Keith Kirkland
Knoxville
Summary
Dedicated professional offering experience contributing to team success. Friendly, outgoing and reliable professional in restaurant industry with background in cooking and management responsibilities. Passionate about maximizing kitchen productivity.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
2002
2002
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Restaurant kitchen manager
Chez Guevara
Knoxville
12.2025 - Current
- Managed daily kitchen operations ensuring smooth food preparation.
- Supervised kitchen staff and assigned daily tasks effectively.
- Maintained high standards of cleanliness and food safety compliance.
- Write and receive orders
- Stock and rotate product
- Maintenence on building and machines to maintain the restaurant
Equipment Operator
TDOC
Knoxville
01.2021 - 11.2025
- Operated heavy machinery to complete daily tasks efficiently.
- Conducted routine maintenance on equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Followed safety protocols to maintain a secure work environment.
- Warehouse experience load and unloading product
- Maintain daily logs for warehouse stock
- Delivery experience in shipping and receiving
- Forklift experience
- Heavy machine work
Education
Gibbs
Knoxville, TnSkills
- Kitchen operations
- Food safety compliance
- Staff supervision
- Order management
- Equipment maintenance
- Customer service
- Inventory control
- Food preparation
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
- Safety protocols
- Task delegation
- Inventory management
- Operations management
- Staff management
- Supply chain management
- Flexible schedule
- Menu costing
- Quality assurance
- Recipes and menu planning
- Team collaboration and leadership
- Vendor relations
- Recipe creation
- Kitchen management
- Vendor relationship management
- Conflict resolution
- Food cost analysis
- Kitchen equipment operation and maintenance
- Order delivery practices
- Equipment condition evaluations
- Food production management
- Product rotation
- Safe food handling
- Resource allocation
- Sanitation
Timeline
Restaurant kitchen manager
Chez Guevara
12.2025 - Current
Equipment Operator
TDOC
01.2021 - 11.2025
Gibbs