Executive Kitchen & Operations Leader
Resume:
Joshua Martin
Lockport, IL *****
***************@*****.***
Professional Summary
Passionate Assistant Executive Kitchen manager at Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurant. I thrive off encouraging success through dedication, teamwork, high functioning, dependable, and motivation. I set daily team goals to ensure a safe and successful workplace. Extensive knowledge of high- volume kitchen operations, food quality standards, cost control, and team development. My career has given me the opportunity to learn and operate front of house operations and kitchen operations. Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Work Experience
Assistant Exeuctive Kitchen Manager
cooper’s hawk winery and restaurant
November 2024 to Present
I worked with Coopers Hawk Winery and restaurant for 8 years and have grown within the company. I have started off as a line cook and now an Assistant Executive kitchen manager Manager day to day operations at a high level with manager routines and setting goals Inventory management with keeping our cost of goods under a -1.4% actual vs theoretical Managing talent by performance conversations and having set development plans with hourly training Supporting in all kitchen training with hourly team members and managers. Currently we are a manager in development restaurant which is a training restaurant for all new managers with the front of hour and kitchen managers
Enforced food safety and food sanitation standards so all team members are 100% compliance Conduct performance conversations to support team member development and took action when needed Support in managing all orders and making the correct changes to pars to support the volume of business Senior Restaurant Manager
piccolo buco by cooper’s hawk winery and restaurant June 2022 to November 2025
I was part of the opening management team of the first Piccolo Buco in United States
Started off as a kitchen manager and then was promoted to a Senior Restaurant Manager for the front of house operations
Trained all team members as we went to a 4-manager team of operations creating us to work and train all team members as whole.
Made sure all guest had 100% guest satisfaction with providing top of the line service and great food All guest should experience with our Piccolo Buco experience Inventory management with hitting our kpi goals and supporting plans if we did not hit our actual vs theoretical
Write weekly schedules and monitored labor over last years sales to project the current weeks labor. Looking ahead to see if there are any events/concerts in the area that would negatively impact the restaurant and would schedule to reflect our projections Consistently exercised independent judgment and discretion on shifts to positively affect the restaurant as a whole including our team and guests
Kitchen Manager
Cooper’s Hawk winery and Restaurant july
January 2021 to June 2022
I started off as a line cook at the Cooper’s Hawk in New Lenox IL and then was promoted to Kitchen manager to where my first location was the Cooper’s Hawk in South Barrington
Managed day to day operations with setting goals and focusing on operations Focused on KPIS and hitting all metrics that were assigned to me and our team Supporting in the training of all hourly kitchen team members and our manager in development kitchen managers
Held performance conversations to better support the team. Feedback was given for positive praise and then any learning opportunities
Acting General Manager
bradley bourbonnais
January 2016 to December 2021
I started off as a line cook and worked my way up to acting general manager Followed daily prep to ensure the shifts were set up for success Made sure all guest were happy with their food and had a positive dining experience Ordered off projections of volume and monitored sales Supported training all new team members and managers Wrote schedules based on volume
Education
Triton college
January 2017 to December 2018
Oak Forest high school
January 2012 to December 2016
Skills
accountability Promoting positive culture Machining Conflict management Organizational skills Operations management Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Basic math Experienced in most restaurant positions & operations Cleaning & sanitation management Coaching and performance management Interpersonal skills Food & beverage production Team development Sanitizing chemicals OSHA Production data analysis Fun and energetic Math
Languages
• Spanish
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