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0-5 years of experience
Supervised and coordinated activities of food preparation, kitchen, pantry and storeroom. Ordered foodstuffs and kitchen supplies as well as kept track of inventory: Planned and participated in planning menus, preparing and apportioning foods, and utilizing food surpluses and left overs.
- Prepared food and menus for special events and parties such as holidays, happy hours, and birthdays
- Hired and trained kitchen cooks, set prices for food items.
- Ability to apply basic knife skills
- Maintained menu knowledge and food presentation
- Effectively communicated with management, and staff
- Addressed guest questions, needs or concerns right away to ensure the guests complete satisfaction.
- Performed all duties as deemed necessary for the success of the team.
10+ years of experience
- Monitored and completed food ordering, intake and inspection of delivered items, as well as the monthly supervision of food inventory.
- Prepared meals up to standards and expectations. Organized and customized daily food and beverage menus according to the needs and safety of all children and staff.
- Completed the calculation of the monthly meal count, maintained cleanliness of the entire kitchen, equipment, and operating machinery.
- Responsible for preparation, completion and distribution of menu items for 80+ people, including students and staff.
10+ years of experience
Built relationships with parents through excellent communication
- Prepared play and learning materials and set up the children's environment
- Supervised children's play, making sure of their physical safety at all times
- Helped children with daily routines such as toileting dressing, and eating and sleeping
- Guided children's behavior and social development
- Maintained a safe, clean, appealing environment
- Performed simple first Aid in emergencies
- Planned and supervised summer field trip program for children age 5-12 years of age
10+ years of experience
Head cook for all dinner shifts Tuesday to Saturday
- Maintain kitchen processes so that all utensils were cleaned and ready for food preparation, food was prepared and ready for customer, and all staff was on task
- Maintain stock levels of all meat and hand cut all steaks to specification for consumption
- Maintained ServSafe certification
0-5 years of experience
Kept a safe and clean work environment.
- Started as a dishwasher and was promoted to cook in one month.
- Responsible for prepping and preparing meals on the menu.
- Trained new employees according to standard procedures.
- Ensure that all temperatures for serving line foods was taking and logged.
0-5 years of experience
Responsibilities included line & grill cook, prep, fryer, inventory control, and expediting
- Experience working in a kitchen environment, filling orders, and cooking menu items
- Ability to maintain full knowledge of recipes and menu items
- Knowledgeable of kitchen operating equipment such as mixers, food slicers, and broilers
- Monitored and ensured food was refrigerated and rotated stock supply according to package date
- Performed knife work on onions, potatoes, meat, and other vegetables daily
- Cleaned and sanitized all cooking surfaces and machinery per sanitation guidelines
0-5 years of experience
Prepared meals for an average of 450 students
- Cooked, organized and responsible for menu's
- Supervised six (6) employees and maintained paperwork
- Major and minor cleaning responsibilities
0-5 years of experience
Prepare and serve appealing nutritionist meals for children ages 2.5-5 years old and staff members.
- Monitor and maintain a variety of records related to meals served, inventory of food and supplies.
- Inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
- Assist with planning nutritious menus for all meals including special dietary needs which comply with state and federal school nutrition guidelines and CAFP standards.
- Lift and carry cartons of food, milk boxes, and serving container.
- Train and monitor work of other kitchen staff, volunteers, and student helpers and attends related workshops.
0-5 years of experience
Plan daily specials according to customer likes
- Introduced several new dishes or modified dishes to increase popularity
- Added homemade items into the specials
- Ordered product from five different vendors to keep costs as low as possible
- Created order forms to help with the ordering
- Created homemade crème pies to increase dessert sales
0-5 years of experience
Cook foodstuffs according to menus, special dietary or nutritional restrictions, or numbers of portions to be served.
- Clean and inspect kitchen appliances, and work areas to ensure cleanliness and functional operation.
- Order or requisition food or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
- Check the quantity and quality of received products.
- Monitor use of government food commodities to ensure that proper procedures are followed.
- Compile and maintain records of food use and expenditures.
- Take inventory of supplies and equipment
6-10 years of experience
Direct co-workers on the line during busy hours so there is no confusion.
- Verify and order products used for future days in the business.
- Responsible for kitchen workers on the owners days off.
- Stock and prepare food for projected orders served each day.
- Control portions and watch waste while working on the line.
- Train and mentor new line cooks in the business.
- Started as a dishwasher and worked way up to head cook.
10+ years of experience
Inventoried, ordered and stocked all food, non-food, and kitchen equipment.
- Planned and developed menus.
- Build relationships with guests.
