area, changing dishwasher and cleaning solutions as needed
- Washing pots by hand and return items to stations
- Completed additional cleaning tasks within the kitchen area, contributing to an overall sanitary work environment.
- Streamlined dishwashing processes by prioritizing incoming dirty dishes based on usage needs of the kitchen staff.
Dishwasher/Commissary
Constellation Culinary Group
Philadelphia, PA
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Sort, stack and rinse dirty dishes prior to running through machine
- Handwash pots and pans and return items to stations
- Assisted in training new staff on proper dishwashing techniques and safety protocols.
- Kept work area clean, dry, and free of debris to prevent incidents and accidents.
- Setup and breakdown of work area, change dishwasher and cleaning solutions as needed
- Assisted kitchen staff with prep and loading and cleaning of kitchen and other areas
- Responsible for the return of equipment to vendors
- Communicate and assist other staff members (servers, prep and line cooks) as needed
Education
High School - General Studies
Roxborough High School
Skills
- Attention to detail, organization and maintenance
- Above average guest service, kitchen etiquette, organization, fine dining and banquet skills
- Time management
- Customer service excellence
- Kitchen equipment use
- Food safety regulations
- Sanitizing protocols
- Shipping, receiving and warehouse
- Warehouse safety
- Loading and unloading
- Stock rotation
Certification
- Certified [Job Title], [Company Name] - [Timeframe]
Timeline
Receiving Associate - Seasonal
Macy’s – Roosevelt Mall
01.2025 - 01.2025
Dishwasher/Utility
Triple B Hospitality/Aramark
01.2025 - 01.2025
Dishwasher/Dining Room Attendant
Phoebe Ministries Senior Living
01.2024 - 2024
Dietary Aide/Dishwasher
Chestnut Hill Hospital
01.2023 - 01.2023
Dishwasher
Flik Cafe /Comcast Center Campus– (seasonal)
01.2022 - 01.2022
Dishwasher/Commissary
Constellation Culinary Group
01.2020 - 01.2022
High School - General Studies
Roxborough High School