James Torres
Twinsburg
Summary
Dynamic culinary professional with experience at Bella Catering & Events, excelling in food handling and sanitation. Proven ability to enhance team collaboration and streamline operations, leading to improved efficiency. Recognized for training peers and maintaining high standards in food presentation, ensuring exceptional customer satisfaction in fast-paced environments.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Cook's Assistant/Waiter/Event Opener and Closer
Bella Catering & Events
07.2024 - Current
- Communicated closely with servers to fully understand special orders for customers.
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
- Maintained well-stocked stations with supplies and spices for maximum productivity.
- Coordinated checklists to keep kitchen clean, stocked and sanitary.
- Kept kitchen clean and organized by performing daily maintenance tasks.
- Suggested actionable improvements to streamline training procedures.
Sandwich Artist
SUBWAY®Restaurants
07.2025 - 12.2025
- Executed sandwich artistry duties with very low occurrence of errors.
- Trained team members to prepare sandwiches and other items according to instructions.
- Operated manual and electric appliances to peel, slice, and trim food.
- Shared information with customers about menu items, preparation methods, and ingredients.
Education
High School Diploma -
TWINSBURG HIGH SCHOOL
Twinsburg, OH05-2027
Skills
- Sanitation
- Food presentation
- Food handling
- Team collaboration
- Stock management
- Labor management
- Time management
- Order verification
- Event catering
- Effective planner
Accomplishments
Gotten a Superior Rating on OMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition for 3 consecutive years (Best rating)
3rd Principle trumpet that is a Junior ever, in directors career
Received Student of the month
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Sandwich Artist
SUBWAY®Restaurants
07.2025 - 12.2025
Cook's Assistant/Waiter/Event Opener and Closer
Bella Catering & Events
07.2024 - Current
High School Diploma -
TWINSBURG HIGH SCHOOL