Dedicated and energetic Line Cook with a stellar customer service record and an exceptionally good attitude. Adapt at multitasking in a high-volume, fast-paced work environment. Able to maintain cordial and professional working relationships with other staff, supervisors, and customers.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Cashiers
Lowes Home Improvement
09.2021 - Current
Process sales transactions, calculate the cost of products or services, accept payments, calculate and return change when required by the payment method, maintain adequate change denominations in the cash drawer and request additional change, answer customer questions about products and services, reconcile cash drawers and sales receipts.
Deli Manager
Elba Travel Ctr
07.2012 - 03.2020
Responsible for preparing ingredients at an establishment that serves food, processing customer orders, producing meals, cleaning their workspace throughout the day to follow health and safety guidelines, follow recipes consistently, make adjustments based on customer requests, communicate with wait staff and prepare garnishes to make an attractive presentation for each meal, strong hands-on experience in line service, food preparation, and cooking, excellent grasp of safe food handling procedures, prepare and serve food promptly and courteously, ensure quality of raw and cooked food items on a regular basis, maintain clean and sanitary kitchen area and equipment.
Customer Service, Customer Service Representatives
Agway Supplies
07.2002 - 07.2012
Process sales transactions, calculate the cost of products or services, accept payments, calculate and return change when required by the payment method, maintain adequate change denominations in the cash drawer and request additional change, answer customer questions about products and services, reconcile cash drawers and sales receipts.
Cook Supervisor, First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
United Methodist Homes of CT
04.1989 - 11.2001
Applies food service principles, practices and methods governing food preparation activities such as food handling, proper storage and temperature control, cleaning of kitchen equipment and utensils to comply with safety and sanitary standards, complies with applicable state and federal rules and regulations, operates various commercial kitchen equipment, prepares and cooks a variety of food items by baking, frying, and broiling, gathering and measuring ingredients according to standardized menus/recipes and dietetic guidelines, may prepare requisitions for food items and other needed supplies, attends Department approved training programs.
Education
Graduate Certificate - Pre College
Ansonia High
Ansonia, CT
06.1989
Skills
Knowledge of safety procedures, including safe temperatures at which ingredients must be kept and to which food must be prepared to avoid foodborne illness
Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating on complex dishes
Interpersonal skills to interact with a variety of other people, such as waitstaff, dishwashers, management and sometimes customers
Calm demeanor to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment
Accountability for the dishes they prepare measuring up to the expectations of management and customers alike
Comprehension and organization to follow direct orders and recipes and to correctly prepare dishes to the standards of the restaurant
Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to handle tools, such as knife techniques for chopping, slicing, cutting and dicing
Ability to stand in one place for hours at a time, handle extreme heat and work shifts
Timeline
Cashiers
Lowes Home Improvement
09.2021 - Current
Deli Manager
Elba Travel Ctr
07.2012 - 03.2020
Customer Service, Customer Service Representatives
Agway Supplies
07.2002 - 07.2012
Cook Supervisor, First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers