Customer Service Food Server
Resume:
Rodney L. Jenkins
***************@*****.***
SUMMARY: Highly organized and personable food server with experience providing exceptional customer service ranging from casual to upscale dinning.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Applebee’s Greenville, Texas
Grill Operator/Line Cook November 2017-present
●Determines customer orders from a video monitor on the service line.
●Clean, organize, and daily maintenance of grill surface.
●Excellent finger and hand dexterity for using small tools, equipment, and utilities related to the grill.
●Prepares all menu items according to recipes, plate presentations, and specifications.
Choctaw Casino & Resort Durant, Oklahoma
Prep Cook March 2016-August 2017
●Kept work area safe and sanitary.
●Prepared items for broiling, grilling, frying, sautéing or other cooking methods by portioning, battering, breading, seasoning, and marinating.
●Managed and checked food quality, prioritizing ingredients and reducing food waste.
●Ensured that supplies are consistently available replenishing items as required in aid of cooks.
●Experienced butchering and dressing a variety of meats.
●Seasoned and cook food according to recipes.
Whataburger Sherman, Texas
Short-Order/Prep Cook July 2016-July 2017
●Followed food and restaurant safety standards and guidelines.
●Performed routine food service activities and meal preparation.
●Demonstrated basic knowledge of menu items and respond to customer’s orders.
●Work station kept clean, safe, and well-organized.
Macy’s Café Chicago, Illinois
Chef’s Intern August 2012-May 2013
●Prepared, seasoned, and cooked dishes such as soups, meats, vegetables, and other food items in the café.
●Butchered and dressed beef, pork, poultry, and fish.
●Ensured food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters.
●Sanitized food preparation areas according to public health code standards.
Kush Mediterranean Lounge Dallas, Texas
Lead Cook 2009-2011
●Directed cooks in the preparation, seasoning, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foods.
●Supervised or coordinated activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
●Responsible for ensuring that the facility equipment and supplies conformed to standards.
●Monitored sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
●Instructed cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
EDUCATION
La Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Chicago, Illinois
Certificate November 2012
●Completed formal training in the art of fine dining, French cuisine and patisserie.
Paris High School Paris, Texas
Diploma May 1988
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