Guillermo Rosas
Riverdale
Summary
Results-driven kitchen manager with a proven track record in workflow optimization, team leadership, and food safety compliance. Committed to enhancing productivity and ensuring high standards of quality in culinary operations. Knowledgeable cook with comprehensive background in managing kitchen operations and ensuring food safety.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Kitchen Manager
Mamma Mia Italian Restaurant
Riverside, CA
10.2020 - 06.2025
- Supervised daily kitchen operations, ensuring adherence to food safety standards and quality control.
- Developed and implemented efficient workflows, improving kitchen productivity and reducing food waste.
- Trained and mentored culinary staff on techniques, recipes, and kitchen equipment usage.
- Coordinated inventory management, optimizing ingredient procurement and reducing costs.
- Maintained a clean and safe work environment, adhering to all health department regulations and guidelines.
- Conducted daily checks of refrigerators and freezers to verify proper food storage, container labeling, and surface cleaning.
- Fostered a collaborative working environment among diverse teams of chefs, line cooks, prep cooks, dishwashers, and other support staff.
- Developed and maintained high standard of kitchen hygiene, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
Line Cook
Fratellino's Italian Restaurant
Brea, CA
09.2001 - 03.2020
- Prepared high-quality ingredients to ensure consistency in menu items
- Executed daily food production tasks efficiently under high-pressure conditions
- Collaborated with kitchen staff to optimize workflow and minimize preparation time
- Mentored junior cooks in cooking techniques and kitchen safety protocols
- Implemented new recipes and presentation standards, enhancing customer satisfaction
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business.
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
Skills
- Multitasking and organization
- Customer service
- Food safety
- Inventory management
- Food preparation
- Kitchen management
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving
- Kitchen equipment operation and maintenance
- Safe food handling
- Staff management
- Team collaboration and leadership
- Food production management
- Recipes and menu planning
- Order accuracy
- Productivity improvement
- Ingredient preparation
Certification
- Food Handlers Certificate - Issued May 2025
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Kitchen Manager
Mamma Mia Italian Restaurant
10.2020 - 06.2025
Line Cook
Fratellino's Italian Restaurant
09.2001 - 03.2020