Week #2

Hi again! It is the end of my second week and time is flying by.  During this past week I worked in Couch Restaurants and was able to see the different roles of a manager and a variety of tasks completed, such as production, inventory, purchasing, receiving, and storage.   I worked closely with Sam Ford (General Manager), Marcia Musser (Operations Manager) and Gary Knodel (Executive Chef) in order to see what they do and how they manage to keep the each of the restaurant operations running smoothly.  I have attended multiple meetings this week that have given me a better insight about managing food services.  I really enjoyed being a part of the new hiring plans for Couch; I have never seen how that works so it was very educational and interesting to me.  Sam and Marcia also assigned me a project while I was with them to create food allergen policies for each of the operations in Couch.  Each handout will be specific for the certain place it is made for.  This project has allowed me to become more familiar with each dining area and the staff working there.

I have really enjoyed my second week with OU Housing & Food Services.  Working in Couch for a week was great because I was able to become acquainted with the employees and feel more comfortable working my way around.  I had the opportunity to work with the managers and numerous supervisors within the operations, which was very informative ad at the same time fun.  Everyone has been so friendly and willing to educate me on what it is that they do.  I look forward to my future weeks here!