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Isidro Escobar

Chicago

Summary

Dynamic culinary professional with extensive experience at Bayside Bistro, excelling in food safety and sanitation. Proven ability to enhance dish presentation and reduce food waste. Strong customer service skills complemented by effective training of new staff, ensuring high-quality food preparation and a positive dining experience. Also have forklifting experience cherry picker the gas operated forklifts also the certified

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Cook

Hyvee Market Grill
06.2024 - Current

Greeting customers when they walk up maintaining cleanliness after after prepping any type of salad or cooking hyvee approve meal, maintaining deep fryers clean or cleaning out and refilling fryers that means draining the old frying oil out and filling it with new oil , taking any type of Hy-Vee recipe catering order so having to fill out a catering sheet

And cleaning out dining room taking out any trash making sure dining room is clean sanitizing tables sweeping up after customers leave at the end of the night taking out and cleaning out coffee pots coffee makers ,emptying out any tea containers, making sure all kitchen equipment is off, also take your phone calls and greeting customers and helping them with any customer service they need

Sue Chef

Bayside Bistro
04.2022 - 06.2022
  • Supervised kitchen staff to ensure adherence to food safety and sanitation standards.
  • Collaborated with front-of-house staff to optimize service efficiency and customer satisfaction.
  • Managed inventory, reducing waste through effective stock rotation practices.
  • Enhanced dish presentation standards, elevating overall dining experience for patrons.
  • Managed food preparation tasks during high-volume service periods, ensuring all orders were executed in a timely manner without sacrificing quality or presentation standards.
  • Played a key role in achieving positive health inspection results by maintaining strict compliance with all relevant guidelines and regulations throughout daily operations.

Line Cook

Taco Bell
12.2020 - 03.2021
  • Maintained cleanliness and organization of workstations to adhere to food safety standards.
  • Assisted in training new staff on cooking techniques and safety practices for effective onboarding.
  • Adapted quickly to new recipes and techniques, demonstrating versatility and eagerness to learn from colleagues.
  • Changed and sanitized cutting boards, benches, and surfaces between tasks to avoid cross-contamination.
  • Checked food temperature regularly to verify proper cooking and safety.

Line Cook, Assembly Line

McDonald's Restaurant
05.2018 - 11.2020
  • Prepared and assembled food items according to standardized recipes and safety guidelines.
  • Maintained cleanliness and organization of kitchen workstations for efficient workflow.
  • Operated kitchen equipment including grills, fryers, and ovens with adherence to safety protocols.
  • Assisted in inventory management by restocking supplies and monitoring product freshness.
  • Collaborated with team members to meet peak service demands during high-volume hours.
  • Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business.
  • Trained new staff on kitchen procedures and best practices for food preparation.
  • Collaborated with team members to maintain a clean and safe working environment, adhering to health and safety guidelines.

Day Worker

Sedona Staffing
07.2018 - 02.2019

First and foremost having to find the location of the job, having to learn on site what the job description is, learning on the spot, following instructions too the T ,

  • Assisted in daily operations, ensuring tasks were completed efficiently and accurately.
  • Collaborated with team members to streamline processes and improve workflow efficiency.
  • Followed safety protocols diligently, contributing to a secure working environment for all staff.

Manager

Quiroga's Car Wash
10.2013 - 07.2018

Greetings and welcome in customers, giving my employees directions of what they have to do to a certain vehicle, resolving any conflict with any disgruntled customers and feeding them a discount or money back, even put in my hands to work by washing or vacuuming cars, and even detailing some cars myself, doing end of day counts from the registered counting down the register , and locking up the car wash

Education

High School Diploma - Tv Pruduction

Orr Community Academy
Chicago, IL
06.2005

Skills

  • Customer service
  • Cooking
  • Cleaning and organization
  • Food handling
  • Food preparation
  • Kitchen organization
  • Knife skills
  • Sanitation
  • Supply restocking
  • Hospitality and service industry background
  • Food presentation
  • Food waste reduction
  • New hire training

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Cook

Hyvee Market Grill
06.2024 - Current

Sue Chef

Bayside Bistro
04.2022 - 06.2022

Line Cook

Taco Bell
12.2020 - 03.2021

Day Worker

Sedona Staffing
07.2018 - 02.2019

Line Cook, Assembly Line

McDonald's Restaurant
05.2018 - 11.2020

Manager

Quiroga's Car Wash
10.2013 - 07.2018

High School Diploma - Tv Pruduction

Orr Community Academy
Isidro Escobar