Maria Lord
Lindenwold,NJ
Summary
Dedicated to effective policy, procedures and service updates. Successful at organizing, assigning and overseeing work with a disciplined management style. Enthusiastic Kitchen Manager highly effective at contributing to team success. Friendly, outgoing, and reliable professional offering [Number]+ years in restaurant industry and experience cooking with management responsibilities. Passionate about innovative dishes and maximizing kitchen productivity. Hardworking and reliable [Job Title] with strong ability in [Task] and [Task]. Offering [Skill], [Skill] and [Skill]. Highly organized, proactive and punctual with team-oriented mentality.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Food Service Manager
Golden Gate Academy
Vineland, NJ
08.2020 - Current
- Oversaw meal preparation and monitored food handling to encourage safety.
- Implemented surface and equipment schedules and standards to maintain clean, neat and sanitized kitchen.
- Worked with vendors to establish strong relationships and maintain proper inventory supplies.
- Supervised staff preparing and serving [Number] meals per day.
- Kept food storage and preparation equipment in good working order to maximize safety and cost-efficiency of operations.
- Adhered to all company food, safety, quality and sanitation policies.
- Reduced food waste [Number]% by overseeing and planning ingredients, anticipated customers and popularity of items.
Infant and Toddler Teacher
Golden Gate CDC
Clayton, NJ
08.2016 - 07.2020
- Controlled classroom environments with clearly outlined rules and positive reinforcement techniques.
- Taught children foundational skills such as colors, shapes and letters.
- Identified children in need of extra support for emotional, health-related or developmental concerns and conceived improvement strategies.
- Planned and led games, reading and activities for groups of [Number] children.
- Organized and led activities to promote physical, mental and social development.
- Communicated with children's parents and guardians about daily activities, behaviors and problems.
- Monitored children's play activities to identify additional learning opportunities or behavioral issues.
- Implemented positive discipline by following policy of warning, timeout and talking with child.
- Communicated in English and [Language] with parents and other caregivers about child's progress and behavioral concerns.
- Supervised circle time, free play, outside play and learning and developmental activities.
- Read stories to children and taught painting, drawing and crafts.
- Introduced groups of [Number] toddlers to multisensory activities such as music, dance and stories to encourage exploration and spark curiosity.
Education
High School Diploma -
Granby High School
Norfolk, VA06.1985
Skills
- Portion control
- Service records
- Portioning understanding
- Sanitation
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Time management
- Flexible
- First Aid/CPR
Accomplishments
- Consistently maintained high customer satisfaction ratings.
- Created highly effective new [Program] that significantly impacted efficiency and improved operations.
Timeline
Food Service Manager
Golden Gate Academy
08.2020 - Current
Infant and Toddler Teacher
Golden Gate CDC
08.2016 - 07.2020
High School Diploma -
Granby High School