Candy Drover
Murray River,PE
Summary
Hardworking Cook 20 plus years experience with excellent experience in fast-paced kitchen environments. Clear communicator with team-oriented focus and advanced skills to effectively work with cashiers and kitchen staff to review and prepare orders. Qualified and hardworking with up-to-date food handling permit.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cook
Rodd Brudnell River Resort
05.2022 - Current
- Maintained clean and organized work areas at all times to bring safety and quality to food preparation process.
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business.
- Prepared food items in compliance with recipes and portioning control guidelines.
- Checked for quality, kept track of old and new items and rotated stock to confirm freshness of food and ingredients.
- Managed time by organizing and prioritizing kitchen duties to prepare and serve food quickly.
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
- Seasoned and cooked food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
- Changed and sanitized cutting boards, benches, and surfaces between tasks to avoid cross-contamination.
- Took food orders from cashiers and cooked items quickly to complete order items together and serve hot.
- Communicated closely with servers to fully understand special orders for customers.
- Created identical dishes numerous times daily with consistent care, attention to detail, and quality.
- Maintained food safety and sanitation standards.
- Kept kitchen clean and organized by performing daily maintenance tasks.
Shift Manager
Dollarama Store
10.2019 - 04.2022
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
- Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Communicated clearly with employees, suppliers and stakeholders to keep everyone on same page and working toward established business goals.
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
- Controlled costs to keep business operating within budget and increase profits.
- Improved safety procedures to create safe working conditions for workers.
- Maximized sales and minimized shrinkage through excellent customer service and adherence to standard practices.
Manager
FAMOUS PEPPER'S, Cooking
09.2018 - 10.2019
- Count money and make bank deposits
- Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodations
- Schedule and receive food and beverage deliveries, checking delivery contents to verify productquality and quantity
- Maintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records
- Perform some food preparation or service tasks such as cooking, clearing tables, and serving foodand drinks when necessary
- Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation, and food subsidies whenappropriate
- Order and purchase equipment and supplies
- Monitor food preparation methods, portion sizes, and garnishing and presentation of food toensure that food is prepared and presented in an acceptable manner
- Large Monk Orders
- Wedding catering
- Daily Prep and
Assistant Manager
KFC
10.2015 - 09.2018
- Train workers in food preparation, and in service, sanitation, and safety procedures
- Perform various financial activities such as cash handling, deposit preparation, and payroll
- Compile and balance cash receipts at the end of the day or shift
- Supervise and participate in kitchen and dining area cleaning activities
- Resolve customer complaints regarding food service
- Observe and evaluate workers and work procedures to ensure quality standards and service, andcomplete disciplinary write-ups
- Assign duties, responsibilities, and work stations to employees in accordance with workrequirements
- Perform personnel actions, such as hiring and firing staff, providing employee orientation andtraining, and conducting supervisory activities, such as creating work schedules or organizingemployee time sheets.
Owner
CANDYS'S DINER
05.2013 - 09.2015
- Count money and make bank deposits
- Establish standards for personnel performance and customer service
- Perform some food preparation or service tasks such as cooking, clearing tables, and serving foodand drinks when necessary
- Plan menus and food utilization based on anticipated number of guests, nutritional value,palatability, popularity, and costs
- Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation, and food subsidies whenappropriate
- Order and purchase equipment and supplies
- Review menus and analyze recipes to determine labor and overhead costs, and assign prices tomenu items
- Schedule use of facilities or catering services for events such as banquets or receptions, andnegotiate details of arrangements with clients
- Daily prep and cooking
Education
High School Diploma -
Southwest Arm Academy
Little Heart's Ease, NL06.1998
Skills
- High-Volume Production Capabilities
- Food Presentation Talent
- Safe Food Handling Procedures
- Portion and Cost Control
- Dish Preparation
- Chef Assistance
- Food spoilage prevention
Certification
Food safety certificate
Additional Information
I am a hard working person who is looking for full time work closer to home , im a team player and pick up easy with new jobs and task i work well with the public or behind the scenes I look forward to hearing from you
Timeline
Cook
Rodd Brudnell River Resort
05.2022 - Current
Shift Manager
Dollarama Store
10.2019 - 04.2022
Manager
FAMOUS PEPPER'S, Cooking
09.2018 - 10.2019
Assistant Manager
KFC
10.2015 - 09.2018
Owner
CANDYS'S DINER
05.2013 - 09.2015
High School Diploma -
Southwest Arm Academy
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