Henry Kalani
Sault Ste marie,Ontario,Ontario
Summary
Motivated second-year Computer Science student at Algoma University seeking a summer position in a restaurant environment. Reliable, responsible, and hardworking, with strong communication, teamwork, and customer service skills. Completed training in ServSafe Food Safety, Smart Serve, and WHMIS, demonstrating a solid understanding of hygiene standards, safe food handling practices, and workplace safety procedures. Experienced in maintaining cleanliness, supporting kitchen operations, and ensuring all equipment and work areas meet health and safety regulations.
- Able to work efficiently in fast-paced, high-pressure environments while maintaining attention to detail and organization. Demonstrates a positive attitude, adaptability, and a willingness to learn new tasks quickly. Strong ability to follow instructions accurately and collaborate effectively with team members to ensure smooth daily operations. Physically capable of handling demanding tasks such as lifting, standing for long periods, and completing repetitive duties with consistency.
- Committed to delivering excellent customer service by engaging with guests in a friendly and professional manner, promoting menu items, and contributing to a welcoming dining atmosphere. Eager to contribute to a dynamic restaurant team while maintaining high standards of service, cleanliness, and overall customer satisfaction.
Overview
1
1
Certification
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Dishwasher/restaurant server
Swahili Dishes
Nairobi, Kenya
02.2023 - 03.2025
- Helped kitchen staff prepare food during busy service periods, including preparing ingredients and plating meals.
- Maintained high standards of hygiene, regularly cleaning and sanitising tables, counters, and service areas.
- Stayed strictly within food hygiene regulations, safety procedures and sanitary requirements while preparing and serving food.
- Took food orders from guests, promoting deals and meal add-ons to enhance customer experience.
- Greeted customers with a warm and friendly welcome when entering the establishment.
- Delivered food and drinks to customers promptly upon request from bar or kitchen staff.
- Communicated promotions, daily specials, deals and menu highlights to customers while taking orders.
- Kept workshop clean and tidy, especially to ensure the safety of team members and visitors.
- Prepared beverages and simple meals, following recipes and presentation guidelines to meet quality expectations.
- Participated in team meetings, providing feedback and suggestions to enhance service efficiency.
- Selected, stored and used appropriate equipment to perform picking and packing tasks.
- Served meals and drinks with care, ensuring timely delivery to uphold high service standards.
- Ensured floors and work surfaces were kept dry and free from hazards, reducing the risk of slips and falls.
- Placed kitchen items into correct storage units after washing and drying, ensuring proper availability for kitchen staff.
- Operated industrial dishwashers efficiently, managing the cleaning of large volumes of dishes and kitchenware.
- Loaded and unloaded dishwashers with care, maintaining quality of pots and dishes.
- Kept kitchen clean, hazard-free and sanitary by conducting regular deep cleans.
- Disposed of kitchen waste and recycling appropriately.
- Placed kitchen utensils, plates and other washed items into correct places once cleaned and dried.
- Cleared and cleaned up breakages quickly, recording details accurately to enable item reordering.
- Provided support to the kitchen team during peak times, ensuring a steady supply of clean dishes.
- Operated dishwashers to clean glassware, cutlery, plates while following company best practices.
- Managed washing duties, including pots, pans, and kitchen equipment, ensuring timely availability for chefs.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Algoma University
Sault Ste. Marie 2025 - Current
Skills
- Food safety and hygiene compliance
- Food preparation assistance
- Service efficiency improvement
- Cleanliness maintenance
- Upselling techniques
- Waste disposal management
- Multitasking
- Team collaboration
- Time management
- Customer order management
- Customer interaction
- Sanitation standards
- Communication skills
- Strong work ethic
- Sweeping
- Inventory checking
- Dishwashing proficiency
- Cleaning chemical use
Languages
English
Advanced
C1
Swahili
Proficient
C2
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Certification
- Serve Safe Food Safety certified
- WHMIS
- SmartServe Certified
- Serve Safe -Allergens Awareness
- Serve Safe - De-Escalation and Acrive threat Response
- St.johns Ambulance First Aid and CPR
Timeline
Dishwasher/restaurant server
Swahili Dishes
02.2023 - 03.2025
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Algoma University
2025 - Current