Zosia Busjahn

• Improved customer satisfaction by consistently preparing high-quality meals and maintaining a clean work environment.
• Reduced food waste by closely monitoring inventory levels and adjusting orders accordingly, saving on overall costs.
• Collaborated with the restaurant manager to plan and execute special events, boosting overall revenue growth.
• Inspected freezer and refrigerator daily to check and maintain proper temperatures.
• Prevented cross-contamination from utensils, surfaces, and pans when cooking and plating meals for food allergy sufferers.
• Coordinated with team members to prepare orders on time.
• Worked closely with front-of-house staff to facilitate excellent customer service.
• Set up and broke down kitchen for service.
• Modified recipes to accommodate dietary restrictions and allergies.

• Cleaned equipment daily and did weekly and monthly tasks as needed.
• Worked as a team to complete large-scale cleaning projects.
• Mix chemicals according to procedures, completing chemical concentration monitoring as described in the procedural manual, and paying close attention to the SDSs.
• Following sanitation protocols and procedures closely with special attention to detail for food and personal safety.
• Documenting sanitation and packaging paperwork, ensuring smooth handover between shifts and focusing on consistency.
• Ensured timely completion of sanitation tasks while working in a mostly self paced environment.
• Washed down facility walls, floors, and doors regularly with cleaning solutions and sprayers.
• Swept, mopped and sanitized facility.
• Participated in ongoing training programs (videos, quizzes) to keep familiar with best practices reguarding sanitation.
• Disassembled production lines fully to clean.
• Reassembled production lines to restart production.
• Replaced trash bags in garbage disposal units, and collected recyclables from receptacles, taking full bags to designated areas.
• Mixed, used, and properly stored chemicals to reduce risk of injury or incident.

• Demonstrated strong multitasking skills, managing multiple orders at once without sacrificing quality or presentation.
• Set up and took down cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
• Checked for quality, kept track of old and new items and rotated stock checking freshness of food and ingredients.
• Ensured effective and frequent communication and collaboration to keep things running smoothly.
• Maintained food safety and sanitation standards.

• Performed thorough inspections to ensure alignment with production standards with visual checks and metal detection. Reported any equipment problems to maintenance team for resolution. Collaborated with team to meet daily production goals. Showcased versatility by mastering different positions on the assembly, such as pick and place, enrobing, packing/paletizing, or utility decoration. Kept detailed records of completed work, including product weight, production time, and palette number, enabling accurate tracking of products throughout the manufacturing process. Trained staff on how to work with production line equipment to enhance performance, and guided new hires, ensuring understanding of procedures and expectations. Ensured work areas were clean and safe for food handling by regularly addressing safety hazards and following all GMPs and using the proper PPE.

• Counted money in cash drawers at beginning and end of shifts. Maintained a balanced cash drawer, ensuring accurate accounting at the end of each day. Operated cash register for cash, check, and credit card transactions with accuracy. I also did inventory and stock as needed. One of the more important duties was the shift change and closing paperwork, calculating our profits and costs and where they came from. This job was a great opportunity to strengthen both communication and problem solving skills.

Performed seasonal gardening tasks, including plant maintenance and upkeep. This required a great attention to detail, basic knowledge of landscaping tools, and effective collaboration in team settings as well as working independently when required.