Geniene Fynn
Bassendean,WA
Summary
Talented, hard working, passionate and ambitious chef/kitchen leader and team motivator successful at maintaining staff focus and productivity in high-volume, fast-paced operations. Experienced with many different cuisine, sourcing ingredients, controlling budgets and food wastage. Conversational English skills. Extensive knowledge with food HACCP and Allergens
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Line Chef all sections
Programmed
06.2024 - Current
- Full time 2/1 roster Crib and Pastry Chef
- Daily HACCP and Allergens
- All Pastries for crib and evening dessert trays as well as Dinner hot dessert
- All Crib items as per every site as well as making of 250 sandwiches or wraps per day as per cycle menu.
Casual Chef on rotating roster
Tecside Recruitment
01.2024 - 05.2024
- 2/1 roster doing Dinner, Crib and Breakfast
- Daily HACCP
- Baking of desserts.
Chef Casual
Collar Group
08.2022 - 01.2024
- Preparing Dinner and Breakfast for 230 guests
- Baking Desserts
- Making Salads, Cheese and Meat Platters
- Haccp
- Crib.
Sous Chef
Civeo Casual Pool
12.2023 - 01.2024
- 2/1 roster one week days one nights
- Supervising staff
- Signing off on paperwork and allergens
- Cooking of dinners
- Responsible for Crib and omelette bar on nights and managing the kitchen
- HACCP.
Chef
Oasis
01.2023 - 11.2023
- Responsible for crib
- HACCP
- Sandwiches
- Dinner and Breakfast.
Chef
Flexi Staff
07.2022 - 07.2022
- Cooking Meals for 30 residents and following dietary requirements
- Completing HACCP
- Making morning Tea and Afternoon Teas as well as cooking Lunch and Dinner.
Hospitality Trainer
Stanley College Perth
- 06.2022
- Delivering Hospitality units to students
- Training Cookery classes and marking students.
Executive Chef
Civeo Australia
03.2019 - 04.2022
- Supervising Staff – Chefs and General Assistants in the kitchen
- Daily Ordering of Bread and Dairy and weekly ordering of Dry, Chiller & Frozen and Fruit and Veg items needed for weekly menus
- Creating PO’s and sending them off to suppliers as well as PO correction and receipting once goods have arrived
- Running and creating stock sheets for stock count each month end and looking at integrity reports once all figures and data is entered
- Doing daily crib, breakfast and dinner checks as well as daily HACCP records and signing off each days HACCP records
- Receiving deliveries, checking product temps and quality and creating non-conformances if products are broken, damaged or not within correct temperatures
- Ensuring we always have clean kitchen and doing chef rosters and requesting casuals with our casual contracting company
- Cooking all proteins for the camp (max capacity 280) on my roster.
Chef
Chandler McCleod & Sodexo
04.2018 - 03.2019
- Doing daily crib lunch prep for workers who come in from 4am to collect and pack lunch from a huge buffet set up for them with cold foods they can warm up for lunch to salads and selection of cold meats and cheeses for sandwiches
- Preparing breakfast for over 500 staff daily, setting up baine marie, daily cleaning
- Completing temperature logs.
Chef
Swish Coffee Brewers
02.2018 - 04.2018
- Making of Breakfast sandwiches & toasties
- Making gourmet sandwiches for lunch service
- Making of 4 different salads each day
- Making house made compote and granola as well as cooking variety of vegetables.
Head Chef/ Chef Manager
Maylands Penninsula Golf Course (Swanbank Café)
10.2017 - 01.2018
- Doing breakfast shifts
- Working Steak nights on Wednesday night up to 200 steaks to order
- Creating new breakfast menu
- Supervising staff
- Training staff on proper knife techniques, food danger zones, prep lists
- Ordering stock, stock rotation, baking for three venues.
Chef
Flexi Staff
08.2024 - 10.2017
- Did dinners for patients at St John of God (Subiaco) as well as at Osborne Park Hospital
- Adhered to different kinds of allergies and textures of foods for patients (6 Wards)
- Baked afternoon teas
- Prepped for next day.
Breakfast Chef
Colonial Leisure Group (Small Print)
06.2016 - 08.2017
- Doing daily breakfast order
- Arranging and preparing breakfast functions we have
- Overseeing the Sandwich and salad sections and staff
- Daily ordering of stock (Meat, veg, dry goods)
- Teaching students who come for work placements
- Making of all our and sausage roll mixes
- Smoking and sous vide if all mets for sandwich section
- Cleaning of kitchen and doing temperature controls.
