Jarod Swallom
Cedar Rapids
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adapts at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Experienced in fast-paced environments and adaptable to last-minute changes while also being able to thrive under pressure and consistently earning high marks for work quality and speed.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Agm
Pancheros mexican grill
Cedar Rapids
02.2025 - Current
- Work collaboratively with other crew members to ensure smooth operations.
- Welcome customers, and take orders ensuring a positive and efficient customer experience.
- Provide friendly and helpful service addressing any questions or concerns.
- Accurately process payments and operate the cash register.
- Assistant preparing ingredients, cooking food and assembling dishes according to Pancheros standards.
- Learn how to make in real fresh tortillas.
- Maintain a clean and hygienic working environment in the kitchen and dining areas.
- Help with stocking and managing food supplies.
- May be required to perform other task as needed to support the overall restaurant operations.
Boulder tap house
Cedar Rapids
11.2024 - 02.2025
- Prepare food according to recipes and under the direction of the chef.
- May be responsible for preparing a wider variety of dishes and may have more management responsibilities.
- May include tasks like inventory management, kitchen cleaning, and assisting with management-related tasks like hiring and termination.
Agm
Casey's general store
Cedar Rapids
04.2024 - 09.2024
- Greet customers cheerfully and provide assistance with their needs.
- Operate the cash register, process transactions, and handle cash payments.
- Maintain a clean and organized store environment by stocking shelves, cleaning surfaces, and ensuring product displays are appealing.
- Prepare and serve food items, potentially including items like donuts, hot sandwiches, and other in-store snacks.
- Learn various store functions through cross-training, allowing them to be versatile and assist in different areas when needed.
- May also include assisting with inventory management, participating in daily store tasks, and completing required paperwork.
The red frog
Cedar Rapids
04.2023 - 01.2024
- Another super simple job cook the food to order prep food in your downtime, have a clean and organized well-maintained work area, help come up with daily specials and being able to do everything in a timely manner.
Shiftlead
Papa johns
Cedar Rapids
10.2022 - 04.2023
- Preparing ingredients, making pizzas, taking orders, providing customer service, and maintaining a clean and organized work area.
- Additionally, uniform, appearance, and operations- Super strict about uniform.
Line Cook
Short's Burger & Shine
Marion
05.2022 - 10.2022
- It's was a really simple job prep the sauces, toppings, entrees.
- Cook food to order.
- Regular basic cleaning-mopping, wiping stuff down, dishes.
Shiftlead
Goldfinch Tap + Eatery
Marion
08.2021 - 04.2022
- This job is super hard we prepped toppings and sauces did the basic cleaning mopping sweeping wiping stuff down etc we did the dishes and we cooked orders and entrees to perfection it's how I would say they were pretty hard on cooking the food at the right temps and settings overall it was a good job but the staff were underpaid and overworked favoritism was at 100% at this workplace.
Line Cook
Hardee's
Des Moines
07.2020 - 03.2021
- Basic job.
- We put away the truck, prepped various items for various times of use, complete orders in a timely fashion, strict wipe downs with the regular cleaning mopping,sweeping,etc.
- Handle the pos system and money for orders with ease.
- This job definitely was the best fast food place I've ever worked for.
Shiftlead
Wendy's
Cedar Rapids
07.2019 - 08.2020
- Basic job.
- We put away the truck, prepped various items for various times of use, complete orders in a timely fashion, strict wipe downs with the regular cleaning mopping,sweeping,etc.
- Handle the pos system and money for orders with ease.
- This job definitely had the worst management I have worked for.
Recycle Pallet Assembler
Tasler's Inc
10.2018 - 11.2018
- Duties and Responsibilities: To be able to work independently as well as with a team to repair wooden pallets.
- Use a nail gun to assemble wooden pallets.
- Assure compliance with safety related work procedures.
- Will be required to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Must meet all pallet production requirements on a timely basis while maintaining qualify standards.
- Requires a minimum of 8 hours per day standing and walking.
- Qualifications: Attention to detail, Ability to listen and follow directions, Knowledge of and ability to use and read a tape measure, Mechanical aptitude required, Team-oriented.
Production Associate
CCB Packaging
Cedar Rapids
05.2018 - 10.2018
- Complete daily assigned tasks to meet production volume and schedule.
- Perform repetitive duties/functions throughout the course of a work period.
- Work within a fast-pace environment with multiple deadlines.
- Have versatility to successfully perform multiple job functions within general manufacturing.
- Assist other associates in their assigned duties as needed.
- Ensure that work environment is maintained, clean, safe and organized.
- Identify problems concerning equipment and materials.
- Communicate in a professional manner.
Sandwich Artist
Subway
10.2017 - 05.2018
- Subway sandwich artists perform several duties during a typical shift.
- Sandwich artists assist Subway customers with orders, prepare food to customer specifications.
- Operational Duties and Responsibilities.
- Sandwich artists with Subway also field customer questions and complaints about personnel or products.
- Subway sandwich artists may need to complete other duties apart from customer service, including cleaning and stocking.
Crew member
A&W
08.2016 - 10.2016
- Contributes to A&W success by providing engaging, prompt service to all guests while serving quality food and beverages in a clean and comfortable environment.
- Team Member, Crew Member is generally offered as a part time restaurant job.
- Prior experience as Team Member, Crew Member, customer service, cashier, counter crew, or other part time restaurant job highly desirable.
Crew Member
McDonalds
08.2014 - 09.2014
- Responsible for Greeting customers with a smile.
- Taking accurate food orders.
- Preparing all of McDonald's World Famous food.
- Partnering with other Crew and Managers to meet target goals during your shift.
- Restaurant Cleanliness.
- Ensuring items are well stocked.
Education
High School Diploma -
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA01-2026
High School Diploma -
Vinton-Shellsburg
Vinton, IASkills
- Customer service
- Food preparation
- Cash handling
- Inventory management
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Team cooperation
- Problem solving
- Food safety
- Flexible and adaptable
- Training & Development
- [Equipment] operation
- Critical thinking
- Organizational skills
- Basic math
- Multitasking
- Leadership
- Troubleshooting
- Maintenance & repair
- Remote office availability
Timeline
Agm
Pancheros mexican grill
02.2025 - Current
Boulder tap house
11.2024 - 02.2025
Agm
Casey's general store
04.2024 - 09.2024
The red frog
04.2023 - 01.2024
Shiftlead
Papa johns
10.2022 - 04.2023
Line Cook
Short's Burger & Shine
05.2022 - 10.2022
Shiftlead
Goldfinch Tap + Eatery
08.2021 - 04.2022
Line Cook
Hardee's
07.2020 - 03.2021
Shiftlead
Wendy's
07.2019 - 08.2020
Recycle Pallet Assembler
Tasler's Inc
10.2018 - 11.2018
Production Associate
CCB Packaging
05.2018 - 10.2018
Sandwich Artist
Subway
10.2017 - 05.2018
Crew member
A&W
08.2016 - 10.2016
Crew Member
McDonalds
08.2014 - 09.2014
High School Diploma -
Kirkwood Community College
High School Diploma -
Vinton-Shellsburg