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Penelope Del Pilar
St. Petersburg,FL
Summary
Reliable head cook offering several years of experience working in busy, institutional-sized kitchens.
Overview
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Homeless Empowerment Program HEPClearwater , FL
Cook Shift Leader
07.2022 - 06.2024
Job overview
- Conducted daily meetings with kitchen staff to review specials and daily menus.
- Ensured kitchen staff followed health and safety regulations.
- Coordinated with other departments such as front-of-house or catering services when needed.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of menu items, ingredients, and recipes.
- Provided direction to kitchen staff regarding food preparation, cooking times, portion sizes, and presentation of dishes.
- Monitored food preparation to ensure quality standards were met.
Compass Group USA/Bayfront Hospital St. Petersburg, Florida
Senior Cook
08.2021 - 03.2022
Job overview
- Coordinated with other cooks to ensure timely delivery of meals during peak hours.
- Performed daily cleaning duties such as sweeping floors, washing dishes and sanitizing surfaces.
- Managed food waste by ensuring unused ingredients were stored properly or disposed of safely.
- Maintained food preparation areas in a clean, safe and sanitary condition.
- Ensured that all dishes were prepared correctly by tasting them before serving.
- Trained new employees on proper techniques of preparing meals safely.
- Operated grills, ovens and other kitchen equipment as required for meal preparation.
- Cooked meats, fish, poultry or other foods using various methods such as baking, frying or grilling.
Education
Ward Melville Senior High SchoolEast Setauket, NY
High School Diploma
06-1991
Skills
- Sanitation Procedures
- Multi tasking
- Special diets
- Knife Skills
- Food presentation
- Kitchen Management
- Food allergy awareness
- Menu Planning
- Food Safety
- Staff Training
- Meal Preparation
- Menu development
Accomplishments
- Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
- Supervised team of [Number] staff members.
Certification
- Certified [Job Title], [Company Name] - [Timeframe]
Timeline
Cook Shift Leader
Homeless Empowerment Program HEP
07.2022 - 06.2024
Senior Cook
Compass Group USA/Bayfront Hospital
08.2021 - 03.2022
Ward Melville Senior High School
High School Diploma