Maxine Curry
Dayjob Limited
The Big Peg
120 Vyse Street
Birmingham B18 6NF
England
T: 0044 121 638 0026
E: info@dayjob.com
PERSONAL SUMMARY
Maxine comes to you with a strong background in assisting senior chefs in ensuring that fresh food and the full menu choice is available throughout a service period. She will always ensure that waste is kept to a minimum in a kitchen area. As a seasoned professional she has a full understanding of food safety and sanitation practices. At the moment she works for ………………. where she makes sure that guests are wowed by their food and have a really positive experience. Her key responsibilities are to cook perfect dishes to the satisfaction of individual guests. Through her career she has become a perfectionist who always ensures that a kitchen facility is left, at the end of each shift, in a clean and secure condition with all food stuffs appropriately stored away and properly labelled. As a true professional she is ready to assume 100% responsibility for the quality of food served. At this stage of her career she would like to join a company that has a structured, exciting development path for ambitious hospitality professionals.
CAREER HISTORY
COOK – Start Date – Present
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Responsible for the cooking and presentation of all food produced and served.
Duties;
- Setting up, maintaining, handing over and then closing down a clean, safe and fully operational kitchen.
- Preparing food before the arrival of guests.
- Ordering ingredients and spices in advance as required.
- Serving all food and beverages at the exact specified times.
- Preparing ingredients for broiling, grilling, frying, sautéing or other cooking methods by portioning, battering, breading, seasoning and marinating them.
- Cooking food in various utensils or grillers.
- Participating in all general catering and dining room duties.
- Checking quality of ingredients delivered.
- Stepping in for other kitchen staff as needed in urgent circumstances.
- Maintaining the menu boards as directed
- Arranging and garnishing dishes.
- Preparing and cooking fresh food from scratch using fresh produce.
- Cooking large quantities of food.
- Carrying out work outside of normal working hours.
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JOB TITLE – Start Date – End Date
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KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Professional
- Experience of working in high volume establishments.
- High level of attention to detail.
- Accurately estimating the expected food consumption.
- Excellent physical condition and stamina and able to remain standing for long periods.
- Good working knowledge of accepted sanitation standards and health codes.
- Can work in a standing position for long periods of time.
- Able to work on own as well as part of a team.
- A good command of the English language.
Personal
- Flexible and cooperative.
- A high level of self-motivation.
- Task and goal-oriented with a positive attitude.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Organisational Skills
Verbal Communication
Culinary Arts
Kitchen Equipment
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
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REFERENCES
Available on request.
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