Belinda Elez
Cranbourne North,VIC
Summary
Adept Chef and Site Manager with a proven track record at Chartwells / Compass Group, excelling in menu development, food safety, and team leadership. Demonstrated expertise in enhancing food quality and presentation, alongside effective budget and stock management. Skilled in fostering client relationships and staff training, contributing to significant process improvements and customer satisfaction.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Chef / Site Manager
Chartwells / Compass Group - Haileybury Berwick site
Berwick, VIC
05.2023 - Current
- Plan, supervise, and monitor food production for retail catering, functions, and events.
- Maintain effective customer service and client relationships.
- Responsible for stock control, budgets, rostering, mentoring, and training staff.
- Maintain the highest standards of food quality and presentation.
- Ensure contract compliance is met through an understanding of the scope of work required.
- Actively maintaining a high standard of food safety, allergen awareness, and OHS.
Chef
Apple Blossoms Early Learning
Narre Warren, VIC
04.2016 - 05.2023
- Plan and prepare meals for up to 120 children, including morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea. Taking into consideration allergy and nutritional requirements, cultural and religious differences, and the special needs of the 0–2-year-olds.
- Order and purchase food supplies each week in line with the center's menu and budget.
- Maintain high standards of all food safety aspects, record keeping.
- Seasonal menu planning.
- Liaise and interact with parents in a friendly manner in relation to their child's needs.
- Maintain a professional approach to work that reflects the Center's philosophy, policies, and procedures, and ensures confidentiality in all aspects of operations.
Kitchen Production
Ikea
Springvale, VIC
07.2011 - 03.2016
- Prepared and cooked meals for the retail and staff restaurant.
- Upheld high standards of all food safety procedures, record keeping.
- Served the customers.
- Understanding of all dishes.
- Menu planning for the staff restaurant.
- I stepped up to the team leader role on several occasions while the team leader was absent.
- Rostering, ordering, produce.
- Trained kitchen staff and supervised/coordinated all related culinary activities.
Education
Food Safety Supervision Skill Set
In Focus Food Safety
05-2024
Certificate III in Commercial Cookery
Chisholm Institute
Melbourne, VIC12-1999
Certificate II in Community Services
Suszan Johnston Organization P/L
VICSkills
- Food safety
- Menu planning
- Customer service
- Team management
- Budget management
- Culinary skills
- Stock control
- Menu development
- Staff training
- Conflict resolution
- Recipe creation
- Kitchen operations
- Allergen awareness
- Process improvements
- Portion and cost control
- Knife skills
- Food quality
- Order delivery practices
- Kitchen equipment operations
- Ingredient knowledge
- Food presentation
- Catering events
- Kitchen management
- Creative menu planning
- Stock ordering
Timeline
Chef / Site Manager
Chartwells / Compass Group - Haileybury Berwick site
05.2023 - Current
Chef
Apple Blossoms Early Learning
04.2016 - 05.2023
Kitchen Production
Ikea
07.2011 - 03.2016
Food Safety Supervision Skill Set
In Focus Food Safety
Certificate III in Commercial Cookery
Chisholm Institute
Certificate II in Community Services
Suszan Johnston Organization P/L
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