Frankie Herrera
New Bedford,MA
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Safety-oriented professional systematic about assessing and improving worker conditions through short- and long-term monitoring strategies. Highly analytical, observant and skilled at identifying and resolving diverse concerns. Excellent inspection and documentation skills. Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience. Organized and motivated employee eager to apply time management and organizational skills in various environments. Seeking entry-level opportunities to expand skills while facilitating company growth.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Meat Cutter/Butcher
ALLEN BROTHERS WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
Mattapoisett, MA
09.2021 - 10.2023
- Sharpen and adjust knives and cutting equipment
- Receive, inspect, and store meat upon delivery
- Cut, debone, or grind pieces of meat
- Weigh, wrap, and display meat or meat products
- Cut or prepare meats to specification or customers' orders
- Store meats in refrigerators or freezers at the required temperature
- Clean equipment and work areas to maintain health and sanitation standards.
- Prepared special orders from customers that required specific cuts or trimming techniques.
- Cut, trimmed, boned and ground beef, pork, veal, lamb and poultry for sale in the retail market.
- Operated a variety of meat cutting machines such as saws, slicers, grinders and tenderizers.
- Cleaned work areas including counters, floors, walls and equipment using safe sanitizing solutions.
Line Cook
Merril's on the waterford
New Bedford, MA
07.2019 - 08.2021
- Set up and stocking stations with all necessary supplies
- Prepare food for service (e.g
- Chopping vegetables, butchering meat, or preparing sauces)
- Cook menu items in cooperation with the rest of the kitchen staff
- Answer, report and follow executive or sous chef's instructions
- Clean up station and take care of leftover food
- Stock inventory appropriately
- Ensure that food comes out simultaneously, in high quality and in a timely fashion
- Comply with nutrition and sanitation regulations and safety standards
- Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and customers.
- Prepared food items consistently and in compliance with recipes, portioning, cooking and waste control guidelines.
- Cleaned food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils.
- Ensured freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
- Organized the storage area to ensure that all necessary items were readily accessible.
Supervisor/Cook
New Bedford Harbor Hotel
New Bedford
07.2018 - 05.2019
- Managing the kitchen porters
- Making sure the kitchen is a safe and hygienic place to work
- Organising the inventory, storage, and distribution of foodstuffs and supplies
- Helping to plan menus, apportion ingredients and use food surpluses
- Control portion costs by working out the number of portions per food batch
- In some jobs you will be required to cook.
Cook
Chelsea Jewish Life Care
Peabody
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Reviewed menus prior to preparing food
- Worked with the dietician and implement recommended changes
- Prepared meals in accordance with planned menus and therapeutic diet requirements
- Prepared alternative food selections.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Business Management
Monroe College
The Bronx, NY06-2008
Skills
- CHEF (8 years)
- CASHIER (3 years)
- CUSTOMER SERVICE (10 years)
- RECEPTIONIST (5 years)
- RETAIL SALES (3 years)
- Time management
- Cooking (8 years)
- Word (10 years)
- Microsoft office
- Kitchen Management Experience
- Menu Planning
- Food Production
- Food Preparation
- Culinary Experience
- Food Handling
- Meat Cutting
- Catering
- Meal Preparation
- Supervising Experience
- Driving
- Roofing
- Leadership
- Meat Preparation
- Health Code Compliance
- Knife Sharpening
- Sanitary Standards
- Quality Control
- Band Saw
- Food Safety
- Meat Processing
- Waste Reduction
- Meat Identification
- Retail Cuts
- Workplace Safety
- Supplies Maintenance
- Portion Control
Certification
- ServSafe
- OSHA 30 outreach General Industry 01/29/2024
- Food handler certificate
- Driver's License
- Driver's License, 08/2022, 07/2027
Additional Information
Experienced Prep Chef, Customer Service Skills, Cashier Experience
Work Authorization
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Assessments
- Supervisory skills: Motivating & assessing employees, 08/2021, Completed, Motivating others to achieve objectives and identifying improvements or corrective actions
- Administrative assistant/receptionist, 07/2022, Completed, Using basic scheduling and organizational skills in an office setting
- Food safety, 09/2021, Proficient, Knowledge of proper food and equipment handling safety measures
- Work style: Reliability, 07/2022, Proficient, Tendency to be reliable, dependable, and act with integrity at work
- Sales skills, 07/2022, Completed, Influencing and negotiating with customers
Personal Information
Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
Timeline
Meat Cutter/Butcher
ALLEN BROTHERS WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
09.2021 - 10.2023
Line Cook
Merril's on the waterford
07.2019 - 08.2021
Supervisor/Cook
New Bedford Harbor Hotel
07.2018 - 05.2019
Cook
Chelsea Jewish Life Care
01.2016 - 01.2017
Some College (No Degree) - Business Management
Monroe College
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