Michael Carrillo
Dietary Manager
A long-term nursing home
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
Promotion from cook to supervisor.
I was the go-to person in the company to fix budgets and staffing issues.
Took a college course and got Dietary Manager certification.
Worked long hours to turn around a problem kitchen with a company at other facilities.
Education
GED
med-high
med-high
Career
Dietary Manager
Supervise kitchen staff and cook.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Food
Travel
Helping People
Day to Day
Busy, busy! Training new employees, monitoring kitchen staff, cooks and dietary aides. Visiting with residents that live at the nursing home. Serving 3 meals per day for 125 people and staff.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for high school students
First finish school then set your goals. Visit some nursing homes and see the love many of these people need. That's why I went into working in nursing homes, because I love to cook and see the results when residents enjoy a meal. They mostly always look forward to meals, food is love to the soul to a lot of people.
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Parents:
"Cooking was hard, there were long hours. I worked in restaurants before starting in nursing homes. Work in different restaurants was hard, there was always the change in management, the chef would move things around, and there were too many bosses."
Challenges I Overcame
Financial
Drugs / Addiction
