Overview
Work History
Education
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Kayla Grayum

Millers Creek,North Carolina

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Care Provider

Home Instead
North Wilkesboro, NC
05.2024 - 11.2024

Coordinated schedules and managed contacts efficiently.

Manager/Catering manager

Tiptons BBQ
Wilkesboro, NC
05.2014 - 09.2017
  • Monitor compliance with health and fire regulations regarding food preparation and serving, and building maintenance in lodging and dining facilities.
  • Monitor food preparation methods, portion sizes, and garnishing and presentation of food to ensure that food is prepared and presented in an acceptable manner.
  • Count money and make bank deposits.
  • Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodations.
  • Coordinate assignments of cooking personnel to ensure economical use of food and timely preparation.
  • Schedule and receive food and beverage deliveries, checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity.
  • 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.
  • Perform some food preparation or service tasks such as cooking, clearing tables, and serving food and drinks when necessary.
  • Plan menus and food utilization based on anticipated number of guests, nutritional value, palatability, popularity, and costs.
  • Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation, and food subsidies when appropriate.
  • Organize and direct worker training programs, resolve personnel problems, hire new staff, and evaluate employee performance in dining and lodging facilities.
  • Review work procedures and operational problems to determine ways to improve service, performance, or safety.
  • Assess staffing needs, and recruit staff using methods such as newspaper advertisements or attendance at job fairs.
  • Arrange for equipment maintenance and repairs, and coordinate a variety of services such as waste removal and pest control.
  • Record the number, type, and cost of items sold to determine which items may be unpopular or less profitable.
  • Review menus and analyze recipes to determine labor and overhead costs, and assign prices to menu items.
  • Take dining reservations.
  • Schedule use of facilities or catering services for events such as banquets or receptions, and negotiate details of arrangements with clients.

Repair Services PRO (escalations)

LOWES CORPORATE OFFICES
Wilkesboro, NC
04.2013 - 05.2014
  • Review claims adjustments with dealers, examining parts claimed to be defective, and approving or disapproving dealers' claims.
  • Order tests that could determine the causes of product malfunctions.
  • Complete contract forms, prepare change of address records, or issue service discontinuance orders, using computers.
  • Obtain and examine all relevant information to assess validity of complaints and to determine possible causes, such as extreme weather conditions that could increase utility bills.
  • Resolve customers' service or billing complaints by performing activities such as exchanging merchandise, refunding money, or adjusting bills.
  • Contact customers to respond to inquiries or to notify them of claim investigation results or any planned adjustments.
  • Check to ensure that appropriate changes were made to resolve customers' problems.
  • Keep records of customer interactions or transactions, recording details of inquiries, complaints, or comments, as well as actions taken.
  • Confer with customers by telephone or in person to provide information about products or services, take or enter orders, cancel accounts, or obtain details of complaints.
  • Speaking to escalated customers who requested a supervisor. Calls transferred from agents and followed through with until issues are resolved.

Repair services call agent

LOWES CORPORATE OFFICES
Wilkesboro, NC
09.2012 - 04.2013
  • Review claims adjustments with dealers, examining parts claimed to be defective, and approving or disapproving dealers' claims.
  • Order tests that could determine the causes of product malfunctions.
  • Complete contract forms, prepare change of address records, or issue service discontinuance orders, using computers.
  • Obtain and examine all relevant information to assess validity of complaints and to determine possible causes, such as extreme weather conditions that could increase utility bills.
  • Resolve customers' service or billing complaints by performing activities such as exchanging merchandise, refunding money, or adjusting bills.
  • Contact customers to respond to inquiries or to notify them of claim investigation results or any planned adjustments.
  • Check to ensure that appropriate changes were made to resolve customers' problems.
  • Keep records of customer interactions or transactions, recording details of inquiries, complaints, or comments, as well as actions taken.
  • Confer with customers by telephone or in person to provide information about products or services, take or enter orders, cancel accounts, or obtain details of complaints.
  • Speaking to escalated customers who requested a supervisor. Calls transferred from agents and followed through with until issues are resolved.

Server/Catering

Tiptons BBQ
Wilkesboro, NC
06.2007 - 09.2012
  • Provide excellent and timely customer service in a fast paced environment. Taking on many tasks at once.

Education

Pharmaceutical Technician

WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Wilkesboro, NC
10.2013

Completed coursework

WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Wilkesboro, NC
12.2011

High School Diploma - undefined

WEST WILKES HIGH SCHOOL
Millers Creek, NC
06.2009

Timeline

Care Provider

Home Instead
05.2024 - 11.2024

Manager/Catering manager

Tiptons BBQ
05.2014 - 09.2017

Repair Services PRO (escalations)

LOWES CORPORATE OFFICES
04.2013 - 05.2014

Repair services call agent

LOWES CORPORATE OFFICES
09.2012 - 04.2013

Server/Catering

Tiptons BBQ
06.2007 - 09.2012

Pharmaceutical Technician

WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Completed coursework

WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE

High School Diploma - undefined

WEST WILKES HIGH SCHOOL
Kayla Grayum