Reece Mcafee
White House,TN
Summary
Experienced in fast-paced environments and adaptable to last-minute changes. Thrives under pressure and consistently earns high marks for work quality and speed. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges, and learn something new every day. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Recent graduate with excellent research, technical, and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented and able to learn new concepts quickly.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Landscape Worker
Active Landscape
White House, TN
06.2023 - 12.2023
- Operated a variety of hand tools, power equipment, and trucks for landscaping projects.
- Cultivated soil prior to planting trees or flowers in order to create ideal growing conditions.
- Laid sod pieces over prepared areas of soil in order to establish new lawns.
- Constructed fences around properties in order to provide privacy or security.
- Organized supplies before beginning each project to ensure availability of necessary items.
- Sprayed herbicides or pesticides around plants in order to protect them from pests or disease.
- Communicated effectively with clients regarding project timelines and expectations.
- Removed debris from work sites after completion of each project.
- Trimmed hedges and bushes into desired shapes using pruning shears or hedge trimmers.
Server
Colorado Grill
White House, TN
06.2022 - 06.2023
- Took orders from customers accurately and in a timely manner.
- Checked food before serving it to customers.
- Monitored dining room for cleanliness and proper set-up at all times.
- Maintained records of transactions made during shift as required by law or company policy.
- Prepared drinks according to standard recipes.
- Ensured that each guest was served courteously, quickly, and efficiently.
- Handled money transactions accurately while following company procedures for handling cash payments.
- Delivered food orders promptly and courteously.
- Provided excellent customer service to ensure satisfaction.
- Upheld high standards of sanitation in accordance with health department regulations.
- Followed health safety guidelines when preparing and serving food products.
- Performed opening and closing duties such as setting up the dining area, restocking supplies.
- Greeted guests and provided menus.
- Assisted in training new servers.
- Responded efficiently to guest inquiries and complaints in a professional manner.
- Communicated effectively with kitchen staff regarding customer allergies or special requests.
- Collaborated with other restaurant staff members to ensure efficient operations within the restaurant environment.
- Stayed informed about daily specials, new menu items, promotions.
- Accurately recorded orders on cash register and point-of-sale system.
- Cleaned tables and chairs to prepare dining area for next customers.
- Trained new employees on restaurant procedures and plating techniques.
- Arranged place settings with clean tablecloths, napkins and tableware to prepare for incoming guests.
- Displayed enthusiasm and knowledge about restaurant's menu and products.
- Promoted desserts, appetizers, and specialty drinks to optimize sales.
- Satisfied customers by topping off drinks and offering condiments, napkins and other items.
- Provided exceptional service to high volume of daily customers.
- Enforced minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages by checking identification.
- Completed cleaning duties by sweeping and mopping floors, vacuuming carpet and tidying up server stations.
- Developed rapport with guests and assisted in generating repeat business by providing exceptional customer service.
- Addressed complaints to kitchen staff and served replacement items.
- Served food and beverages to patrons and immediately remedied issues with orders.
- Greeted customers, answered questions and recommended specials to increase profits.
- Operated POS terminals to input orders, split bills and calculate totals.
- Maintained knowledge of current menu items, garnishes, ingredients, and preparation methods.
- Communicated with hosts, bussers and kitchen staff to prepare for and serve customers.
- Maintained polite and professional demeanor to patrons to encourage inquiries and order placements.
- Trained new employees to perform duties.
- Circulated within assigned areas to assess and address customer needs, effectively prioritizing tasks during peak hours.
- Checked with guests to get feedback on food served, resolve issues, bring additional items and refill beverages.
- Served food and beverages to patrons and confirmed complete orders.
- Set up tables in between patrons to reduce wait times.
- Explained menu items, describing ingredients and cooking methods upon request.
- Assisted in preparing salads, appetizers and desserts to speed up food service.
Education
High School Diploma -
White House High School
White House, TN05-2022
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Basic Math
- Organization and Time Management
- Maintenance & Repair
- Recordkeeping
- Self-Directed
- 2 Years of Honors Chinese [MANDARIN]
- Problem Resolution
- Organization
- Collaboration
- Social Media Following
Affiliations
- reading
- working out
- running
- eating healthy
- helping others
- staying organized
- networking
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Limited
Accomplishments
- all county player award 2x (football)
- offensive player of the year (football)
- hold the 4X2 trach record for my highschool
- passed honors chinese with A's during both courses
- team captain of football team
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Landscape Worker
Active Landscape
06.2023 - 12.2023
Server
Colorado Grill
06.2022 - 06.2023
High School Diploma -
White House High School
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