Michael Ross
Vicksburg,MS
Summary
Dynamic and ambitious professional with a proven track record at KFC, where I contributed innovative menu items and excelled in kitchen organization and teamwork. Skilled in food preparation and safety, with a knack for enhancing customer satisfaction through meticulous attention to dietary needs and service quality.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Line Preparation Cook
KFC
06.2024 - Current
- Assisted head chef in developing new menu items, contributing innovative ideas based on current culinary trends.
- Collaborated with servers to collect information about specific customer desires and dietary needs.
- Preserved freshness of food by storing food in designated containers and storage areas within freezer or refrigerator.
- Managed time effectively to complete multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail for each dish prepared.
Cook
Tommy’s Bbq
02.2024 - 05.2024
- Maintained food safety and sanitation standards.
- 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.
- Kept kitchen clean and organized by performing daily maintenance tasks.
Server
Remote Catering Solutions
07.2023 - 03.2024
- Served food and beverages promptly with focused attention to customer needs.
- Demonstrated strong multitasking skills by managing multiple tables simultaneously without compromising service quality.
- Performed opening and closing duties, ensuring the dining area was prepared for seamless service transitions.
- Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills, and handle complimentary items.
Education
High School Diploma -
Vicksburg High
Vicksburg, MS05.2023
Skills
- Kitchen organization
- Food preparation
- Safe food handling
- Fire safety awareness
- Knife skills
- Creativity in cooking
- Cooking techniques
- Sanitation procedures
- Stock rotation
- Food presentation
- Food storage
- Food assembly
- Quality control
- Ingredient preparation
- Food plating
- Safe lifting techniques
- Allergen awareness
- Grilling techniques
- Food safety practices
- Ingredient identification
- Portion control
- Food processing
- Temperature monitoring
- Special diets
- Menu planning
- Batch cooking
- Food cost control
- Recipe execution
- Workstation organization
- Prep list creation
- Willingness to learn
- Quick-learning
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Customer service
- Cleaning and organization
- Time management
- Dependable and reliable
- Attention to detail
- Following instructions
- Efficient multitasking
- Cleaning and sanitizing
- Active listener
- Team collaboration
- Heavy lifting
- Equipment sanitation
- Chopping vegetables
- Food handling
- Cutting techniques
- Flexible schedule
- Sanitation practices
- Kitchen operations
- Proper portioning
- Meat cutting
- Interpersonal communication
- Kitchen equipment operation
- Workstation maintenance
- Performance improvement
- Ambitious
- Plating and presentation
- Recipes and menu planning
- Effective prioritization
- Knife safety
- Vegetable washing
- Cooking equipment setup
- Punctual and honest
- Cutting and slicing techniques
- Foodservice sanitation
- Safe food handling procedures
- Garnish preparation
Timeline
Line Preparation Cook
KFC
06.2024 - Current
Cook
Tommy’s Bbq
02.2024 - 05.2024
Server
Remote Catering Solutions
07.2023 - 03.2024
High School Diploma -
Vicksburg High
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