Hunter Gardner
New River
Summary
Flexible Cook willing to work weekends, holidays and evenings. Comfortable working in fast-paced environments in team setting. Background in maintaining kitchen sanitation, preparing basic components of dishes and working within team of cooks.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Line Cook
Barros Pizza
10.2023 - Current
- Changed and sanitized cutting boards, benches, and surfaces between tasks to avoid cross-contamination.
- Wrapped up and stored unused food in appropriate containers and placed in refrigerator to avoid spoilage.
- Instructed new staff in proper food preparation, storage, use of kitchen equipment and sanitation.
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business.
- Created identical dishes numerous times daily with consistent care, attention to detail, and quality.
- Operated varied kitchen equipment, observing operation guidelines to avoid accidents and prevent malfunctions.
- Trained new kitchen staff on food safety, preparation and cooking techniques.
- Followed health, safety and sanitation guidelines while preparing and serving food.
- Prepared and cooked meals according to recipes and customer specifications.
Warehouse Associate
Amazon Warehouse
04.2023 - 10.2023
- worked in the Inbound Dock department
- This role requires utilizing multiple standard operating procedures to process and unload cargo onto conveyor lines
- Certified in opening and closing dock doors, securing trailers to the building by locking them into place and lifting dock plates into trailers creating a safe and secure route for associates to unload cargo
- Troubleshooting & solving issues with conveyor lines by assessing sensors, surveying for any blockages or malfunctions with the conveyor belt mechanisms
- Received forklift certification, able to drive and operate forklift
- Consistently lifted materials weighing as much as 50 pounds or more.
- Worked safely around moving machinery.
- Manually or mechanically loaded and unloaded materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles
- Maintained clean, orderly work environment free of hazards.
- Operated equipment while observing standard safety procedures.
- Drove forklifts, pallet jacks and other equipment to move materials.
- Loaded and unloaded materials onto and off of trucks for fast shipment.
- Used machinery and equipment such as box cutters, shrink-wrap guns and electric pallet jacks.
Prep Cook
Barro's Pizza
08.2021 - 04.2023
- Worked on food preparation line following written procedures in making dough, grating cheese, cutting vegetables, preparing meat and assembling pizzas
- Each of these had stock levels that had to be maintained throughout the shift and appropriate levels and set up to be left for the following shift
- Verified incoming supplies, ensured proper storage of all supplies, tracked needed inventory and supplies
- Used industrial kitchen equipment which required following strict safety guidelines
- Preserved freshness of food by storing food in designated containers and storage areas within freezer or refrigerator.
- Maintained clean, hygienic kitchen workspace by sweeping, mopping, and taking out trash.
- Trained and assisted new kitchen staff members.
- Operated dishwasher and manually washed dishes to clean all chinaware, silverware, and cooking utensils.
- Received shipments and placed items on proper shelves to restock and organize restaurant pantry.
- Followed orders from Management to establish productive and timely preparation of meals.
- Followed strict standards for food handling and safety, minimizing risks to customers.
- Managed opening and closing shift kitchen tasks.
- Measured, weighed, and mixed appropriate ingredients according to recipe directions.
- Maintained food safety and sanitation standards.
- Kept kitchen clean and organized by performing daily maintenance tasks.
- Restocked inventory and ingredient items to maintain optimal kitchen efficiency.
Education
High school diploma -
Boulder Creek High School
Anthem, AZ01.2021
Skills
- Kitchen Experience
- Cooking
- Food Handling
- Food Safety
- Packaging
- Forklift
- Following procedures
- Prep work
- Team collaboration
- Time management
- Food safety knowledge
Certification
- Food Handler Certification
- Forklift Certification
Additional Information - References
- Diane Amack, +1 (623) 280-3412
- WES, Manager at Barro's Pizza, Anthem, AZ, 623-551-2800
Timeline
Line Cook
Barros Pizza
10.2023 - Current
Warehouse Associate
Amazon Warehouse
04.2023 - 10.2023
Prep Cook
Barro's Pizza
08.2021 - 04.2023
High school diploma -
Boulder Creek High School
Similar Profiles
Azariah-Raphael FernandezAzariah-Raphael Fernandez
Cook at Barros PizzaCook at Barros Pizza
Elise HarrisonElise Harrison
Counter Server at Barros PizzaCounter Server at Barros Pizza
Mark'el HoganMark'el Hogan
Cook at Barros PizzaCook at Barros Pizza