Hardworking Cook with Food Service & Safety Focus
Resume:
CONNOR
HIGGIN
Edmonton AB, **************@*******.***
Dependable Father of 4 seeking opportunity to expand skills and contribute to company success. Considered hardworking, ethical and detail-oriented. I take pride in the work I complete. I successfully roofed for 8 years, then chased my passion for food, I am always, looking to learn and obtain new skills and training.
SKILLS
•Time management
•OSHA compliance
•Leadership
EXPERIENCE
Second cook
Horizon North Meg Energy, AB
•Worked as a Breakfast cook for approx. 1500 site workers.
•Camp style, 12 hour shifts, prepped and cooked everything that falls under the word breakfast
•Rotational work, 2 weeks on 1 week off.
First Cook
Horizon North Vernon Cadet Camp, BC
•Prepped, cooked, and served for 600 cadets and officers.
•Buffet style serving, ovens, grill, fryers etc.
•Fast paced work environment, but done safely and efficiently
•Knife skills
•Food safety knowledge
•Supervisor
•Roofing
•Customer service
Line cook
Royal Pizza Sherwood Park, AB September 2024 - Feb 2025
•Prepped dough and toppings for pizza’s.
•Safely and correctly operated fryer’s, grills and ovens.
•Kept area spotless between orders.
Line cook
The Garden Chatham ON July 2023 - May 2024
•Safely and efficiently prepped and cooked Italian style foods.
•Would help any other station then my own when needed.
•Cooked around fresh ingredients in a timely manner to produce efficient and delicious plates.
•Acted as a team player to fully accomplish high restaurant standards.
2nd Cook / Kitchen H+S Representative March 2022 - April 2023
Aramark Thunder Bay, ON
•Successfully prepped, cooked, and served buffet style food to 700+ camp employees.
•Kept sandwich room, cookies, juice, vegetables, salads, and fruit fully stocked.
•Successfully offloaded two transport trucks of provisions per week (10 pallets each load)
•Safely operated with high heat, knife use, ovens, steamer, fryers, tilt skillet, bombers and flat top grill.
•Cooked meat, seafood and vegetarian meals to offer seasonal menu options.
Line Cook June 2021 -January 2022
South side Tap and Grill Chatham ON
•Prepped and cooked meals for a menu that changed daily.
•Safely operating with fryers, grills, prep table and surpassing all knife skills to do so.
•Kept an immaculately organized and clean stations, throughout all periods of the day.
Line cook
Ultimate Sports Bar Chatham ON March 2018 - Nov 2020
•Maintained a clean and organized area.
•Was able to work a mistake less shift Mon-Friday.
•High attention to detail as in house was full, every day.
•Timely executed knife skills and food knowledge.
Roofer
Rural urban roofing Chatham ON
•In between jobs I would resort back to roofing.
•Job included working at heights, applying new roof materials.
•Efficiently and safely worked outdoors, long days, in all types of weather.
EDUCATION – Certifications
ABCS Safety
-Standard first aid/CPR
Canadian Food Safety Group
-Food handlers, Safecheck Advanced Food Safety Certification Program, Ontario, Canada
Valid until March 28, 2027
Majors McGuire
-Working at Heights Refresher, Ontario, Canada
Valid until May 2026
Energy Safety Canada
-H2S Alive
Valid until Nov 2027
Energy Safety Canada
-CSO
REFERENCES
•Executive Chef Aramark 289-***-****
•Roofing supervisor Rural Urban Roofing 519-***-****
•Executive Chef ATCO 604-***-****
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