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Valerie Jara

Highland,CA

Summary

Skilled individual with diverse experience in customer service for 5+ years. Maintains professionalism, self-directed with proven leadership, strong determination and decision-making abilities. Seeking position in a leadership role to ensure the highest work standards while maintaining proper work ethic and quality services for customers.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager

Galaxy Theatre Mission Grove Luxury+
05.2023 - Current

-Morning shift: count safe, put out floats in registers, daily reports, walk building to ensure all theatres are clean and there are no safety hazards.
-Closing shift: close day, end of day reports, ensure all guests and employees are out of building, set alarm.
-Dealt with all money handling- Counting out drawers, fixing floats, counting safe, deposits etc.
-Ensured the theatre programme met the needs of the business plan by monitoring it; adding shows or removing shows depending on what is selling.
-Created showtimes using Showtime Manager; Sent to district manager for approval to open showtimes.
-Managed and supervised staff within the building to ensure high standards in customer delivery.
-Managed vendor relationships and served as the primary point of contact for assigned areas of responsibility.
-Dealt with any issues pre, during or post-performance, particularly complaints from the audience, including responding to written complaints
-Office Work: respond to all emails, ensure proper paperwork is completed by staff including up to date Food Handlers and RBS, write ups/verbals.
-In charge of break room powerpoint; Made a powerpoint so staff knew latest updates, announcements for fun stuff like dress up days, employee highlights; tried to be as inclusive as possible and make it fun for staff.

-Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.

-Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.

FOH Trainer

Chickfila
10.2018 - 01.2020

-Front of House: Cashiered, took guests orders, stocked, maintained dining room cleanliness and trashes, maintained restrooms, table touch-ins, up-streamed, bagged front counter.

-Drive-Thru: took guests orders over headset while preparing drinks and bagged food, took guests payments, stocked (multi-tasked). Took guests orders outside on iPad, sauce boss (hand out sauces), prepped drinks, expedited food.

-Kitchen: made sandwiches to order, made fries, made salads/fruit bowls/wraps (LEAN), made nuggets, strips and soups.

-Trainer: trained new employees for a week in every position and checked them off accordingly on Trello.

-Team Lead Training: trained with a leader to run shifts, do transitions, direct people to do different tasks and delegate, trained on the financial parts (counting the safe, counting down drawers, depositing money, etc.)

-Reviewed trainee compliance with mandated food service policies and procedures and corrected shortcomings identified.

Fulfillment Associate

Amazon Fulfillment Center
02.2017 - 08.2018

-ICQA Trained: verified inventory in Simple Bin, Simple Record and Cycle Count (Expert permissions); Indirect role: Amnesty Sweeps.
-AFM (Amnesty Floor Monitor): specialized in resolving associate andons and andons on kiva robotics floor such as obstructions, faulted drives etc.
-Trained new Amnesty Floor Monitors to navigate the AR floor safely and efficiently assisted operations with floor health.
-Ship Dock Process Guide during peak: Scanned and sorted packages in overflow, checked CPT's and directed other associates in handling tasks to ensure CPT's were met, water spidered different functions in the department.
-Ship Dock: Build walls/load trailer; Palletize: Scan packages, responsible for CPT's; Water Spider; Jam Cleared; As well as Slam, Overflow and Bat Slide.

Team Member

Target
09.2014 - 01.2017

-Food Team Member: Worked in the Target Cafe with Pizza Hut. Served and prepped food, maintained area cleanliness, cashiered, made and served popcorn etc.
-Cashier: Assisted guests, met sales goals for Red Card applications, guest service.
-Trained in the backroom to build bikes
-Stocked Inventory

Team Member

Chipotle
08.2013 - 08.2014

-Front of House: Greeted guests upon arrival, served food, maintained proper FIFO method for food, stocked, expedited, cashiered, maintained dining room cleanliness (busses), table touch-ins, maintained restrooms, etc.
-Back of House: Made chips and bagged, prepped food (cut/diced produce, made salsas, etc), stocked food for next shift, dishes.
-Kitchen: made brown/white rice, made beans, cooked the variety of meats to standard, cut meat to standard size and served.

Education

No Degree - Business

Riverside City College
Riverside, CA

High School Diploma -

Tracy High School
Cerritos, CA
06.2013

Skills

    • Team Leadership
    • Time Management
    • Verbal and Written Communication
    • Complex Problem-Solving
    • Staff Management
      • Attention to Detail
      • Business Minded
      • Customer Service
      • Adaptability and Flexibility

Timeline

Manager

Galaxy Theatre Mission Grove Luxury+
05.2023 - Current

FOH Trainer

Chickfila
10.2018 - 01.2020

Fulfillment Associate

Amazon Fulfillment Center
02.2017 - 08.2018

Team Member

Target
09.2014 - 01.2017

Team Member

Chipotle
08.2013 - 08.2014

No Degree - Business

Riverside City College

High School Diploma -

Tracy High School
Valerie Jara