Justin Hamilton
Panama City Beach,FL
Summary
Seasoned supervisor in food preparation and serving with background in overseeing fast-paced kitchen and dining operations. Skilled in staff training, inventory management, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Known for improving service delivery through effective team leadership and workflow optimization. Successfully enhanced customer satisfaction by streamlining processes for quicker and more efficient service.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Culinary Lead
Cava Mediterranean grill
Panama City Beach, Florida
03.2023 - 02.2025
- Helped management stay on top of supply needs by sharing information about low or spoiled inventory.
- Observed food safety and sanitation protocols to reduce germ spread.
- Maintained cleanliness and sanitation across foodservice, storage and preparation stations.
- Promoted safe working conditions by monitoring safety procedures and equipment.
- Stood in for other members of kitchen staff.
- Maintained kitchen cleanliness, safety, and sanitation standards.
- Trained new team members in food preparation techniques and safety protocols.
- Created tasty dishes using popular recipes, delighting patrons and generating return business.
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
- Consistently maintained high levels of cleanliness, organization, storage and sanitation of food and beverage products to ensure quality.
- Completed thorough opening, closing, and shift change functions to maintain operational standards each day.
- Supervised team of employees, maintaining positive and productive atmosphere to enhance employee experience.
- Provided guidance and support to chefs, cooks, servers, dishwashers, prep cooks, bartenders.
- Oversaw food preparation, production and presentation according to quality standards.
Team Leader
Panera Bread
Panama City Beach , Florida
02.2021 - 12.2022
- Monitored operations and reviewed records and metrics to understand company performance.
- Analyzed data from various sources to identify areas of improvement in the department's operations.
- Championed the adoption of new technologies to improve team productivity and service delivery.
Education
High School Diploma -
Worth County Achievement Center
Worth County,Ga03-2020
Skills
- Sauce preparation
- Cooking techniques
- Grilling expertise
- Ingredient knowledge
Timeline
Culinary Lead
Cava Mediterranean grill
03.2023 - 02.2025
Team Leader
Panera Bread
02.2021 - 12.2022
High School Diploma -
Worth County Achievement Center