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Lars Jacobson

DeKalb

Summary

Motivated and hardworking cook with 7 years

of experience. Works with others to achieve

a productive and time efficient work environment.

Able to preform above and beyond when necessary

and capable of picking up others slack if needed.

Dedicated to bringing effort and ingenuity into

the workplace to ensure things are running

smoothy each day.

Worked as a target Warehouse Associate team member for

four and a half years. Dedicated and detail oriented to

ensure a high mark of quality and swiftness of delivery.

Fulfills roles in the department of wave commander, security

isle specialist, Ulta specialist, and rework team member.

Backup LWW for PTS for two and a half years, time fulfilling that function up to seven months weekly.

Ensured the hands on and engaged running of the PTS department, including: helping team where needed, enforcing safety, quality, and productivity standards, filing excel reports on hourly productivity, spearheading new quality initiatives in the department, cross communicating with other departments regularly to ensure freight deliveries, system, and mechanical support, communicating with the team and leadership to maximize productivity in the department, and analyzing department data to aid in OM's staffing decisions.

Backup Control Center Technician for half a year.

While fulfilling the control center function, I have been in charge of: filing reports for metric in multiple departments across the building, partnering with multiple departments to mitigate technical issues when or before they arise,and tracking freight movement through the facility.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Warehouse Worker

Target
DeKalb
10.2021 - Current
  • Prepared and completed warehouse orders according to schedule.
  • Preserved safe work environment by maintaining clean workstations.
  • Lead other team members to ensure orders were completed in a timely manner while adhering to the standard of work.
  • Focused on the quality metric within the department.
  • Ensure the correct handling and quality of high valued freight within the department.
  • Problem solving on the fly to ensure the smooth day to day runnings of waves put in charge of.

Cook

Martha's Kitchen
Malta
06.2014 - 07.2021
  • Sanitized food preparation areas, grills and equipment.
  • Operated ovens, fryers, and other kitchen equipment.
  • Set up and performed initial prep work for food items such as soups, sauces and salads.
  • Prepared select items ahead of busy periods to avoid slow service.
  • Enforced proper sanitation practices to prevent spoiling or contamination of foods.
  • Checked inventory to ensure all necessary items were in stock.
  • Maintained safe operations of food prep equipment to reduce complications and retain safety procedures.
  • Prepared dishes in fast-paced environment working with teammates to maintain high customer satisfaction rate.
  • Developed processes to streamline food-preparation and presentation tasks, recommending changes as necessary to boost productivity.
  • Has been in charge of the daily running of the business on several occasions anywhere from a few days to a period over a week.
  • Stocked server areas with supplies before, during and after shifts.
  • Calculated charges, issued table checks and collected payments from customers.

Education

High School Diploma -

Dekalb High School
Dekalb, IL
06.2016

Skills

  • Dish preparation
  • Cutting and slicing techniques
  • Food presentation
  • Cleaning and organization
  • Equipment cleaning and maintenance
  • Food preparation
  • Team-oriented
  • Effective prioritization
  • Foodservice sanitation
  • Recipe preparation
  • Quality Assessment and Assurance
  • Team Collaboration
  • Problem Solving
  • Handling high value freight
  • Leading small teams
  • Leading large teams
  • Computer savvy
  • Communication between multiple teams
  • Fostering safe habits
  • Coaching team members
  • Problem solving
  • Data analysis

Timeline

Warehouse Worker

Target
10.2021 - Current

Cook

Martha's Kitchen
06.2014 - 07.2021

High School Diploma -

Dekalb High School
Lars Jacobson