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10+ years of experience
Responsible for ordering and organizing kitchen stock weekly
- Monitored safety and sanitation of the kitchen, salad bar and steam table
- Prepped and prepared menus for approximately 250 people daily
- Regularly cleaned and maintained equipment and ovens
10+ years of experience
Responsible for ordering and organizing kitchen stock weekly
- Monitored safety and sanitation of the kitchen, salad bar and steam table
- Prepped and prepared menus for approximately 250 people daily
- Regularly cleaned and maintained equipment and ovens
0-5 years of experience
Assisted the chef in the preparation of foods such as meal service entrees, fast foods and baked goods.
- Prepared food to include beverages, salads, dressings, sandwiches, hot and cold plates.
- Operate point-of-sale cash register; calculate total cost of items and accept payment in cash, on debit cards, or on charge cards.
- Performed other various clerical duties in food services offices as required.
- Provided customer service as needed.
- Operated food production equipment to include pizza ovens, choppers, mixers, and other vegetable, and meat processing equipment.
- Transported food or supplies to serving areas; ensured that areas are properly set up; assembled and replenished food, supplies, and equipment as required; ensured proper temperature of food and correct counter display; received and processed orders, apportioned, and serve food to customers.
- Delivered all food orders requested in a timely manner.
6-10 years of experience
As an Assistant Cook, I assisted in the kitchen operations of a large restaurant which ranged from the setup of the preparation areas onto the preparation of made to order appetizers and meals. I provided support to management within a wide range of duties, including but not limited to procurement and facilities upkeep.
- Assisted food preparation, delivery, and set-up of various shifts and private events.
- Processed and assisted in noting food and beverage orders.
- Serviced and bussed dinning tables.
- Increased sales potential by maintaining knowledgeable of new menu items and house specialties.
- Maintained outstanding customer services performance and attendance to assist in standards being maintained and goals being meet.
- Received positive commendation and acknowledgement from team members as well as customers for apt service measures being enacted.
- Contributed to the design and maintenance of the buffet areas and maintained cleanliness surrounding public displays.
0-5 years of experience
- Ensured proper procedures were followed when working with cooking equipment
- Prepared all items needed for service, from chopping vegetables to making sauces, and slicing meat
- Developed understanding and knowledge to properly use and maintain all equipment in station
0-5 years of experience
Assisted with food preparation of cooking menu items
- Ensures that all sanitation rules are observed by the kitchen staff
- Maintained kitchen utensils and equipment
- Checked all items to ensure adequacy and quality
- Completed utility jobs as and when required
- Prepared salad, dressings and deserts
- Tested new recipes for quality and taste
- Maintained records of prepared food and managed inventory
0-5 years of experience
Preparing and executing meals from scratch while following dietary restrictions and allergens for thirty residents
- Helping in maintaining stock, rotating produce and dry goods to ensure the highest quality of food
- Develop and execute the ‘Special of the day’ while helping with lunch & dinner service
- Work breakfast shift where I open and execute breakfast while maintaining my own dishes; closing shift consists of lunch and dinner service on my own while serving all thirty residents
- Creating a trusting relationship with clients and attending to their culinary needs
0-5 years of experience
Fulfilled daily tasks requested by Head chef.
- Cleaned and seasoned meat.
- Prepared and cooked meals as listed on menus.
- Created and prepared salads, appetizers, and desserts.
- Ability to precede multiple tasks at one time.
- Maintained a safe and clean food preparation work environment.
- Wore appropriate clothing’s, head wear and closed toe shoes.
- Organized a smooth and efficient kitchen.
0-5 years of experience
- Prepared meals in busy kitchen serving over 100 meals a day to elderly residents.
- Prepared food and meals for service following strict diet regulations.
- Responsible for following all food handling and storage guidelines.
- Performed general clean up and sanitized work areas.
6-10 years of experience
Collect payments for food items from approximately 300 students and staff
- Prepare and serve food, keeping with mandated nutritional menu requirements
- Provide details on inventory to ensure supplies are replenished as needed
- Inspect food and supplies to verify appropriate quantities were received and comply with health standards
- Clean utensils, service, and storage areas according to food and safety regulation standards
- Interact with staff and students
10+ years of experience
Assist the Lead cook in planning and preparing food for events for up to 300 people using industrial appliances including oven, deep fryer, gas stove and grill.
