Roger Desjarlais

Transferring the deceased in multiple environments such as house calls, coroner calls, hospital transfers, and nursing homes. These transfers entail a high degree of professionalism and sensitivity, particularly when grieving individuals are involved. Other duties include upholding safety and sanitary standards and ensuring proper preparation and care of the deceased for funerals. Another aspect of this job is building trust and rapport throughout various departments and team members to help facilitate the most satisfactory result for families, this includes the training of interns in perpetuating these same values and skills throughout their education and beyond.

Duties entailed transferring the deceased from residences, hospitals, and various locations to the funeral home as well as sufficient preparation of the deceased in terms of embalming, cultural dressings, cosmetics, and more. This role included taking a lead stocking, ordering, and any administrative duties regarding back of house. I experienced extensive exposure to a wide array of cultures and religions in post-mortem care and in their funeral rituals. This job also involved the facilitation of intern training and back of house education.

This job developed from my role as an apprentice to becoming licensed and continuing my involvement within the company. The Job role focused upon embalming of the deceased, transferring deceased from place of death to their respective locations, and facilitating the shipping out of remains through proper embalming and the required international documentation.

This role involved the setup and organization of funerals dependant on their cultural and religious following. Taking direction from leaders in the team to ensure adequate satisfaction from family and grieving individuals. Developing the skills required to handle and maneuver families in sensitive situations.

• Ensured product freshness by routinely rotating items and removing expired goods from shelves.
• Assisted customers with locating products, providing knowledgeable recommendations based on their needs.
• Participated in ongoing training and development opportunities to stay current with industry trends and enhance overall performance as a Frozen and Dairy Associate.
• Improved workflow efficiency by coordinating with colleagues to divide responsibilities during peak periods.

• Maintained inventory count, tracked usage, and documented variances.
• Assisted in physical inventories, verifying counts against existing records for improved accuracy in reporting data.
• Facilitated smooth communication between departments regarding inventory needs and adjustments, leading to better overall efficiency in operations.
• Completed physical inventory counts each month.

• Kept kitchen areas neat and clean by removing trash and organizing supplies.
• Followed supervisor instructions to complete tasks on time.
• Kept work area clean, dry, and free of debris to prevent incidents and accidents.
• Kept dishes, utensils and glassware clean and rotated following safety standards set by restaurant.

• Kept kitchen areas neat and clean by removing trash and organizing supplies.
• Followed supervisor instructions to complete tasks on time.
• Kept work area clean, dry, and free of debris to prevent incidents and accidents.
• Assisted with kitchen prep work to help operations run smoothly and meet customer needs.