Martha Gonzales

• Oversaw the grill, stove and oven and cleaned them properly after every shift. 
• Prepared meals from scratch using authentic, popular recipes that brought patrons in to the restaurant again and again.
• Oversaw and directed kitchen staff of 15 and individual position assignments.
• Checked the freezer and refrigerator prior to each shift to ensure that they maintained their correct temperatures.
• Monitored linework processes to ensure consistency in quality, quantity, and presentation.
• Inventoried food, ingredient, and supply stock to prepare and plan vendor orders.
• Ensured personnel safety, kitchen sanitation and proper food handling or storage.
• Checked the freezer and refrigerator prior to each shift to ensure that they maintained their correct temperatures
• Hired, trained and managed all kitchen staff, including employee development, issuing disciplinary action and conducting performance reviews.
• Generated employee schedules, work assignments and determined appropriate compensation rates.
• Utilized proper cleaning techniques to sanitize counters and utensils that had been used in the preparation of raw meat, poultry, fish and eggs.
• Engaged in suggestive selling and other sales techniques.
• Restocked the salad bar and buffet, refilled condiments, organized pantry area and swept and mopped floors.
• 30  years leadership experience.
• Followed all safety requirements for alcohol service and kept a list of available ride services for inebriated customers.
• Consistently kept kitchen areas clean and free of debris and water.
• Created effective employee schedules that maintained coverage at peak times and minimized labor costs.
• Sorted, soaked and washed flatware.
• Kept facility compliant with health codes, sanitation requirements and license regulations.
• Handled money, balanced tills, processed credit card payment batches and prepared bank deposits.

• I did all the Catering and ordering and cooking for the caterings.
• I left because my husband was killed in a automobile wreck
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I started out running the Kitchen after 3 months i was running the store.