- Assist in preparing food for cooking by washing, peeling, shredding, slicing and mixing various food items.
- Carry food supplies, equipment and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
- Maintain proper inventory of food and supplies and order needed items.
- Monitor food consumption and provide early warnings to chefs of any over or under provision.
0-5 years of experience
- Operated and cleaned commercial food service equipment.
- Prepared nutritious and well-balanced meals, while staying within the county’s budget.
- Ensured cleanliness and sanitation of food service areas and kitchen.
- Served high school students breakfast and lunch daily.
0-5 years of experience
Assist owner/head cook in food preparation for lunch service and catering needs inside and/or outside the restaurant during the day or evening hours
- Work independently and as a team
- Follow directions from owner/head cook, follow recipes
- Maintain buffet area during operating hours
- Occasionally wash and put away all dishes
- Abide by National Food Safety Regulations in all area of the restaurant
0-5 years of experience
- Handled all aspects of meal planning and preparation for a large-scale industrial kitchen.
- Responsible for maintaining all kitchen and dining facilities, and running the dish machine.
- Carried out inventory control duties and re-stocking of pantry items.
- Performed shipping and receiving duties for meals delivered to off-site locations.
0-5 years of experience
- Performed all prep cook related duties, including food handling, cutting and preparing ingredients
- Cooked meals and cleaned all cooking surfaces and equipment
- Monitored refrigerated and frozen food supply according to dated packages
0-5 years of experience
Helped cook meals for over 100 people
- Cleaned meals
- Leadership experience
- Able to respond and make decisions quickly and efficiently
- Experience working with large groups
- Planned, organized, and ran several events
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for maintaining cleanliness of dishes, pots and silverware by using dishwasher and/or hands cleaning methods
- Maintain kitchen work areas, equipment and utensils
- Complete trash removal
- As assistant cook, hold responsibility for inventorying and documenting all food handling
- Clean and prep various foods for cooking and serving
- Complete various cleaning activities including mopping, cleaning walls, changing light fixtures, and any other maintenance requests
0-5 years of experience
Provide excellent customer service.
- Prepare and handle food
- Maintained sanitary work area
- Inspect food preparation areas to ensure safe and sanitary food handling practices.
- Take Inventory of Food
- General housekeeping, such as unpacking, stock replenishment and tidying items as necessary.
- Assisted head cook during demands times
0-5 years of experience
Provide assistance to kitchen staff in the preparation and serving of foods
- Responsible for basic food preparation like washing and chopping ingredients for preparing various menus
- Perform responsibilities of preparing dressings, salads, desserts and appetizers
- Update any inferior quality food received to the head cook
- Handle the tasks of monitoring and supervising the activities of kitchen staff
- Handle other duties from time to time under the instructions of head cook
0-5 years of experience
Provide assistance to kitchen staff in the preparation and serving of foods
- Responsible for basic food preparation like washing and chopping ingredients for preparing various menus
- Perform responsibilities of preparing dressings, salads, desserts and appetizers
- Update any inferior quality food received to the head cook
- Handle the tasks of monitoring and supervising the activities of kitchen staff
- Handle other duties from time to time under the instructions of head cook
0-5 years of experience
Provide assistance to kitchen staff in the preparation and serving of foods
- Responsible for basic food preparation like washing and chopping ingredients for preparing various menus
- Perform responsibilities of preparing dressings, salads, desserts and appetizers
- Update any inferior quality food received to the head cook
- Handle the tasks of monitoring and supervising the activities of kitchen staff
- Handle other duties from time to time under the instructions of head cook
0-5 years of experience
Provide assistance to kitchen staff in the preparation and serving of foods
- Responsible for basic food preparation like washing and chopping ingredients for preparing various menus
- Perform responsibilities of preparing dressings, salads, desserts and appetizers
- Update any inferior quality food received to the head cook
- Handle the tasks of monitoring and supervising the activities of kitchen staff
- Handle other duties from time to time under the instructions of head cook
6-10 years of experience
Prepare and package food for hospital wide catering functions
- Conduct and monitor inventory levels within department on weekly basis
- Train and monitor new employees on department safety policies according to OSHA guidelines
- Supervise Cafeteria staff to ensure all safety and sanitation practices are being upheld according to all local, state, and federal guidelines and compliance
- Assist with creating and implementing menu items for cafeteria’s breakfast and lunch services based on Healthy Eating 2014 A.D.A
6-10 years of experience
Prepare and package food for hospital wide catering functions
- Conduct and monitor inventory levels within department on weekly basis
- Train and monitor new employees on department safety policies according to OSHA guidelines
- Supervise Cafeteria staff to ensure all safety and sanitation practices are being upheld according to all local, state, and federal guidelines and compliance
- Assist with creating and implementing menu items for cafeteria’s breakfast and lunch services based on Healthy Eating 2014 A.D.A
0-5 years of experience
Washed, cleaned, and prepared fruit and vegetables for the salad bar
- Ensured that salad bar was continuously stacked during the dinning of over 200 clients
- Assisted the chef with cooking and food supply
- Broke down kitchen every night for cleaning
0-5 years of experience
Temporary Sous-Chef for restaurant serving Italian, French, and Continental cuisine, producing daily for 2,600+ passengers.
