Parminder Kaur

Safety-focused, detail-oriented Food Service Professional with over 20 years of robust experience across healthcare hospitality, culinary leadership, and production environments. Proven track record as a hospital Grill Cook, expertly preparing high-quality, specialized breakfast, lunch, and dinner grill meals tailored to patient dietary requirements. Adept at high-volume food preparation, steam table management, and multi-station service while maintaining strict healthcare sanitation, ticket-collection procedures, and food safety protocols.

Assembler at Airborn (2026-02 – Present)

• Utilize production instructions, parts lists, and technical drawings to assemble complex connectors with high precision.
• Maintain an organized, safe, and hazard-free workstation in strict compliance with manufacturing safety standards

Cook/Food Service Associate - (Grill & Prep Focus) at Ascension Seton (2021-11 – 2025-12)

• Operated high-volume kitchen grill and flat-top stations to prepare specialized short-order breakfast, lunch, and dinner items.
• Executed 100% accurate food preparation and grilling in strict compliance with complex therapeutic diet orders (e.g., cardiac, diabetic, low-sodium).
• Managed patient meal tickets to accurately build and verify trays; served patients and cafeteria patrons in an efficient, friendly manner.
• Maintained continuous communication with doctors and nursing staff regarding specific patient nutritional and dietary requirements.
• Ensured top-tier food safety standards by following strict wrapping, dating, labeling, and FIFO rotation procedures for all raw and cooked items.
• Kept an immaculate kitchen environment by sanitizing work areas, grills, and cooking utensils according to healthcare regulations.

Cook/Food Service Associate (Short-Order & Line Cook) at North Austin Medical Center (2018-02 – 2021-10)

• Utilized short-preparation methods to cook custom grill meals across breakfast, lunch, and dinner service windows.
• Tasted all prepared food items to guarantee flavor quality, correct service temperatures, and attractive presentation.
• Read patient meal tickets to customize dining trays according to medical guidelines and strict portion controls.
• Delivered meals directly to patient rooms while maintaining top-tier hospitality and patient care standards.
• Cleaned, sanitized, and maintained assigned kitchen workstations, steam tables, grills, and storage areas.

Shift Manager / Team Lead at Taco Bell, Whataburger, & White Castle (2005-01 – 2017-05)

• Directed daily restaurant operations, monitored grill food quality, and managed steam tables and rapid-assembly short-preparation lines.
• Oversaw inventory counts, food temperature logs, kitchen safety, and FIFO rotation to ensure top-tier guest satisfaction

Lead Mail Sorter at Pitney Bowes (2017-10 – 2018-02)

Front Desk Clerk at Super 8 (2012-05 – 2015-12)

Bachelor of Arts in B.A. – GND University (2002)