Benjamin Witcher
San Diego, CA 92129
***************@***.***
Position Statement:
In depth knowledge, skills and experience in customer service, institutional food service and
cooking in the healthcare field. Ability to handle multiple priorities, be an effective
communicator, and possess good time management skills. Dependable and motivated to meet ultimate goals.
Education/Certifications:
Serve Safe Food Handler Certified Current
Basic Food Safety, Personal Hygiene, Cross-contamination & Allergens, Time & Temperature,
and Cleaning & Sanitation.
Clearfield Job Corp Clearfield, UT
Hotel & Restaurant Management Certification
Great Basin High School Clearfield, UT
High School Diploma, General Education
Skills:
Cook/ Food Prep Organizational Time
Management
Problem solving Customer Service Oriented Leadership
Organized Computer Literate Collaboration
Kitchen Management Planning Meat Fabrication
Knife Skills Safety, Sanitation Inventory
Experience:
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA
Cook 2008 - Present
Coordination, preparation, and volume production of meals for patients, cafeteria,
catering/special events. Perform job functions to support the following Food Service operational
systems: safe food handling, volume food production, menu development and modification,
meal assembly and portion control, inventory management and infection control/sanitation.
Follow established policies and procedures to ensure compliance with JCAHO, Title XXII and
other applicable regulatory requirements. Clean, cut, and cook meat, fish, or poultry. Bake
breads, rolls, and other pastries. Wash pots, pans, dishes, utensils, and other cooking equipment.
Sunrise Retirement Communities San Diego, CA
Cook 2006 - 2008
Prepared and served meals, sanitation of food service areas, accurate record keeping, receiving,
rotating and inventory of products and regulatory compliance. Serving the residents in the
community and played an important role of the dining services team. Ensured all special dietary
needs of residents were met and prepared texture modified food as directed. Followed the
Sunrise menus and production sheets to maintain the highest possible quality and consistency.
Complied with all record keeping, food safety and risk management requirements.
Creighton Medical Center Omaha, NE
Cook 2006
Prepared food and oversaw the preparation of hot and cold foods while using established
techniques and standards to maximize benefits from blast chill technology. Followed
standardized recipes, portion control and presentation based on department standards. Tastes
completed meals to ensure quality. Stores, labels and reworks unused portions of food properly.
Organized and maintained the volume and flow of raw ingredients and cooked food from
purchasing to production, to storage in order to minimize waste and shortages. Completed
inventory of food products and supplies.
Brookstone Retirement Communities Omaha, NE
Cook 2005 - 2006
Prepared and served meals, sanitation of food service areas, accurate record keeping, receiving,
rotating and inventory of products and regulatory compliance. Serving the residents in the
community and played an important role of the dining services team
Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE
Cook 2005
Provided timely, wholesome and high-quality food and customer service to meet the needs and
expectations of the patients, staff, visitors, etc. Followed standardized recipes, portion control
and presentation based on department standards. Tastes completed meals to ensure quality.
Stores, labels and reworks unused portions of food properly.