- Train, and direct twelve cooks/chefs on a daily rotating menu.
- Plan menu, assure quality control, and minimize waste.
- Ordering, time management, scheduling, and following SOP.
0-5 years of experience
- Assisted cook with daily food preparations.
- Experience with grill, fry, and griddle work.
- Prepared cold food items for salad bar and grab-and-go sandwiches.
- Prepared breakfast and lunch.
0-5 years of experience
Assists in the preparation of foods in accordance with Food Service Policy, Menus and Recipes.
- Assists with planning meals far enough ahead to minimize the need for food substitutions; when substitutions are necessary helps to serve of equivalent nutritional value.
- Helps to maintain established standards of sanitation, safety and food preparation and storage as set by the local and state health departments, including: storing foodstuffs and supplies in appropriate areas; washing dishes; cleaning refrigerators, stove, bins cupboards and other kitchen equipment and utensils; and sweeping and mopping kitchen floors.
- Substitutes for the cook in her/his absence.
- Participates in the agency’s self-evaluation process and grantee monitoring visits and complies with any applicable Program Improvement Plans developed.
- Participates in general staff meeting and other meeting and events planning by the grantee and delegate agency as requested.
- Superior organizational skills/exercise good judgment with regard to food safety and hygiene.
- Responsible for maintaining and monitoring inventory control and usage.
0-5 years of experience
In a small fine dining environment I was in charge of preparing all sauces, recipes, garnishments.
- Ordered and received food products, supplies and verified freshness of products upon delivery.
- Properly labeled and stored all raw food ingredients in the appropriate storage room, walk-refrigerator, freezer or cooler.
- Positively engaged with customers, offering menu information, providing suggestion and showing hospitality
0-5 years of experience
Prepared meal trays in kitchen for educational staff and student population
- Filled individual serving cartons with portions of various foods condiments, like cream, jams and sauces, by hand or using automatic filling machine
- Portioned and garnished hot cooked foods, like meats, vegetables, into individual serving dishes
- Stored dishes of hot food on shelves of portable electric warming cabinet or food cart for transfer to cafeteria dining unit
- Removed pans of portioned salads, desserts, rolls, cream, and other cold food items from refrigerator or pantry, and placed at appropriate stations to facilitate loading meal trays
- Placed food items, silverware, and dishes in depression of compartmented food tray passing on conveyor belt
0-5 years of experience
Pride Of America
- Working at burger, pasta and pizza station.
- Cutting chicken breast as dice, julience for salad station.
- Set up burger station, clean and sanitation.
- Multitasking work.
- Working with production restaurant prepare afternoon snack suck as salad, dressing, fruit salad.
- Improving knife skill help with team members to open salad station lunch and dinner for buffet.
