Jose Ocampo
Canyon Country,CA
Summary
Proactive Cook with extensive experience in maintaining clean and organized workspaces, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Skilled in preparing high-quality meals efficiently during peak hours, with expertise in grilling, frying, and food spoilage prevention. Bringing strong attention to safe food handling procedures and effective mise en place organization.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Cook
Laco Taco
02.2021 - Current
- Maintained clean and organized work areas at all times to bring safety and quality to food preparation process.
- Maintained a clean and sanitary workspace, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Prepared meals efficiently under time constraints for timely service during peak hours.
- Demonstrated strong multitasking skills, managing multiple orders simultaneously without sacrificing quality or presentation.
- Able to do catering at parties with no problems in concerns of time consistency
- Checked for quality, kept track of old and new items and rotated stock to confirm freshness of food and ingredients.
Line Cook
La Cocina Mexican Bar and Grill
10.2019 - 09.2023
- Followed restaurant stock management schedule to monitor product freshness and rotate out old products.
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business.
- Maintained a clean and organized workstation, ensuring compliance with health department regulations.
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
Front Line Cook
Red Lobster Seafood Restaurant
02.2006 - 10.2019
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by efficiently preparing high-quality meals in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
- Meticulously followed health and safety guidelines, contributing to a clean and sanitary kitchen workspace.
- Exhibited strong multitasking abilities by simultaneously managing multiple orders during peak service hours.
- Reduced food preparation time while maintaining quality through effective mise en place organization.
Education
High School Diploma -
Mexico
Mexico04-1998
Skills
- Cooking
- Cleaning and organization
- Food handling
- Strong attention to safe food handling procedures
- Cooking techniques
- Food spoilage prevention
- Order delivery practices
- Grilling expertise
- Grilling
- Kitchen equipment operation and maintenance
- Surface cleaning
- Food presentation
- Sanitation
- Frying
- Hospitality and service industry background
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Cook
Laco Taco
02.2021 - Current
Line Cook
La Cocina Mexican Bar and Grill
10.2019 - 09.2023
Front Line Cook
Red Lobster Seafood Restaurant
02.2006 - 10.2019
High School Diploma -
Mexico
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