Harkirat Kaur
Melbourne,Australia
Summary
Qualified chef with background in agecare kitchens, skilled in safe food handling, IDDSI meal preparation, and delivering high-quality meals for residents with diverse dietary needs
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Casual Chef
Mecwacare Malvern Centre
01.2024 - Current
- Prepared meals from scratch using authentic, popular recipes to generate repeat business.
- Inventoried food, ingredient, and supply stock to prepare and plan vendor orders.
- Successfully met dietary requirements for diverse clientele by providing customized meal options upon request.
- Adapted menus seasonally, incorporating fresh produce to create visually appealing and flavorful dishes.
- Developed innovative recipes, attracting new clientele and increasing overall sales.
- Mentored junior chefs in culinary techniques, fostering a collaborative and learning-focused work environment.
- Developed new recipes and flavor combinations to enhance customer dining experience.
- Modified recipes to accommodate dietary restrictions and allergies.
- Maintained well-organized mise en place to keep work consistent.
Full-time Chef
Jewishcare Windsor
03.2023 - Current
- Successfully met dietary requirements for diverse clientele by providing customized meal options upon request.
- Adapted menus seasonally, incorporating fresh produce to create visually appealing and flavorful dishes.
- Developed innovative recipes, attracting new clientele and increasing overall sales.Handled and stored food to eliminate illness and prevent cross-contamination.
- Optimized food preparation processes, implementing time-saving techniques without compromising quality.
- Trained kitchen staff to perform various preparation tasks under pressure.
- Reduced food waste with strategic menu planning and inventory control techniques.
- Responded to dietary concerns and food allergies, creating dishes to meet customer needs and palates.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by consistently delivering high-quality culinary creations.
- Placed orders to restock items before supplies ran out.
- Prevented cross-contamination from utensils, surfaces, and pans when cooking and plating meals for food allergy sufferers.
Commis Chef
St Andrew age-care
01.2021 - 08.2022
- Make breakfast for all residents including porridge, scrambled eggs, egg and cheese sandwiches, veg omelet, tea coffee, and bacon with toast
- Food items are collected from storage areas, cool-rooms, and freezers
- Food is prepared on benching, using equipment such as mixers, slicers, and ovens
- Assisting in the food preparation process
- Cooking and preparing elements of high quality dishes
- Preparing vegetables, meats and fish
- Assisting other Chefs
- Helping with deliveries and restocking
- Assisting with stock rotation/Cleaning stations
- Contributing to maintaining kitchen and food safety standards.
Education
Cert 3 And 4 in Commercial Cookery - Commericial Cookery
Imperial Collage of Australia
Bachelors of Information Technology - cyber security
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY
Skills
- Attention to details
- Strong communication
- Team work
- Customer service
- Emotional intelligence
- Time Management
- Work under pressure
- Leadership
- Ability to understand situation and work accordingly
- Under English, Punjabi, and Hindi and try to learn more languages to make customers happy
Certification
1 National police check
2 NDIS worker screening check
3 food safety and handling
4allergen management
5 food and nutrition compliance
6 health and safety
AVAILABILITY
Available full time
Timeline
Casual Chef
Mecwacare Malvern Centre
01.2024 - Current
Full-time Chef
Jewishcare Windsor
03.2023 - Current
Commis Chef
St Andrew age-care
01.2021 - 08.2022
Cert 3 And 4 in Commercial Cookery - Commericial Cookery
Imperial Collage of Australia
Bachelors of Information Technology - cyber security
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY
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