- Working at crew mess, responsible cooking food for crew member lunch and dinner.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for preparing and cooking food to order
- Dishwashing and general kitchen cleaning and organizing
- Set up bar each night, tend bar and serve customers
- Responsible for bussing tables and cleaning dining area
- Provided security as needed
0-5 years of experience
Grilling and Sautee
- Responsible for all daily Kitchen Operations
- Update and maintain equipment and supplies
- Create monthly menu options
- Multiple Salad preparations
- Substitute for Lead Cook in his/or her absence
- Responsible for preparing prior to meal service, such as chopping vegetables, butchering meat, and or cleaning seafood
0-5 years of experience
Catering prep for large parties and events
- Personal catering for Essex County Chrillcare
- Assist in training of dishwashers and assistant cooks
- Sanitation management of kitchen
- Assist in delivery of packaged goods to large senior complexes
- Assist in ordering and purchasing of supplies
0-5 years of experience
Train newly hired employees
- Frequent use of items familiar to the kitchen( Knives, thermometer, slicer, scale)
- Preparation of customer’s order using broiler, flat top and deep fryers
- Display excellent customer service
- Maintain a clean and sanitized working area
0-5 years of experience
- Assist the cook in the day to day preparation of food and efficient running of the kitchen
- Takes directions for Head Cook
- Cook and serving hot snack to the youth
- Food preparation including: Chopping, Peeling, Mixing and Baking
- Assisting the dinner cook with dinner preparations and maintaining a clean, organized kitchen
0-5 years of experience
Excellent oral/verbal and written English/Spanish communication skills
- Ability to effectively coach, lead, motivate, and develop people
- Ability to use POS system, math skills/change
- Developed problem solving skills
- Able to lift 30+ pounds
- Ability to cook
- Ability to interact productively with co-workers
0-5 years of experience
Wash dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, or pans, using dishwashers or by hand.
- Maintain kitchen work areas, equipment, or utensils in clean and orderly condition.
- Sweep or scrub floors.
- Stock supplies, such as food or utensils, in serving stations, cupboards, refrigerators, or salad bars.
- Clean or prepare various foods for cooking or serving.
- Set up banquet tables.
- Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
- Wash, peel, cut, and seed fruits and vegetables to prepare them for consumption.
0-5 years of experience
Assist cook with preparations for Breakfast Lunch and Dinner.
- Serve meals and assist seniors to their seats.
- Assist seniors to get off the transportation van and into the building.
- Always maintain a clean and sanitary environment.
- Keep seniors entertained.
0-5 years of experience
Ensured quality control of perishable and non-perishable foods.
- Prepare and cook food to proper specifications.
- Arrange and monitor the free lunch program for students.
- Maintain health codes and standards.
- Educate new employees on products and procedures.
0-5 years of experience
Ensure proper sanitation and proper placing of kitchen equipment.
- Take safety measures, including ensuring proper ventilation, to prevent fire accidents during maximum heat in the kitchen.
- Maintain proper labeling and time management records of all PHF items.
- Ensure being in compliance with all safety regulations.
- Act as Wok Cook, Grill Cook, and Crepe Cook for 3 separate buffet stations.
- Prep fresh crepe batter and fillings from scratch daily for Aloha Café’s Crepe Station.
- Cook a variety of curries, meats, and stir-fries for Aloha Café’s Curry station.
- Continually replenish and refresh buffet items for Aloha Café and Key West Grill during both 4.5 hour lunch and dinner shifts.
- Conduct Daily time management record keeping of rotationally hazardous foods being set out for lunch and dinner service.
- Assist in Crew Member Weekly Fire Drills and Passenger (PAX) Evacuation Drills
- Complete Set-Up and Breakdown of assigned Buffet Stations
0-5 years of experience
- Cooks hot food for the population of students and staff
- Assist in purchasing food & receiving food orders.
- Responsible for completing month inventory
- Plan menu for staff cafeteria
- Supervise the kitchen staff of 22+ foodservice workers
0-5 years of experience
- Cooked/managed galley for 35 member crew/laundry, cleaning, and maintenance
- Identified and sorted species, and sorted by weight or size
- Maintained the hydraulic equipment by greasing and changing bearings
- Fixed various tech rollers and rubber belts changing UHMW that had worn from the belts
- Separated the frozen product from the case, identify and print labels
- Stowed the finished product inside the cargo hold/unloaded product by hand.
- Shipyard work, repairs on equipment when docked.
0-5 years of experience
- Clean and inspect galley equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas to ensure cleanliness and functional operation.
- Apportion and serve food to facility residents, employees, or patrons.
- Direct activities of one or more workers who assist in preparing and serving meals.
- Clean, cut, and cook meat, fish, or poultry.
- Bake breads, rolls, and other pastries.
- Cook foodstuffs according to menus, special dietary or nutritional restrictions, or numbers of portions to be served.
- Train new employees.
- Wash pots, pans, dishes, utensils, and other cooking equipment.
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