Amy Peck
Kembla Grange ,Nsw
Summary
Passionate and driven hospitality professional with a proven track record of delivering exceptional customer service and effectively managing diverse teams. Seeking to expand expertise and knowledge in retail and sales sectors, eager to leverage skills to drive sales growth and enhance overall customer experience. Committed to staying up-to-date with industry trends and continuously improving abilities, excited to contribute strong work ethic, interpersonal skills, and problem-solving abilities to a dynamic retail or sales team.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
SousChef
Dapto Leagues Club
Dapto, NSW
12.2019 - Current
- Completing daily tasks that include-
- Management
- Supervision and organisation of staff
- Ordering
- -kitchen/ food preparation tasks
- Creating/ preparing extensive menus to fruition
- -completing service periods
- -General cleaning
- -Ensuring service times are adhered too
Function Coordinator
Lagoon restaurant
Wollongong
07.2019 - 12.2019
- Developed strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business and positive referrals.
- Streamlined event planning processes for increased efficiency and reduced costs.
- Conducted post-event evaluations to measure effectiveness and identify areas requiring improvement or adjustment in future events.
- Developed contingency plans for potential issues during event execution, mitigating risks before they became problems.
Chef
Lagoon Seafood Restaurant
01.2007 - 01.2019
- During my time at this establishment, I have worked in the fast paced commercial kitchen to produce a variety of meals for al a carte and function services
- I have made dishes daily including-
- -cooking and preparing entrees, mains and dessert items for the menu
- -mis en place tasks for the service period (breakfast, lunch, dinner or function)
- -I ensure that all food prepared is done in the time frame allocated to be ready for service
- -I ensure that all food is prepared in a hygienic and safe manner
- -Cleaning duties of kitchen and food storage areas to meet hygiene requirements
- -preparation duties for multiple sections
- -ordering of supplies
- Supervising of other staff, eg apprentices, kitchen hands and chefs
- Ensuring customer satisfaction
- Planning and developing dishes for the menu
Chef
Food re Thought- Wollongong University
01.2006 - 01.2007
- During my time in this establishment, I worked in the commercial kitchen
- Completing many food related tasks to assist the other staff to be ready for the service period
- Daily duties included-
- General food preparation tasks
- General cleaning tasks
- Stock control and rotation
Chef
Fellini on Wentworth
01.1998 - 01.2007
- During the time is spent in this establishment, I worked in the kitchen and prepared foods for the al a carte restaurant
- Daily duties included-
- -General cleaning duties to meet hygiene requirements
- -Food preparation of multiple items for the menu
- -Stock ordering and stock control
- -Menu planning
- -Supervising other kitchen
Education
Working with Children Check -
01.2019
Certificate III - Commercial Cookery
TAFE NSW
01.2003
Higher School Certificate -
Warrawong High School
01.1998
Skills
- Honest
- Reliable / Hard working
- Good time management/ communication
- Works well in a team environment
- Team Leadership
- Kitchen leadership
- Food Safety
- Inventory Management
- Safe Food Handling
- Food presentation
- Menu Planning
- Food Preparation
- Customer Service
- Kitchen Organization
- Safety Management
- Mentoring and Coaching
- Menu development
- Staff Training
- Detail Oriented
- Employee Scheduling
- Kitchen Management
- Ordering and Requisitions
- Staff Motivation
- Menu development
- Staff Training
- Detail Oriented
- Employee Scheduling
- Kitchen Management
- Ordering and Requisitions
- Staff Motivation
References
- Jason Hellyer, 0424344616, Coffee Club Shellharbour
- Matthew Lelli, 0421381306, Head Chef Lagoon Restaurant
- Kim Lewis, 0419140878, Eso - Wollongong TAFE
Timeline
SousChef
Dapto Leagues Club
12.2019 - Current
Function Coordinator
Lagoon restaurant
07.2019 - 12.2019
Chef
Lagoon Seafood Restaurant
01.2007 - 01.2019
Chef
Food re Thought- Wollongong University
01.2006 - 01.2007
Chef
Fellini on Wentworth
01.1998 - 01.2007
Working with Children Check -
Certificate III - Commercial Cookery
TAFE NSW
Higher School Certificate -
Warrawong High School