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
05.2024 - 11.2024

Coordinated schedules and managed contacts efficiently.

Manager/Catering manager

Tiptons BBQ
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
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
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
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