Victoria Anderson
Christiana
Summary
Dedicated dietary lead/cook with experience in preparing nutritious meals, ensuring dietary compliance, maintaining kitchen safety standards, training new staff members, prepping, communication skills within kitchen staff and management, and proven ability to manage kitchen operations efficiently while delivering exceptional service.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Dietary Lead Cook
Unity Medical Center
Manchester
03.2026 - Current
- Supervise kitchen staff to ensure efficient meal preparation and delivery.
- Prepare nutritious meals for patients, guests, and employees.
- Follow all dietary restrictions.
- Help in different areas of the kitchen.
- Make sure staff is staying focused and on task of their job duties.
- Communication amongst co-workers.
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of kitchen equipment and work areas to ensure compliance with health standards.
- Document food temperatures and equipment temperatures.
- Help with food inventory and keep an eye on things that need to be ordered.
- Check over the kitchen to ensure that everything is done correctly and efficiently.
- Make sure everything is dated and/or has a date on inventory items.
- Leading my team to a successful work day.
Dietary Cook
Unity Medical Center
Manchester
07.2025 - 03.2026
- Prepared meals when lead cook needed help.
- Preparation of the cafeteria salad bar.
- Set up cafeteria for breakfast and/or lunch.
- Printed patient diets and set up trays.
- Maintained kitchen hygiene by adhering to safety protocols and procedures.
- Assisted in helping lead cook and fellow co-workers with work tasks.
Specialist
Asurion
Smyrna
12.2017 - 02.2022
- Balanced competing priorities through deliberate project and time management practices.
- Participated in ongoing training and compliance activities.
- Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
- Maintained positive working relationship with fellow staff and management.
- Set specific goals for projects to measure progress and evaluate end results.
- Defined team directions and provided guidance to members.
Key Holder
Dollar General
Manchester
08.2015 - 11.2017
- Supervised bank deposits and security procedures to support store opening and closing.
- Trained and helped supervise staff to develop and maintain store revenue, team customer service skills and product knowledge.
- Coordinated floor moves, merchandising and display maintenance and monitored floor stock to keep popular items available to buyers.
- Worked with store management to identify opportunities to drive business and increase sales and profits.
- Operated cash register.
- Maintained store and maintained appearance.
- Performed store opening and closing tasks to comply with preset store operations guidelines.
- Set up visually appealing promotional displays.
- Completed thorough opening, closing and shift change functions to maintain operational standards each day.
- Stocked and merchandised products in compliance with Plan-o-Grams and company guidelines to facilitate organized, attractive store layout.
- Assisted customers with locating and securing desired products.
- Supervised receiving and stockroom activities to identify opportunities with inventory and prevent shrinkage.
- Developed good working relationships with store leadership and sales personnel.
Crew Member
Wendys Restaurant
Manchester
02.2013 - 07.2015
- Wiped down tables and equipment, swept and refilled stock.
- Kept restaurant lobby, front counter and restrooms neat and clean throughout shift.
- Packed fast food products in approved containers, cups and bags.
- Drove team success by quickly completing assigned tasks.
- Demonstrated proper food safety practices by accurately completing quality control checklist.
- Served food quickly for positive guest experiences.
- Restocked supplies, removed trash and cleaned areas.
- Answered customer questions and took orders.
- Operated fryers and grills, assisted with putting orders together and bagged items for customers.
- Followed recipes to cut, chop and combine correct ingredients and quantities to meet quality standards.
- Totaled bills, accepted payments and returned change.
- Processed payments and bagged items for customer check out.
- Interacted pleasantly with guests to deliver quality customer service.
- Stocked shelves and cases with new or transferred items.
- Prepared food for various recipes by washing, peeling and dicing ingredients.
Education
High School Diploma -
Coffee County Central High School
Manchester, TN05.2015
Skills
- Product and service knowledge
- Sales monitoring
- Inventory
- Communication skills
- Training and development
- Leadership
- Safety
Timeline
Dietary Lead Cook
Unity Medical Center
03.2026 - Current
Dietary Cook
Unity Medical Center
07.2025 - 03.2026
Specialist
Asurion
12.2017 - 02.2022
Key Holder
Dollar General
08.2015 - 11.2017
Crew Member
Wendys Restaurant
02.2013 - 07.2015
High School Diploma -
Coffee County Central High School