Manuel Hernandez Fonseca
San Diego
Summary
To obtain a Restaurant Manager position guaranteeing warm guest relations, serving passionately and improving service steadily to ensure recurring business and maintain a sound image of the company.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Kitchen Manager
Red Robin, Plaza Bonita Location
10.2008 - Current
- Ensure that all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to the restaurant’s recipes, portioning, cooking and serving standards.
- Responsible for ordering food products according to predetermined product specifications and in accordance with the restaurant’s receiving policies and procedures.
- Control food cost and usage by following proper requisition of products from storage areas, product storage procedures, standard recipes and waste control procedures including, checking and maintaining proper food holding and refrigeration temperature control points.
- Fill in where needed to ensure guest service standards and efficient operations.
- Ensure that all equipment is kept clean and kept in excellent working condition through personal inspection and by following the restaurant’s preventative maintenance programs.
- Conducting interviews, training and disciplining kitchen personnel as appropriate.
- Provide orientation of company and department rules, policies and procedures and oversee training of new kitchen employees. Prepare schedules in an organized and timely manner.
Kitchen Manager
Baja Fresh, San Diego
06.2004 - 09.2008
- Ensured that kitchen policies and food handling and preparation was up to code.
- Filled in positions when necessary to keep restaurant flow up to highest standards.
- Customer service, cashier.
- Hiring new personnel, training and discipline in addition to scheduling.
- Inventory control, food product quality management, and ordering products.
Kitchen Manager
Applebees
05.2001 - 05.2004
- Ensured that kitchen policies and food handling and preparation was up to code.
- Filled in positions when necessary to keep restaurant flow up to highest standards.
- Customer service.
- Hiring new personnel, training and discipline in addition to scheduling.
- Inventory control and ordering.
Education
High School Diploma -
MEXICOSkills
- Labor cost management
- Food plating and presentation
- Order delivery practices
- Cost control
- Recruitment and hiring
- Employee scheduling
- Kitchen equipment maintenance
- Inventory management
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Kitchen Manager
Red Robin, Plaza Bonita Location
10.2008 - Current
Kitchen Manager
Baja Fresh, San Diego
06.2004 - 09.2008
Kitchen Manager
Applebees
05.2001 - 05.2004
High School Diploma -
QUALIFICATIONS
Over 18 years of experience in the restaurant industry as a Kitchen Assistant Manager and Kitchen Manager. Highly responsible, ambitious, organized, and hardworking. I work well independently and in a team. In addition, I am familiar with staff scheduling software and possess basic computer knowledge.