Kitchen Staff/Server
The Chelsea (Assisted Living)
Sparta, NJ
04.2021 - 06.2021
- Maintained clean, trash-free workspaces to maximize productivity and safety.
- Followed proper handling and sanitation procedures to comply with food safety standards and protocols.
- Circulated kitchen area to receive work assignments and identify support tasks.
- Plated hot meals and salads in aesthetically pleasing arrangements.
- Learned other teammates' work tasks to train as backup.
- Washed, peeled and cut fruits and vegetables by hand and machine and assembled and mixed salad ingredients, gelatin molds and fruit crisps.
- Combined ingredients according to precisely written recipes to produce top-quality food and minimized preparation time and food waste.
- Prepared and cooked items requiring little or no processing such as hot cereals, concentrated or dehydrated soups, sauces and gravies.
- Chopped vegetables, cut up fruit and prepared sauces when kitchen staff was busy.
- Kept supplies in sufficient stock by assessing inventory levels and reporting lower stock items.
- Arranged and prepared tables for customers to offer memorable experiences to guests and foster repeat business.
- Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.