Pia Taylor
Honey Bee's Biscuits and Good Eats
St. Louis,MO
1
Certification
11
years of professional experience
Dependable Cook with expertise preparing foods in fast-paced settings. Team-minded professional knowledgeable in food safety, attractive presentation, and stock management. Efficient multitasker with talents in recipe management and development.
Work History
Back of House Manger and Cook
5 Years- Organization and ordering process of perishable and non perishable kitchen items. Including unloading truck, shopping for groceries, arranging FIFO, and handling expired products.
- Independent overnight/day ingredient prep, large batch biscuit baking, diversity of raw protein prep and cooking in multiuse oven, and station set up.
- Make to order quick breakfast items including custom ordering breakfast sandwiches, other main items, and sides.
- Cooking with team members and independently on one or multiple tasks using knifework, ovens, fryers, flat tops, and a multi burner gas stove.
- Quick effective communication with service team to supply constant food items and ingredients for available food items.
- Ability to switch from cooking to taking/fulfilling food orders, mixing drinks, or customer service needs swiftly
- Delegation/execution of daily and less frequent cleaning tasks. Knowledge of proper chemical procedure for kitchen equipment with constant station sanitation.
- Provide help with dish station to handwash in compartment sink and put away dry dishes when needed.
- Open to full detailed close of back of house and occasional help to close front when time allowed.
- Creating, communicating, and executing new recipe ideas.
- Social media plating
- Assembling and catering large custom orders sometimes outside typical menu items.
- Strong knowledge of safe food handling practices, storage, and expectations of cleanliness.
Line Cook/Prep Cook
1 Year 4 Months- Independently operating machinery to large batch prep quickly for the restaurant. Strong knife skills with dicing meats and vegetables.
- Organization of products for easy FIFO rotation during service.
- Ability to change between all back of house efficiently during service including flat top, fryer, cold items, main prep, expo, etc.
- Assembling large quantities in rapid succession burritos, tacos, appetizers.
- Strong memory of menu items and possible modifications for dietary restrictions
Line Cook
1 Year- Certified Trainer for new employees
- Prep each component of dishes on station before service and restock for following each shift. Full open and shut down station worked.
- Cook and plate seafood items, salads, flatbread, deserts, hot and cold appetizers.
- Ability to work multiple stations when needed including broiler, hot apps, cold apps/desserts
- Ability to time different dishes in accordance to customers order.
Delivery Driver
1 Year 3 Months- Assisted in expanding delivery coverage through successful store mergers. Managed time effectively to fulfill and deliver orders within the new service area.
- Processed customer orders, assembled sandwiches, and packaged orders for delivery.
- Assisted customers with transactions and processing payments. Provided accurate change to customers while maintaining a daily log of cash flow. Recorded and monitored miles driven for efficient reporting.
- Help with cleanliness of store and dining room.
- Customer Service
Line Cook/Prep Cook
1 Year 5 Months- Prep station list for large services for hot and cold appetizers, salads, sandwiches, charcuterie boards, desserts, and small plates.
- Wash and cut bus tubs of lettuce mixes, multitude of different vegetables, fruits, meats, cheeses, etc.
- Plating dishes and setting ideal for presentations.
- Baking desserts and other items in batches from scratch for service.
- Assembling pirogues and pastries with baker
- Training new employees on station
- Misc prep items
Painter
4 Months- Independent and small team tasks for refreshing the school districts different buildings.
- Indoor and outdoor removal to damaged material and repair to walls
- Room size ranging from tight closest to gymnasiums.
- Ability to color match
- Cutting, trim, rolling, clean-up and patching
- Proper knowledge of keeping equipment clean and efficient
- Ability to manage time efficiently with multiple rooms.
Cook/Cashier
8 Months- Cook all menu items including fryer and flat top
- Take orders using POS system in restaurant and drive through through intercom, manage assigned register with cash handling.
- Overnight, AM and PM shifts
- Unload shipments and restock lines between rushes
Hostess and carry-out
4 Months- Take customers orders over the phone or in person and digitally ringing it into a POS system
- Taking payment from customers, managing a cash register, and logging receipts correctly.
- Checking accuracy of customers order before handing it off
- Hostess managing floor chart and seating accordingly to rotation and customer needs
- Food runner
- Customer Service Representative
Insider
1 Year 8 Months- Take orders in person
- Assemble pizza from dough to oven
- Read orders quickly and thoroughly to assure accuracy
- Assemble side items
- Restock inventory in FIFO order with appropriate filled out labels
- Fold boxes
- Cleaning tasks
Education
Cosmetology - Trade school
- Work directly with clients to achieve a desired outcome for their personal hair needs.
- Ability to be creative with my own projects and showcase my strengths and increase knowledge on areas I'm not comfortable in yet.
- Chemical knowledge and proper handling techniques
- Basically a shampoo therapist
Associate's degree - Business Administration
- Skills in functioning a business financially and managerially.
- Windows Office experience
High School Diploma
- Graduated early
- Honor Roll 2014-2018
- GPA: 4.3
Skills
Hospitality industry background
Dining area support (Host/ Food Runner/ Busser)
Delivery Driver Experience
Quick-service food preparation
Casual to Fine Dining
Kitchen operations expertise
Culinary preparation
Cash handling
Safe food handling
Attention to detail
Staff training
Multitasking Abilities
Certification
Driver's License
Hobbies
-Artsy Fartsy crafts
-Baking
-Cosmetology Projects
Timeline
Back of House Manger and Cook
Honey Bee's Biscuits and Good Eats
08.2021 - CurrentRead More
Line Cook/Prep Cook
Mission Taco Joint
08.2021 - 12.2022Read More
Line Cook
Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants
08.2020 - 08.2021Read More
Delivery Driver
Jimmy John's Sandwiches
11.2019 - 02.2021Read More
Line Cook/Prep Cook
The Frisco Barroom
06.2018 - 11.2019Read More
Painter
Webster Groves School District
05.2018 - 09.2018Read More
Cook/Cashier
White Castle
10.2017 - 06.2018Read More
Hostess and carry-out
Slider House
06.2017 - 10.2017Read More
Insider
Papa John's
10.2015 - 06.2017Read More
The Salon Professional Academy
Cosmetology from Trade school
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Saint Louis Community College
Associate's degree from Business Administration
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Webster Groves High School
High School Diploma
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