Joseph Morales
Philadelphia
Summary
Motivate Worker with exceptional social skills, communication abilities and customer service background. Dedicated to following health and safety guidelines and handling food items properly.
Pursues every opportunity to support team members and proactively address issues. Dependable Food Service Worker with solid background in foodservice and related positions. Works effectively within teams on timely, high-quality food preparation to drive patron satisfaction.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Server
St Christopher Children's Hospital
01.2023 - Current
- Served food and beverages promptly with focused attention to customer needs.
- Provide exceptional food and beverage service to patients, staff, and visitors in a hospital setting, ensuring a positive dining experience.
- Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.
- Maintained clean and organized dining areas to uphold restaurant hygiene standards.
Porter
St Christopher Children's Hospital
01.2023 - Current
- Cleaned and organized kitchen stations to promote team efficiency.
- Scraped, washed and efficiently restacked dishware, utensils, and glassware to keep kitchen ready for customer demands.
- Disinfected counters and wiped down food prep surfaces to prevent illness and cross-contamination from raw meats.
- Boosted team efficiency by keeping kitchen areas organized, clean, and properly sanitized.
- Labeled and stored all food items correctly and checked expiration dates routinely.
- Followed proper handling and sanitation procedures to comply with food safety standards and protocols.
- Efficiently stock and organize supplies in patient rooms, ensuring availability and proper organization of essential items.
Dishwasher
St Christopher Hospital
01.2023 - Current
- Maintains a clean kitchen, properly washes and sorts soiled dishes, and preps foods as needed
- Keeps dish area free of clutter and organized
- Sets up dish stations, including dish machines and sinks
- Maintains clean / dry floors throughout the shift
- Properly washes, stacks, and stores china, glassware, silverware, cookware, and storage containers
- Changes water of machines and sinks every two hours, or more often as required by business levels, and properly uses chemical dilutions set by EcoLab
- Assists in the timely storing of food deliveries
- Maintains trash cans throughout shift and removes full trashcans and boxes at the end of each shift
- Maintains the dry storage area and the organization of storage shelves
- Follows the posted daily dish cleaning duties
- Assists in food prep and any other duties set forth or requested by the chef as needed
Cook
Kentucky Fried Chicken
12.2019 - 12.2021
- Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas
- Clean food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils
- Verify that prepared food meets requirements for quality and quantity
- Cook and package batches of food, such as fried chicken, which are prepared to order or kept warm until sold
- Operate large-volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers, or griddles
- Read food order slips or receive verbal instructions as to food required by patron, and prepare and cook food according to instructions
- Measure ingredients required for specific food items being prepared
- Cook the exact number of items ordered by each customer, working on several different orders simultaneously
- Wash, cut, and prepare foods designated for cooking.
Cook
Shoprite
06.2018 - 12.2018
- Offered carts to patrons.
- Removed broken and unserviceable carts from inventory for repair.
- Collected carts left in parking areas and returned to retail stores.
- Gathered and consolidated carts, freeing up additional cart return spaces.
- Periodically disinfected carts preventing spread of disease.
- Collected empty carts from grocery patrons and returned to store to keep parking lot clear of obstacles.
- Helped with bagging customers' items and carrying oversized or overweight items to customer vehicles.
- Cleared parking lot of litter and foreign debris.
- Patrolled car park for unattended and loose shopping carts, preventing damage to patron vehicles.
- Cleaned carts and repaired broken or damaged parts.
- Collected and returned all hand baskets and shopping carts to proper place for new customer use.
Education
High School Diploma -
Kensington Urban
Skills
- Dish Preparation
- Food and Beverage Pairings
- Regulatory Compliance
- Menu Memorization
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Server
St Christopher Children's Hospital
01.2023 - Current
Porter
St Christopher Children's Hospital
01.2023 - Current
Dishwasher
St Christopher Hospital
01.2023 - Current
Cook
Kentucky Fried Chicken
12.2019 - 12.2021
Cook
Shoprite
06.2018 - 12.2018
High School Diploma -
Kensington Urban
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