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First Cooks coordinate the activity of kitchen staff and make sure clients enjoy an excellent dining experience. Activities listed on a First Cook resume sample are recruiting and training employees, creating menus, assigning tasks, implementing food hygiene standards, and finding ways to use leftovers. Those looking to pursue a culinary career as First Cooks should be able to demonstrate the following assets in their resumes: cooking skills, creativity, leadership, time management, knowledge of food hygiene, and commercial awareness. A culinary degree is usually required for this role.

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Culinary Arts

First Cook/pizzaiolo

Worked as part of a team of highly motivated Chefs, communicating efficiently and effectively, while providing assistance as needed in order to better flow of service.
Assembled and served all dishes consistently and efficiently in a high volume restaurant.
Assured that customer's needs and perspectives were consistently met and made any adjustments necessary to maintain satisfaction.
Created dishes for customer's with special dietary or cultural needs.
Skilled in preparing the highest quality ingredients using proper techniques.
Maintained the correct level of fresh, frozen and dried foods in the store area at all times.

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First Cook

Provide excellence food service for over 3,500 customers daily in a strict Department of Defense Dining Facility for United States Army deploying soldiers.
Supervise 100 employees per shift.
Attend weekly staff meetings with supervisors to give input on problems within the company.
Meet all applicable licensing regulations with the Department of Defense.
Built solid reputation for a solid work ethic and leadership skills.
Have directed and led several employees to achieve the highest standards of food service with no loss of production for two years.
Food Safety certified with the Department of Health Administration.

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Family Dentistry

Business Administration

Anthropology

First Cook

Providing residents with quality meals in multiple atmospheres.
Coordinating, overseeing, and executing special functions and banquets.
Assisting with menu creation.
Providing leadership in the kitchen.
Ordering within a budget

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Liberal Arts Coursework

First Cook

Prepare daily meals for Students and Campers

Baking daily cookies and desserts and bread from scratch
Controlling product cost and waste
Short order cook
Prepare for catering events
Supervise kitchen staff

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Science

First Cook/shift Lead

Responsible for cafeteria staff in absence of Executive Chef
Demonstrates awareness of proper temperatures on flow of food from receiving to serving
Record temperatures on all freezers, refrigerators, warmers and sanitizer
Experienced with executing as a leader, multitask, adapting to change and also self-motivated
Creatively manipulate leftovers to minimize waste
Utilize various cooking methods to generate maximum piquancy of recipe
Proficiency preparing special diets including but not limited to ALS and gluten free

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Culinary Arts

First Cook

Inventory and book keeping for BOH
Schedule making
In charge of kitchen prep and hot line confection
Skilled in the areas of grill, pantry, fryer and sauté

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Nutrition

First Cook - Lead Cook

Working on different kinds of soups everyday. (Large quantities)
Working on carvery station (Food for 150 to 200 people)
Training new employees.

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