Cook
Colonial Leisure Group (Small Print)
05.2016 - 06.2016
- Filling in for Head Chef who does the breakfast section
- Adhering to catering requirements
- Putting out sandwiches, wraps, baguettes, paninis for sale in café display fridge
- Assisting with ordering of stock
- Checking stock on delivery and signing for it
- Smoking and sous vide of all our meats needed for sandwiches
- Making of Pesto, Mayo, Relish and making my own sauces
- Filling in temperature control sheets
- Cleaning of kitchen and adhering to OHS.
Chef/Pastry/2IC
Abbotsford Private Hospital
09.2014 - 05.2016
- Cooking and Baking for 40patients, 20 Out Patients and Hospital Staff
- Adhering to patient dietary requirements
- Cleaning up after Morning Tea/Afternoon Tea and Dinner
- Ordering
- Assisting patients where needed, filling of coffee stations, etc
- Serving and making morning teas and afternoon teas as well as baking on a daily basis
- Cleaning of kitchen and adhering to OHS.
Cold Larder Chef /Pastry Chef/Pans
Estia Restaurant
01.2013 - 09.2014
- Assist with daily specials and new menu items
- Executed menus, quality control, and seasonal specials
- Planned and arranged dinners, luncheons
- Baking of all Café sweets and desserts as well as preparing them for service
- Cleaning of kitchen after service
- Cooking of main dishes on Pans and also in charge of any deep fryer menu items.
Senior Buffet Attendant
Perth Racing
10.2012 - 01.2013
- Setting up Buffet tables before races
- Clearing of buffet tables once lunch is done
- Prepared menu items for breakfast and lunch.
Cold Larder Chef
King Street Café
10.2012 - 12.2012
- Created recipes for menu items and daily specials
- Making of Pizza from scratch
- Developed presentation and garnishment.
Education
120 hour Certificate in TEFL
01.2022
Certificate IV in TAE (Training & Assessment)
01.2021
RSA
01.2021
First Choice Training College (Perth)
01.2018
Cert III in Patisserie
01.2014
Diploma in Commercial Cookery
01.2013
Servest Security
01.2009
TAFE Joondalup
01.2006
WA School of Pathology
01.2006
KZN School of Hairdressing & Cosmetology
01.2004
Working World
01.1997
Coastline Computer School
01.1997
Johnnic College
01.1997
Skills
- Food safety knowledge
- Food Preparation
- Knife Skills
- Food Prep
- Sanitation Practices
- Food presentation
- Grilling Techniques
- Temperature Control
- Allergy awareness
- Menu Planning
- Food preparation skills
- Bulk Food Preparation
- Teamwork and Collaboration
Timeline
Chef
Flexi Staff
08.2024 - 10.2017
Line Chef all sections
Programmed
06.2024 - Current
Casual Chef on rotating roster
Tecside Recruitment
01.2024 - 05.2024
Sous Chef
Civeo Casual Pool
12.2023 - 01.2024
Chef
Oasis
01.2023 - 11.2023
Chef Casual
Collar Group
08.2022 - 01.2024
Chef
Flexi Staff
07.2022 - 07.2022
Executive Chef
Civeo Australia
03.2019 - 04.2022
Chef
Chandler McCleod & Sodexo
04.2018 - 03.2019
Chef
Swish Coffee Brewers
02.2018 - 04.2018
Head Chef/ Chef Manager
Maylands Penninsula Golf Course (Swanbank Café)
10.2017 - 01.2018
Breakfast Chef
Colonial Leisure Group (Small Print)
06.2016 - 08.2017
Cook
Colonial Leisure Group (Small Print)
05.2016 - 06.2016
Chef/Pastry/2IC
Abbotsford Private Hospital
09.2014 - 05.2016
Cold Larder Chef /Pastry Chef/Pans
Estia Restaurant
01.2013 - 09.2014
Cold Larder Chef
King Street Café
10.2012 - 12.2012
Senior Buffet Attendant
Perth Racing
10.2012 - 01.2013
Hospitality Trainer
Stanley College Perth
- 06.2022
120 hour Certificate in TEFL
Certificate IV in TAE (Training & Assessment)
RSA
First Choice Training College (Perth)
Cert III in Patisserie
Diploma in Commercial Cookery
Servest Security
TAFE Joondalup
WA School of Pathology
KZN School of Hairdressing & Cosmetology
Working World
Coastline Computer School
Johnnic College
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