Jeffrey Tait
cook
Kennewick,WA
Summary
Dynamic culinary professional with experience at Panda Express, excelling in food preparation and sanitation. Proven ability to reduce food waste through precise portion control and efficient meal prep. Strong multitasking and organization skills ensure timely service during peak hours, while maintaining high standards of quality and safety in food handling.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Cook
Panda Express Restaurant Group
10.2018 - 10.2023
- Maintained clean and organized work areas at all times to bring safety and quality to food preparation process.
- Maintained a clean and sanitary workspace, holding myself to the high standard Panda expects from the employees for eco sure inspections and random walk throughs from any of the managers or higher ups.
- Prepared meals efficiently under time constraints for timely service during peak hours. Maintaining food cooked to the right temperature and eliminating food waste by cooking the correct amount as to keep it always fresh to order.
- Demonstrated strong multitasking skills, managing multiple orders simultaneously without sacrificing quality or presentation. Also having sauce made for the day and for the following morning. Meats defrosted for the next day, as well as veggies prepped for the next day and for the next shift.
Green Chain Puller.
Buse Timber and Sales.
02.2012 - 11.2017
- Stacking lumber and sticking loads and making sure they are pulled off by forklift when they are high. High load when they reach the stacked to the right height... 2" loads would be 26 high 4" would be 12 high and so on.
- Working with the other chain pullers keeping the chain moving so the mill could continue cutting lumber and production is not stopped.
- Helping grade lumber when needed. Making sure lumber that was cut specifically for special orders was sent to right stacks because special orders were priority over standard grade lumber, Clear lumber was going in the clear stacks. No knots in the lumber, if they were stacked in the standard grade piles that would lose us money. Making sure everyone stuck their loads to help piles stay together and not fall over because that would stop production by waiting for the piles to be restacked to allow the next load to be started.
Education
Social Psychology
02-2021
03-2003
Skills
- Customer service
- Cooking
- Cleaning and organization
- Food handling
- Food preparation
- Multitasking and organization
- Kitchen organization
- Strong attention to safe food handling procedures
- Sanitation
- Supply restocking
- Food waste reduction
- Portion control
- Sauce making
- Ingredients measuring
- New hire training
- Event catering
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Team collaboration
- Food storage
- Temperature control
Languages
English
Spanish
Limited Working
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Cook - Panda Express Restaurant Group
10.2018 - 10.2023
Green Chain Puller. - Buse Timber and Sales.
02.2012 - 11.2017
CBC - , Social Psychology
Marysville Pilchuck High School - ,
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