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Turkish
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Zeliha Yalcinlar

Paterson,NJ

Summary

Reliable employee, willing to work long hours and all shifts. Responsible and knowledgeable individual with a thirst for helping others. Dependable, friendly hard working looking to venture into the healthcare industry.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

Meat Cutter

Corrados Speciality Goods Inc
Paterson, NJ
04.1996 - Current
  • Maintained and stocked display cases by transporting wrapped products from work area or cooler to display cases.
  • Cut meats to customer specifications and answered questions about specialty products.
  • Performed meat inspections and checked temperature environment to maximize food safety.
  • Prepared multiple customized meat orders, cut requests and wholesale services daily.

Deli Clerk

C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. Grand Union
Clifton, NJ
01.1994 - 04.1996
  • Promoted new or high-value food items by creating attractive displays in cases and other customer-facing areas.
  • Restocked supplies and prepared additional ingredients during downtime for expected busy periods.
  • Prevented food spoilage by monitoring dates, rotating stock and following proper storage procedures.
  • Took special orders for event catering and party trays, assisting customers by recommending additional items, condiments and garnishes.
  • Planned work for deli team to optimize coverage for busy periods.
  • Calculated total items needed to assemble party trays and placed orders for inventory.
  • Maintained clean, trash-free workspaces to maximize productivity and safety.
  • Learned other teammates' work tasks to train as backup.
  • Delivered exemplary customer service to guests, even in peak business periods to promote retention.

Sales Floor Supervisor

Brooks Brothers
Paterson, NJ
06.1979 - 10.1985
  • Trained and supported sales force with closing deals.
  • Taught salespeople to close deals and improve sales performance to increase revenue for company.
  • Partnered with operations team to achieve company revenue and profit goals.
  • Overcame objections and closed sales while following company policies and legal requirements.
  • Set sales goals and tracked progress.
  • Motivated sales team to exceed sales quotas through friendly competition and other incentive programs.
  • Assisted customers with selection through carefully curated questions.

Education

High School Diploma -

John F Kennedy High School
Paterson, NJ
06.1978

Skills

  • Meat weighing and labeling
  • Meat preparation
  • Meat inspection
  • Deboning meat
  • Supplies maintenance
  • Waste reduction
  • Training personnel
  • Concentration
  • Efficient precision
  • Safe food handling
  • Management
  • Meat cutting
  • Quality assurance
  • Inventory management

Turkish

Fluent in Turkish and Karachai.

Languages

Turkish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Meat Cutter

Corrados Speciality Goods Inc
04.1996 - Current

Deli Clerk

C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. Grand Union
01.1994 - 04.1996

Sales Floor Supervisor

Brooks Brothers
06.1979 - 10.1985

High School Diploma -

John F Kennedy High School
Zeliha Yalcinlar