Maria Montes
Kissimmee,FL
Summary
Dynamic culinary professional skilled in team collaboration and kitchen organization. Demonstrated success in enhancing meal service efficiency during peak hours, ensuring high standards of food quality and presentation while managing inventory effectively.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Line Cook
Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Downtown
Orlando, Florida
06.2025 - Current
- Prepared and cooked menu items following hotel recipes and standards.
- Cooked multiple orders simultaneously during busy periods.
- Prepared dishes in fast-paced environment working with teammates to maintain high customer satisfaction rate.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure timely meal service during peak hours.
- Monitored cooking times to ensure quality and consistency of dishes served.
- Followed food safety guidelines to maintain health and sanitation standards.
- Adapted quickly to changing menus and special customer requests efficiently.
- Prepared food items consistently and in compliance with recipes, portioning, cooking and waste control guidelines.
- Organized the storage area to ensure that all necessary items were readily accessible.
- Restocked food items throughout shift to prepare necessary ingredients for cooking and timely service.
- Received and stored food and supplies.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of kitchen workstations and equipment.
- Cleaned food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils.
- Set up workstations with needed ingredients, utensils and cooking equipment.
- Assisted in inventory management, ensuring proper stock levels of ingredients.
- Established and maintained open, collaborative relationships with kitchen team to maximize efficiency.
- Memorized new menu items and ingredients quickly to help customers select items meeting needs and preferences.
- Operated fryers and grills according to instructions to maintain safety and food quality.
- Plated dishes according to restaurant presentation standards before delivering them to customers.
- Set up and performed initial prep work for soups, sauces, and salads.
- Assisted in prep work such as washing vegetables or butchering meat when needed.
- Monitored product freshness and rotation dates to maintain quality assurance standards.
- Communicated effectively with other staff members regarding orders and menu changes.
- Monitored product freshness and rotation dates to maintain quality assurance standards.
Education
High School Diploma -
Diocesano
Barquisimeto Venezuela08-2023
Skills
- Food preparation
- Ingredient preparation
- Appetizer preparation
- Food safety practices
- Quality control
- Stock rotation
- Inventory management
- Kitchen organization
- Meal presentation
- Team collaboration
Timeline
Line Cook
Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Downtown
06.2025 - Current
High School Diploma -
Diocesano