- Cater to the needs of diverse rental groups and public school systems outdoor education programs.
- Cook all food and supervise up to 8 foodservice staff, delegate cooking, food preparation, setup, and dishwashing.
- Train all foodservice staff positions from Head Cooks through Dishwashers.
0-5 years of experience
Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
- Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
- Clean food preparation equipment, work areas, and counters or tables.
- Grill, cook, and fry foods such as french fries, eggs, and pancakes.
- Grill and garnish hamburgers or other meats such as steaks and chops.
- Restock kitchen supplies, rotate food, and stamp the time and date on food in coolers.
- Substitute for or assist other cooks during emergencies or rush periods.
6-10 years of experience
Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
- Order or requisition food or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
- Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
- Instruct cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
- Prepare and cook foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
0-5 years of experience
Inspect and clean food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
- Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
- Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
- Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
- Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
- Instruct cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
0-5 years of experience
Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
- Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
- Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
- Instruct cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
- Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
- Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
0-5 years of experience
Read food order slips or receive verbal instructions as to food required by patron, and prepare and cook food according to instructions.
- Cook the exact number of items ordered by each customer, working on several different orders simultaneously.
- Pre-cook items such as bacon, to prepare them for later use.
- Mix ingredients such as pancake or waffle batters.
- Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas.
- Clean food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils.
- Verify that prepared food meets requirements for quality and quantity.
- Cook and package batches of food, such as hamburgers and fried chicken, which are prepared to order or kept warm until sold.
10+ years of experience
Inventoried, ordered and stocked all food, non-food, and kitchen equipment.
- Planned and developed menus.
- Build relationships with guests.
- Cater to the needs of diverse rental groups and public school systems outdoor education programs.
- Cook all food and supervise up to 8 foodservice staff, delegate cooking, food preparation, setup, and dishwashing.
- Train all foodservice staff positions from Head Cooks through Dishwashers.
0-5 years of experience
Evaluated stock levels prior to shift start
- Restocked in proportion of shift needs
- Prepared menu items as ordered to set corporate standards
- Used fryers, grill, flat top, sauté pans, waffle iron, toasters and convection ovens
- Maintained a clean and safe work area
- Prepared fresh vegetables and fruits from the next shift
0-5 years of experience
Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
- Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
- Clean food preparation equipment, work areas, and counters or tables.
- Grill, cook, and fry foods such as french fries, eggs, and pancakes.
- Grill and garnish hamburgers or other meats such as steaks and chops.
- Restock kitchen supplies, rotate food, and stamp the time and date on food in coolers.
- Substitute for or assist other cooks during emergencies or rush periods.
0-5 years of experience
Supervise and coordinate activities of kitchen personnel and participate in preparation of meals aboard cargo ship
- Execute daily operations of preparing for lunch and dinner rush
- Determine time and sequence of cooking operations to meet meal-serving hours
- Prepare and cook family-style meals for residents and employees of a senior residential facility
- Cook foodstuffs in quantities according to recipes and number of persons to be served
- Tend to equipment that bake, boil and deep-fat fry meats such as ham, beef, liver, pork, sausage, tongues and tripe to prepare them for further processing
- Suspend link sausages on holding fixtures in vat
- Inspect food preparation and serving areas to ensure observance of safe, sanitary food-handling practices
0-5 years of experience
Prepared up to 70 government approved meals a day
- Maintained a clean kitchen and sanitized dishes and cooking utensils
- Ordered all food and kept an inventory
- Supervised classrooms when teachers were at break.
0-5 years of experience
Supervise five cooks and kitchen aids ensuring the kitchen production runs smoothly.
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment, abiding by all health department guidelines.
- Work with the chef to design recipes and plan daily menus.
- Assist the Chef and Kitchen Director with food procurement and planning.
- Oversee all kitchen activities including preparation, cooking, food expediting, serving, and cleaning.
0-5 years of experience
- Opened Restaurant and prepped to ensure consistency of all food products.
- Made soups and daily specials.
- Cooked on the line and supervised the closing of restaurant when needed
- Assisted owner with ordering and purchasing
0-5 years of experience
- Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils.
- Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
- Turn or stir foods to ensure even cooking.
- Check the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
- Order or requisition food and other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
- Check the quantity and quality of received products.
- Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
0-5 years of experience
Provide assistance to the cook in the preparation and service of meals.
- Meet scheduled meal and snack times.
- Follow Federal and State long term care regulations and Dietary
- Follow cleaning schedules and perform cleaning duties as scheduled.
- Assist in arranging tray cards, loading food carts, and serving meals.
- Setting up the dining room and serving residents
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