Ella Jefferson
Starkville,MS
Summary
Collaborative Cafeteria Manager with over 30 years of experience supervising 13 employees each semester, training 8-9 interns each semester, handing all aspects of food service operation, including equipment preparation, and inventory management. Hardworking and responsible individual who knows how to market and sell products. Expertise in maintaining administrative records and training personnel in operational procedures, such as HACCP and SOP's. Energetic Kitchen Manager, who is enthusiastic about working with a high-performance team and remains professional. Dedicated to innovative dishes, effective budgeting and top-of-the-line customer service. The job required being a people person who makes each day fun, fulfilling, exciting, while serving delicious menus items to the students and adults. Motivating workers to have fun, enjoy working, to understand, what is given, is what will come back (positive =positive) every day.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Food Service Director
Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidate School District
Jan1989 - May2021
- Collaborative Cafeteria Manager with over 30 years of experience supervising 13 employees each semester, training 8-9 interns each semester, handing all aspects of food service operation, including equipment preparation, and inventory management
- Hardworking and responsible individual who knows how to market and sell products
- Expertise in maintaining administrative records and training personnel in operational procedures, such as HACCP and SOP's
- Energetic Kitchen Manager, who is enthusiastic about working with, highly performance team and remains professional
- Dedicated to innovative dishes, effective budgeting and top-of-the-line customer service
- The job required being a people person who makes each day fun, fulfilling, exciting, while serving delicious menus items to the students and adults
- Motivating workers to have fun, enjoy their work, and to understand students will give back what is given (positive =positive) every day.
Cafeteria Manager
Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidation School System/ Starkville, Ms
01.1989 - 05.2021
- Delegated daily staffing of 13 or more workers to be responsible and perform outstanding duties daily
- Excepting individual accountability and maintaining sanitary standards
- Inspected kitchen appliances equipment and work areas to verify functional operation and cleanliness
- Implemented catalog system for students' meal cards to expedite lunch lines, decreasing overall wait times
- Conducted counts of ingredients and items in kitchen and storage areas to maintain accurate inventory list
- Daily use of software to analyze daily financial statements, balance statements, reimbursable meals, and maintaining records for 3 years as required
- Balancing in-house records of sales, students accounts and teachers
- Daily Deposit from hundreds to thousands of dollars daily.
Education
High School Diploma -
Starkville High School
Starkville05.1980
Interdisciplinary Studies
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS12.2024
Education
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZMississippi State University
Skills
- Managing Deliveries
- Cashiering/Daily Deposit/Record Keeping
- Investigation Complaints
- Profit Target Achievement
- Equipment Managing
- Creating and Testing New Recipes
- Health Code Compliance
- Menu Pricing
- Front Line Management
Certification
- ServSafe
- Numbers Awards for: Most Supportive Staff
- Customer Service Awards
- Employee Accomplishments Awards
- Leadership Award
Timeline
Cafeteria Manager
Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidation School System/ Starkville, Ms
01.1989 - 05.2021
Food Service Director
Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidate School District
Jan1989 - May2021
High School Diploma -
Starkville High School
Interdisciplinary Studies
Mississippi State University
Education
University of Phoenix
Mississippi State University
- ServSafe
- Numbers Awards for: Most Supportive Staff
- Customer Service Awards
- Employee Accomplishments Awards
- Leadership Award
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