Juan Garcia
San Bernardino,CA
Summary
Enthusiastic team player with a creative imagination and a wide array of technical skills. Motivated, reliable, and punctual individual who is detail-oriented and focused. Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Kitchen Manager
Rto Sullivan
Phoenix, AZ
12.2017 - 05.2025
- Maintained a clean and safe work environment, adhering to all health department regulations and guidelines.
- Oversaw the scheduling and receipt of food and beverage deliveries, adhering to cost and budget guidelines.
- Checked and tested foods to verify quality and temperature.
- Mentored and trained new team members, fostering a positive culture of teamwork and collaboration within the kitchen staff.
- Conducted daily checks of refrigerators and freezers to verify proper food storage, container labeling, and surface cleaning.
- Reduced food waste by closely monitoring inventory levels and implementing proper food storage techniques.
- Collaborated with front-of-house staff to ensure seamless communication between the kitchen team and service areas for optimal guest experiences.
Restaurant General Manager
THE HALAL GUYS
Long Beach, California
10.2015 - 11.2017
- Monitor budgets and payroll records, and review financial transactions to ensure that expenditures are authorized and budgeted.
- Maintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records.
- Schedule staff hours and assign duties.
- Establish standards for personnel performance and customer service.
- Organize and direct worker training programs, resolve personnel problems, hire new staff, and evaluate employee performance in dining and lodging facilities.
Assistant General Manager
THE WHISTLE STOP
long beach, California
02.2013 - 10.2015
- Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
- Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
- Check the quantity and quality of received products.
- Order or requisition food or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
- Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
- Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
- Instruct cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
Assistant Kitchen Manager
RED ROBIN
CERRITOS, California
09.2012 - 02.2013
- Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas.
- Verify that prepared food meets requirements for quality and quantity.
- Cook and package batches of food, such as hamburgers and fried chicken, which are prepared to order or kept warm until sold.
- Operate large-volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers, or griddles.
- Read food order slips or receive verbal instructions as to food required by patron, and prepare and cook food according to instructions.
- Measure ingredients required for specific food items being prepared.
- Clean, stock, and restock workstations and display cases.
- Cook the exact number of items ordered by each customer, working on several different orders simultaneously.
- Wash, cut, and prepare foods designated for cooking.
- Serve orders to customers at windows, counters, or tables.
Education
High School - undefined
Millikan High School
long beach, CaliforniaSkills
- Multitasking and organization
- Customer service
- Food safety
- Inventory management
- Food preparation
- Staff supervision
- Staff training and development
- Kitchen management
- Inventory control
- Attention to detail
- Waste reduction
- Problem-solving
- Safe food handling
- Ordering supplies
Timeline
Kitchen Manager
Rto Sullivan
12.2017 - 05.2025
Restaurant General Manager
THE HALAL GUYS
10.2015 - 11.2017
Assistant General Manager
THE WHISTLE STOP
02.2013 - 10.2015
Assistant Kitchen Manager
RED ROBIN
09.2012 - 02.2013
High School - undefined
Millikan High School