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ALEJANDRA LOPEZ

Melbourne,VIC

Summary

Dynamic pastry professional with extensive experience at Phillippa’s Pty Ltd, excelling in baking techniques and quality control. Proven ability to create visually stunning pastries while ensuring food safety and sanitation. Adept at collaborating with teams to meet customer demands and adapt recipes for dietary restrictions, consistently delivering exceptional results.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Pastry Cook

Phillippa’s Pty Ltd
Melbourne/ Armadale , VIC
03.2024 - Current
  • Blended ingredients and mixed dough, following recipes.
  • Adapted measurements to meet quantity of bakery items being prepared.
  • Monitored inventory levels to ensure adequate supplies were available at all times.
  • Placed dough in pans, molds and sheets and monitored products during baking to adjust temperature.
  • Maintained kitchen order and cleanliness by moving stock between storage and station in addition to sanitizing surfaces.
  • Decorated pastries using icing, frosting and other toppings, resulting in beautiful appearance and delicious flavor.
  • Operated ovens, mixers, grinders and other kitchen equipment as needed.
  • Followed recipes to create cake, cookies and products.

Assistant Pastry Chef

Bonjour De France
Melbourne/Blackburn, VICTORIA
08.2022 - 12.2023

Carried out daily kitchen prep and closing duties, with station setup, breakdown, and organization.

Maintained kitchen order and cleanliness by moving stock between storage and stations, in addition to sanitizing surfaces.

Followed recipes to create cakes, cookies, and pastry products.

Decorated pastries using icing, frosting, and other toppings, resulting in a beautiful appearance and delicious flavor.

Baked gluten-free and other goods with ingredient limitations to meet dietary restrictions.

Baker's Assistant

Bakers Delight Middle Brighton
Melbourne/Middle Brighton , VICTORIA
12.2021 - 08.2022
  • To assist the Baker and Production Manager in ensuring the bread quality and range meet the Bakers Delight standards, and to deliver on time to meet customer demands.
  • Consistently maintained high levels of cleanliness, organization, storage and sanitation of food and beverage products to ensure quality.
  • Finished baked goods with glazes, icings and other toppings.

Education

Diploma of Hospitality Management - Hospitality

Australian National Institute of Business And Tech
Melbourne, VIC
05-2023

Certificate IV in Patisserie - Patisserie

Australian National Institute of Business And Tech
Melbourne, VIC
01-2023

Certificate III in Patisserie - Patisserie

Australian National Institute of Business And Tech
Melbourne, VIC
01-2023

Skills

  • Food safety and sanitation
  • Weights and measures
  • Baking techniques
  • Stock rotation
  • Quality control
  • Team collaboration
  • Problem-solving abilities

Languages

Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
English
Professional

Timeline

Pastry Cook

Phillippa’s Pty Ltd
03.2024 - Current

Assistant Pastry Chef

Bonjour De France
08.2022 - 12.2023

Baker's Assistant

Bakers Delight Middle Brighton
12.2021 - 08.2022

Diploma of Hospitality Management - Hospitality

Australian National Institute of Business And Tech

Certificate IV in Patisserie - Patisserie

Australian National Institute of Business And Tech

Certificate III in Patisserie - Patisserie

Australian National Institute of Business And Tech
ALEJANDRA LOPEZ