Yovani Hernandez
Cathedral City,CA
Summary
Dynamic and detail-oriented Cook with extensive experience at Panda Express, excelling in food preparation and customer service. Proven ability to manage multiple orders efficiently while maintaining high standards of hygiene and food quality. Skilled in frying and grilling, with a strong commitment to safe food handling practices and team training.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Cook
Panda Express
68900 Ramon Rd, Cathedral City
02.2024 - 05.2025
- Maintained clean and organized work areas at all times to bring safety and quality to food preparation process.
- Maintained a clean and sanitary workspace, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Prepared meals efficiently under time constraints for timely service during peak hours.
- Demonstrated strong multitasking skills, managing multiple orders simultaneously without sacrificing quality or presentation.
- Prepared food items in compliance with recipes and portioning control guidelines.
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
- Managed time by organizing and prioritizing kitchen duties to prepare and serve food quickly.
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business.
- Checked for quality, kept track of old and new items and rotated stock to confirm freshness of food and ingredients.
- Changed and sanitized cutting boards, benches, and surfaces between tasks to avoid cross-contamination.
- Took food orders from cashiers and cooked items quickly to complete order items together and serve hot.
- Created identical dishes numerous times daily with consistent care, attention to detail, and quality.
- Instructed new staff in proper food preparation, storage, use of kitchen equipment and sanitation.
- Maintained high standards of hygiene and cleanliness, ensuring safe dining environment.
Education
Desert Learning Academy
2248 Ramon Rd, Palm Springs, CA 9226206.2023
Skills
- Customer service
- Cooking
- Cleaning and organization
- Food handling
- Food preparation
- Multitasking and organization
- Kitchen organization
- Strong attention to safe food handling procedures
- Frying
- Cooking techniques
- Knife skills
- Sanitation
- Surface cleaning
- Food presentation
- Grilling
- Contamination prevention
- Food handler certification
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Cook
Panda Express
02.2024 - 05.2025
Desert Learning Academy