Head Cook Assistant Manager

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JILL PASHAYAN

************@*****.*** 251-***-**** Irvington, AL 36544

Motivated Sous Chef polished in keeping kitchen staff on task and handling high-volume work. Knowledgeable about sourcing ingredients, maintaining budgets and maximizing customer satisfaction. Works with management to analyze food costs and forecast business trends to meet company goals. Kitchen Staff Management

Dish Preparation

Culinary Techniques

Safe Food Handling

Staff Supervision and Coordination

Special Events and Catering

Aramark Mobile, AL

Head Cook

11/2020 - Current

I am responsible for all catering cooking, breakfast lunch at airbus mobile alabama. I make sure we have everything we need to cook a week in advance

,according to the menu that has been selected. I also prep the day before. Making sure all meats are pulled out of freezer and put in cooler. All desert are prepared day before. Any special orders are prepared. Cut, chopped and sliced meat and produce to prepare for cooking. Followed recipes and procedures to prepare, season and cook food products.

Cleaned and sanitized work stations and equipment, complying with regulatory procedures.

Trained kitchen workers on culinary techniques.

Checked freezer and refrigerator each day to verify proper functioning. Sanitized counters and utensils used for preparation of raw meat, poultry, fish and eggs.

Communicated with kitchen employees, answered questions and offered insight into food preparations.

Served as lead cook, guiding and assisting training of less experienced cooks.

Operated variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients. Assessed inventory levels and placed orders to replenish goods before supplies depleted.

Followed "first in, first out" rule with every food and beverage item, tossing outdated and expired food products.

Piggly Wiggly Alabama Mobile, AL

Assistant Deli Manager

04/2019 - 04/2021

Completed [Timeframe] inventories of food and material stocks. Reduced food waste by overseeing and planning ingredients, anticipated customers and popularity of items.

Prepared and led food service training programs to teach staff various tasks.

Maximized customer satisfaction scores by training employees well and Summary

Skills

Experience

implementing strong customer relations standards.

Reduced costs by controlling portion sizes and eliminating all types of waste.

Consistently maintained high levels of cleanliness, organization, storage and sanitation of food and beverage products to ensure quality. Checked with guests to get feedback on food served, resolve issues, bring additional items and refill beverages.

Coached staff on strategies to enhance performance and improve customer relations.

Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals. Promoted safe working conditions by monitoring safety procedures and equipment.

Oversaw inventory and ordered ingredients to restock freezers, fridges and pantry.

Worked in close collaboration with team members to ensure customers received high-quality service.

Cottage Hill Academy Mobile, AL

Assistant Manager

11/2016 - 12/2018

Assisted supervisor in evaluating employee performance and cultivating improvement initiatives.

Enforced company policies and procedures to strengthen operational standards across departments.

Implemented training processes for newly hired employees and supervised department managers, shift leads and production personnel. Mentored staff to enhance skills and achieve daily targets, using hands-on and motivational leadership.

Maintained inventory accuracy by counting stock-on-hand and reconciling discrepancies.

Delegated daily tasks to team members to optimize group productivity. Charles Academy of Cosmetology Mobile Alabama

05/2004

Capps College Mobile Alabama

Medical Assistance

08/1991

High School Alba Bayou La Batre, AL

High School Diploma

06/1989

Education and Training

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