Sara Fernstrom
Summerfield
Summary
Dynamic culinary professional with experience at TooJay’s Deli, excelling in food preparation and inventory management. Proven ability to maintain high health standards while enhancing kitchen operations. Recognized for strong teamwork and attention to detail, effectively tracking labor costs to support profitability. Food safety certified with a passion for delivering exceptional customer service.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Prep Cook, Line Cook
Toojay’s Deli
03.2017 - Current
- My daily responsibilities included tasks such as building a prep list based on levels from the previous day, building all my required items back to par, and three days a week, I’m responsible for receiving and checking in deliveries from the main supplier and placing produce orders with our secondary supplier.
- Other days, I’m a short-order cook working at our deli station, which produces special entrées, salads, as well as deli sandwiches.
- Kitchen equipment that I’ve used ranges from convection ovens, flat top grills, and a large boiling kettle for heating up certain items, to a Hobart meat slicer.
- While working, no matter what area I’m in, I like to keep my workstation as clean as possible.
- I work well with others, and I enjoy learning new things.
- Recently promoted to a key holder, my roles as a key holder include opening and closing the restaurant, tracking labor costs, and making cuts where needed to help the business stay profitable.
Retail Associate
Winn Dixie
03.2015 - 06.2017
- Starting off I was trained as a cashier, but my roles grow in time to be trained in the deli department, as well as a stock associate, and inventory counter.
Receptionist
Community Links
02.2010 - 08.2013
- Clerical positions, monitor switchboard to direct calls, answer calls.
- Receive daily mail, and packages, and shipping out correspondence to clients and vendors.
Education
High School Diploma -
Belleview High School
Belleview, FL05-2010
Skills
- Food safety certified
- Inventory control
- Receiving orders from vendors
- Food preparation
- Inventory management
- Equipment operation
- Recipe execution
- Customer service
- Health standards compliance
- Labor cost tracking
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Workstation organization
- Kitchen operations
- Baking knowledge
- Knife skills
- Foodservice sanitation
- Basic cooking techniques
- Vegetable prep
- Food storage
- Measurements and weights
- Cleaning and sanitizing
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Recipe preparation
- Temperature monitoring
- Food spoilage prevention
- Sanitation practices
Timeline
Prep Cook, Line Cook
Toojay’s Deli
03.2017 - Current
Retail Associate
Winn Dixie
03.2015 - 06.2017
Receptionist
Community Links
02.2010 - 08.2013
High School Diploma -
Belleview High School