Lamont Brown
Cook
Ronan,MT
Summary
Adept at culinary creativity and maintaining high standards of sanitation, I enhanced team productivity and customer satisfaction at Pop's Grill. Trained in various cooking techniques and food safety, my ability to multitask and solve problems improved service delivery by 30%. My leadership in training new staff underscores my commitment to excellence and teamwork.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Cook
Pop's Grill
- Inspected materials and chemicals to maintain high quality and conformance with State regulations.
- Removed materials and products from machines and equipment to place materials and products in boxes, trucks or conveyors.
- Recorded pertinent data into company's digital database to document materials used and products created.
- Enhanced customer experience by promptly and efficiently opening accounts with accurate documentation.
- Enhanced team morale and productivity by consistently opening store on time and preparing workstations for day's tasks.
- Supported training of new staff in opening procedures, contributing to knowledgeable and efficient team.
- 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.
- Prepared food items in compliance with recipes and portioning control guidelines.
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
- Instructed new staff in proper food preparation, storage, use of kitchen equipment and sanitation.
- Trained new kitchen staff, ensuring they met restaurant's high standards.
- Measured, weighed, and mixed appropriate ingredients according to recipe directions.
- Planned menus for different events, seasons and customer requests.
Opener/cook
Taco Treat
12.2023 - 10.2024
- Inspected materials and chemicals to maintain high quality and conformance with State regulations.
- Removed materials and products from machines and equipment to place materials and products in boxes, trucks or conveyors.
- Recorded pertinent data into company's digital database to document materials used and products created.
- Enhanced customer experience by promptly and efficiently opening accounts with accurate documentation.
- Enhanced team morale and productivity by consistently opening store on time and preparing workstations for day's tasks.
- Supported training of new staff in opening procedures, contributing to knowledgeable and efficient team.
- 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.
- Prepared food items in compliance with recipes and portioning control guidelines.
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
- Instructed new staff in proper food preparation, storage, use of kitchen equipment and sanitation.
- Trained new kitchen staff, ensuring they met restaurant's high standards.
- Measured, weighed, and mixed appropriate ingredients according to recipe directions.
- Planned menus for different events, seasons and customer requests.
Cherry Sorter
Dutch Orchard
08.2021 - 08.2021
- Optimized storage conditions for sorted cherries based on seasonality variations, preparing shipments according to client specifications.
- Assisted in maintaining a safe work environment through proper equipment usage and adherence to safety guidelines.
- Ensured accurate grading of cherries through consistent visual inspection and adherence to company standards.
- Supported inventory management efforts through accurate documentation of sorted, discarded, and processed cherry quantities.
- Efficiently redirected overflow cherries to appropriate channels, ensuring minimal fruit wastage and maximum utilization.
- Labeled picked items with correct information such as price, expiration dates and addresses.
- Assisted in training Number employees on Type tasks to raise quality of work for entire team.
- Completed on-the-job training to learn correct methods for identifying defects.
Education
N/A - Fine Arts
Salish Kootenai College
Pablo, MTHS Diploma - Fine Arts
Wyoming Indian High School
Ethete,WY05.2008
Skills
- Cooking
- Cleaning and organization
- Food handling
- Strong attention to safe food handling procedures
- Frying
- Sanitation
- Cooking techniques
- Surface cleaning
- Hospitality and service industry background
- Food presentation
- Grilling
- Beautiful presentation of food
- Sauce making
- Ingredients measuring
- Culinary creativity
- Order delivery practices
- Food pairing
- Recipe-based cooking
- Dish preparation
- Positive and professional
- Cutting and slicing techniques
- Strong butchery skills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Reliability
- Meat Preparation
- Recipe preparation
- Foodservice sanitation
- Multitasking Abilities
Timeline
Opener/cook
Taco Treat
12.2023 - 10.2024
Cherry Sorter
Dutch Orchard
08.2021 - 08.2021
Cook
Pop's Grill
N/A - Fine Arts
Salish Kootenai College
HS Diploma - Fine Arts
Wyoming Indian High School
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