Kris Schwabe
Nanaimo
Summary
Professional culinary expert with strong track record in preparing high-quality dishes and maintaining kitchen efficiency. Known for exceptional collaboration within team environments and adaptability to changing needs. Possesses key skills in food preparation, safety, and sanitation, along with keen sense of taste and presentation. Reliable and results-driven, consistently delivering outstanding culinary experiences. Attentive Job Title with wide-ranging culinary experience in various settings. Produces quality meals while adhering to safety and sanitation guidelines. Possesses excellent organization and time management skills for smooth kitchen operation.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cannabis Consultant
The Truffles Group
07.2024 - 09.2024
Cafe Manager
Country Grocer
04.2023 - 05.2024
- In this role at country grocer cafe chase river
- I was asked to come back from a break from the company for personal family health issues
- They offered me better hours then a kitchen and made me a manager to revamp chase river cafe and buffet with time
- I was asked to also help other locations come up with proper food waste plans and cost
- Helping other stores I had many raises and bonuses
Chef De Partie
The Modern Cafe
11.2022 - 02.2023
- In this role I managed staff, food prep, temperature logs and preparing and presenting dishes
- In my time here I moved up very fast, I enjoyed working with the other staff and working with the chef to come up with new menu ideas that were locally wild inspired
Cafe Assistant Manager
Country Grocer
05.2022 - 10.2022
- I took on this position to help Country Grocer reopen their cafe and buffets post covid and build a menu to meet our customers needs
- In this position I brought a lot of new things into the country grocer food chain such as taco Tuesdays, new menu items, buffet foods, and ways to prepare these foods that were more cost and time efficient
- As a manager I would interview and hire people as well as train and ensure any issues between staff or in the department were resolved
Grocery Supervisor and Warehouse Worker
Country Grocer
10.2019 - 05.2022
- During this job role I was able to learn more skills in placing orders, food costs, running a team, and ensuring customers had a great experience
- I was given the responsibility to open and manage the whole grocery store some days as well as making connections and over seeing other departments within the grocery store
- During this time period I was also a part-time warehouse worker for Country Grocer, where I would organize the warehouse, take and receive orders, and learned to work the forklift
Line Cook/night Lead
Browns Socialhouse
04.2018 - 10.2019
- I've learned many things from numbers to advice from Browns
- I became familiar to the hectic nights and high-volume days, learned efficient systems for any kitchen to run smoothly with only a few people and put hundreds of dishes out with no stress
Jr Sous
Dingy Dock
06.2015 - 01.2018
- I started as a dish washer
- In the time period I worked there we had many people come in and out of the building with the seasonal hiring
- I was one of the few to stay
- My first winter they moved me up knowing I had worked with a red seal chef all of high school
- By my second summer, I was one of the people they wanted working the high-volume rushes
- I've worked in many different positions but ended it as the first cook/JR sous
Education
High school completion -
Barsby school
Skills
- Restaurant Experience
- Store Management Experience
- Management
- Kitchen Experience
- Food Preparation
- Profit & Loss
- Team Management
- Negotiation
- Cooking
- Restaurant Management
- POS
- Interviewing
- Recruiting
- Merchandising
Languages
English
Full Professional
Certification
- FoodSafe
- Serving It Right
Timeline
Cannabis Consultant
The Truffles Group
07.2024 - 09.2024
Cafe Manager
Country Grocer
04.2023 - 05.2024
Chef De Partie
The Modern Cafe
11.2022 - 02.2023
Cafe Assistant Manager
Country Grocer
05.2022 - 10.2022
Grocery Supervisor and Warehouse Worker
Country Grocer
10.2019 - 05.2022
Line Cook/night Lead
Browns Socialhouse
04.2018 - 10.2019
Jr Sous
Dingy Dock
06.2015 - 01.2018
High school completion -
Barsby school
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