Rick Dillabough
Renfrew
Summary
Dynamic kitchen manager with extensive experience at Redneck Bistro, excelling in food safety compliance and staff coaching. Proven track record in menu development and waste reduction, enhancing operational efficiency. Skilled in multitasking and fostering strong vendor relations, ensuring high-quality food production and customer satisfaction. Committed to maintaining a productive and safe kitchen environment.
Possesses versatile skills in project management, problem-solving, and collaboration. Brings fresh perspective and strong commitment to quality and success. Recognized for adaptability and proactive approach in delivering effective solutions.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cook
Dragonfly Golf Course
07.2025 - Current
- Checked for quality, kept track of old and new items and rotated stock to confirm freshness of food and ingredients.
- Maintained well-stocked stations with supplies and spices for maximum productivity.
- Prepared food items in compliance with recipes and portioning control guidelines.
- Maintained clean and organized work areas at all times to bring safety and quality to food preparation process.
Kitchen Manager
Boston Pizza
01.2025 - 06.2025
- Developed kitchen staff through training, disciplinary action and constructive corrections.
- Created and deployed successful strategies to boost restaurant performance, streamline food prep processes and reduce waste.
- Delegated food preparation duties down to cooks and followed up with cooks to verify proper preparation and production of meals.
- Implemented and maintained food safety and sanitation standards to establish safe handling and preparation of food.
Kitchen Manager
Redneck Bistro
05.2016 - 01.2025
- Developed kitchen staff through training, disciplinary action, and performance reviews.
- Delivered in-depth training to workers in food preparation and customer-facing roles to promote strong team performance.
- Scheduled and received food and beverage deliveries, adhering to food cost and budget.
- Developed and implemented kitchen policies and procedures to establish clear guidelines for kitchen operations and comply with regulations.
- Designed and maintained menus to offer variety of high quality and consistency of dishes.
- Developed and maintained professional relationships with suppliers to acquire high-quality ingredients and products with reasonable prices.
- Handled escalated customer concerns with speed and knowledgeable support to achieve optimal satisfaction and maintain long-term loyalty.
- Kept facility compliant with health codes, sanitation requirements and license regulations, alleviating potentially heavy fines.
- Verified prepared food met standards for quality and quantity before serving to customers.
- Motivated staff to perform at peak efficiency and quality.
- Purchased food and cultivated strong vendor relationships.
- Implemented effective inventory control systems to reduce food spoilage and waste.
- Trained staff on proper cooking procedures as well as safety regulations and productivity strategies.
Skills
- Dish preparation
- Grilling
- Recipe-based cooking
- Food safety oversight
- Kitchen staff coordination
- Employee monitoring
- Menu development
- Purchasing
- Food production management
- Inventory management
- Staff coaching
- Operations management
- Multitasking and organization
- Supplier negotiation
- Waste reduction
- BOH operations
- Supply ordering
- Vendor relations
- ServSafe certification
- Food safety compliance
Certification
Food Handling Certificate
Smart serve
G class license (+30 years)
Timeline
Cook
Dragonfly Golf Course
07.2025 - Current
Kitchen Manager
Boston Pizza
01.2025 - 06.2025
Kitchen Manager
Redneck Bistro
05.2016 - 01.2025
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