Carrie Vickers
Spartanburg
Summary
Hardworking professional coordinating high-volume orders with accuracy and precision. Educated in preparing specialty foods and safely operating baking and cooking equipment. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic,and adaptability. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
1
1
Certification
3
3
years of post-secondary education
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Line Cook
Haberdish
Charlotte
03.2026 - Current
- Prepared and organized service stations by arranging utensils and ingredients prior to service.
- Follow deep clean list before service or during slow service
- Run service of 300-500 people per night from 5pm-10pm on weekdays and 5pm-11pm on weekends
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of workstations and kitchen to ensure a safe and efficient cooking environment.
Grill Cook
Compass Group
Greenville
12.2025 - 03.2026
- Prepped and made fresh breakfast every morning
- Prepped a grill for lunch and helped prep any other station that needed help such as deli
- Run the grill and fryer throughout lunch
- Any leftovers from breakfast such as sausage would be made into a pizza topping for my grill station for lunch
- Cleaned and set up serving station
- Served breakfast to customers
- Take customers orders and give them a QR code ticket
- Any left overs from breakfast such as sausage would be made into a pizza topping for my grill station for lunch
- Handled dishes between breakfast and lunch change
- Break down grill after lunch service by cleaning the counters, floors, flat top, fridges, freezer, and steam well.
- Cleaned and broke down grill after lunch service, ensuring cleanliness of counters, floors, flat top, fridges, freezer, and steam well.
- I cleaned the deli after lunch service by cleaning the proofer, the counters, the cold holding fridge, the cutting boards, checked and label everything that would be moved into a proper fridge, and the floors.
- Clean and close down dish pit
- Make and prep the breakfast cart for the next days breakfast
- Make and prep the breakfast cart for the next day's breakfast
- Take out trash and compost
Cook/Prep/front
Mac attack
Greenville
04.2025 - 12.2025
- Followed recipes and portion control guidelines to consistently deliver delicious meals
- Collaborated with kitchen staff to coordinate meal preparation and ensure timely service
- Maintained a clean and organized work area, adhering to sanitation regulations
- Ensured compliance with health codes and regulations during food handling, storage, and preparation stages
- Managed multiple orders simultaneously during peak hours while maintaining accuracy
- Collaborated with the kitchen team to ensure timely delivery of food orders and maintain high-quality standards
- Closely monitored cooking times and temperatures for all dishes to ensure optimal taste and texture
- Sliced, diced, chopped vegetables/fruits/meats accurately as per recipe requirements
- Assembled ingredients accurately according to specified portion sizes or recipe instructions
- Adapted menus based on dietary restrictions or customer preferences
- Resolved customer complaints promptly and effectively, ensuring a positive dining experience for all guests
- Developed relationships with regular customers to provide personalized service and enhance their dining experience
- Utilized upselling techniques to enhance sales of promotional items and add-ons, improving overall revenue
- Processed customer transactions accurately and efficiently, handling cash, credit cards, and electronic payments
- Maintained a balanced cash drawer at all times, reconciling discrepancies promptly
- Implemented effective upselling techniques to increase sales of promotional items or add-ons
- Assisted in the coordination and organization of kitchen operations to ensure efficient workflow
- Packed prepared foods into containers for storage or immediate consumption by customers/guests
- Labeled all prepared items with appropriate date labels for easy identification in storage areas
- Maintained knowledge of menu items including ingredients used in each dish
- Operated kitchen equipment safely following established guidelines
Sauté Cook
Dray bar and grill
Drayton
01.2024 - 11.2024
- Prepared and cooked a variety of dishes according to recipes, quality standards, and presentation guidelines
- Adhered to portion control guidelines while plating dishes for consistent portion sizes
- Maintained a clean and organized work station, following sanitation guidelines at all times
- Operated various kitchen equipment such as grills, fryers, ovens, etc., ensuring their proper functioning
- Collaborated with the kitchen team to plan daily specials and seasonal menu changes
- Managed food inventory and ensured proper storage and rotation of ingredients to minimize waste
- Assisted in training new line cooks on cooking techniques, recipe execution, and safety procedures
- Followed all food safety regulations including temperature monitoring and labeling of prepared foods
- Maintained knowledge of current menu items, ingredients used, allergens present, and any dietary restrictions or preferences upon request from customers
- Prepped, set up, and worked every brunch which included one new special a week such as French toast, flavored pancakes, Crab cake or prime rib eggs benedict, etc.
Deli Clerk
Publix
Duncan
07.2022 - 10.2023
- Assisted customers in selecting products
- Prepared premade items to ensure quality and freshness for customer selection
- Cleaning slicers
- Managed meat products in compliance with health standards
- Handling dairy products
- Monitored multiple customers for service needs
- Multitasking
- Answered phone calls to assist customers with their needs
- Taking catering orders
- Handled chemicals following safety protocols to ensure safe use
- Making catering orders
- Training others on pos systems and meal making
- Scanning out all outdated and transferred items
- Making orders to customers' directions or calling the customer if any issues occurred
McDonalds Crew Trainer
McDonald's
Duncan
10.2021 - 07.2022
- Trained staff while managing cash register operations
- Operated drive-thru window for efficient order processing
- Handled cash transactions for drive-thru customers
- Bagging food items
- Operated kitchen fryers for food preparation
- Assembling food
- Cleaning dining room
- Performed routine cleaning of kitchen equipment
- Front of the house greetings
- Taking orders in person and in drive thru
Education
Culinary Arts - Associate's degree
Greenville Technical College
GreenvilleHigh school diploma -
James F Byrnes
Duncan, SC 07.2019 - 05.2022
Skills
- Grilling
- Sautéing
- Deep frying
- Roasting
- Expo
- Chocolate preparation
- Dessert preparation
- Cake decorating
- Plating techniques
- Fondant sculpting
- Chocolate sculpting
- Marzipan sculpting
- Food garnish preparation
- Recipe scaling
- Food portion control procedures
- Vegetable preparation
- Meat Cutting
- Large scale mixers
- Food slicers
- knives skills
- Proper food storage
- Kitchen equipment sanitization
- Cleaning kitchen areas
- Food sanitation/ Food handling
- Cross-contamination prevention
- Clean workspace maintenance
- Proper waste disposal
- Food allergen safety
- Kitchen station setup
- Visual inspection for quality control
- Line cook experience
- Fast food experience
- Casual dining experience
- Fine dining experience
- Catering
- Banquet Experience
- Inventory control
- Production planning
- Dishwashing
- Ability to follow instructions
- Kitchen teamwork
- FOH pos system (Toast /Square/ Table)
- Customer communication
- Customer complaint resolution
- Teamwork
- Maintaining an organized workspace
- Assistant manager experience
- Team management
- Stocking
- Commercial Cleaning
Certification
- TIPS, 10/01/25, Present, service of on premise alcohol
- ServSafe managerial certification, 11/01/22, 11/01/27
- ServSafe Food Handler Certification
Languages
English
Additional Information - Authorized To Work
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
Line Cook
Haberdish
03.2026 - Current
Grill Cook
Compass Group
12.2025 - 03.2026
Cook/Prep/front
Mac attack
04.2025 - 12.2025
Sauté Cook
Dray bar and grill
01.2024 - 11.2024
Deli Clerk
Publix
07.2022 - 10.2023
McDonalds Crew Trainer
McDonald's
10.2021 - 07.2022
High school diploma -
James F Byrnes
07.2019 - 05.2022
Culinary Arts - Associate's degree
Greenville Technical College