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JORGE NAVARRETE

JORGE NAVARRETE

CHEF
Garden Grove,CA

Summary

Dynamic culinary professional with extensive experience at La Michoacana Deluxe, excelling in food safety and customer service. Proven ability to reduce food waste through strategic inventory control and training staff under pressure. Skilled in authentic recipe preparation, including ice cream and popsicles, ensuring high-quality dishes and customer satisfaction.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Chef and Store Manager

La Michoacana Deluxe
01.2019 - Current
  • Prepared meals from scratch using authentic, popular recipes from la michoacana
  • This includes making ice cream, popsicles, Aguas Frescas with the flavors that are handled here as well as all the products that La Michoacana Ice Cream offers
  • Part of my job also includes providing customer service and taking orders. If we are short-staffed, I can also act as a cashier because I know the entire menu and prices.
  • Handled and stored food to eliminate illness and prevent cross-contamination.
  • Trained kitchen staff to perform various preparation tasks under pressure.
  • Reduced food waste with strategic menu planning and inventory control techniques.
  • Checked freezer and refrigerator prior to each shift to verify correct temperatures.
  • Maintained well-organized mise en place to keep work consistent.
  • Monitored line processes to maintain consistency in quality, quantity, and presentation.
  • La Michoacana Deluxe

Located in: Ball and Euclid Plaza

Address: 937 S Euclid St B, Anaheim, CA 92802

Phone: 714 203-5868

Kitchen Manager

Value Pizza
09.2010 - 01.2020


  • This is a family business with few workers
  • My responsibilities include making pizzas and preparing sandwiches.
  • Prepared meals from scratch using authentic, recipes from value pizza
  • This includes making the pizza dough, the pizza sauce, and grating the mozzarella cheese. Also, making the meatballs.
  • When my bosses took a two-week vacation, I was also in charge of the business. For those two weeks,
  • I had to do the shopping at Costco and at Restaurant Dipot to stock all the merchandise for the business.
  • Part of my job also includes providing customer service and taking orders. If we are short-staffed, I can also act as a cashier because I know the entire menu
  • Value Pizza

Pizza & Italian sandwiches

Address: 12945 Nelson St, Garden Grove, CA 92840

Phone: 714 534-3422

LINE COOK AND PIZZA MAKER

Renato's Restaurant and Catering
01.2000 - 09.2010

· This is a family busineses

Immediate Supervisor
Chef Donato Diflorio

· My responsibilities include

make all the dishes on the menu

making pizzas and preparing sandwiches.

· Prepared meals from scratch using authentic, recipes from renato,s restaurant

· This includes making the pizza dough, the pizza sauce, and grating the mozzarella cheese. Also, making the meatballs.

prepare red meas, chicken, seafood

salads and dressings with Renato's restaurant recipes.

· Part of my job also includes providing customer service and taking orders. If we are short-staffed, I can also act as a cashier because I know the entire menu


Address: 15383 Brookhurst St, Westminster, CA 92683

Phone: (714) 839-5755

Menu: renatosrestaurant.com

Education

High School Diploma -

Secundaria
Mexico
01-1986

Skills

  • Food safety and sanitation
  • Customer service
  • Knife skills
  • Cooking techniques

Languages

English
Limited Working

Timeline

Chef and Store Manager

La Michoacana Deluxe
01.2019 - Current

Kitchen Manager

Value Pizza
09.2010 - 01.2020

LINE COOK AND PIZZA MAKER

Renato's Restaurant and Catering
01.2000 - 09.2010

High School Diploma -

Secundaria
JORGE NAVARRETECHEF