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Jaimie Surch

Sydney,NSW

Summary

Dedicated and experienced Childcare Cook with a passion for making a difference in a child's day by providing them with well balanced and nutritious meals. With over 15 years hands on experience and and a proven track record of effectively managing a kitchen, multitasking and collaboration, I am committed to consistently meeting expectations and providing meals of a high standard.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Cook / Handyperson

Lee's Learning Center
02.2011 - Current
  • Daily preparation of meals for up to 70 children and staff
  • Cost effective and seasonal menu planning
  • Stock ordering
  • Liaising with suppliers
  • Maintaining food safety standards
  • Kitchen sanitization
  • Following HACCAP guidelines
  • Strict adherence to dietary requirements and allergy needs
  • Religious and culturally appropriate meals
  • Creating positive relationships with both children and their parents
  • Individualised birthday cakes
  • Catering for special events - Christmas, Graduation, Mother's Day etc - up to 300 pax
  • General building maintenance and cleaning - minor plumbing and furniture repairs, painting
  • Garden maintenance
  • Information technology trouble shooting

Cook

KU Lance Childrens Centre
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Daily preparation of freshly cooked meals including morning/afternoon tea, lunch and a late afternoon snack
  • Seasonal menu planning
  • Creating individual meals for children with allergies and special dietary requirements
  • Working within a kitchen budget
  • Adhering to policies and procedures
  • Working autonomously
  • Stock ordering
  • General cleaning and maintenance of sanitary standards
  • Adherence to all HACCAP and food safety guidelines

Cook (Temp Roles)

Select Education / Expect A Star
04.2008 - 12.2008
  • General cafe style cooking
  • Worked solely withing the kitchen environment following pre-determined recipes
  • Maintenance of hygiene practises and cleanliness of kitchen
  • Following HACCAP and food safety guidelines

Owner

Amore Catering
01.2006 - 03.2008
  • Hotel Bistro style food service - modern Australian cuisine
  • Lunch and dinner service
  • Function catering - 20 - 300 pax
  • Developed and implemented kitchen operations
  • Sourced and liaised with suppliers
  • Stock ordering
  • Developed kitchen budgets
  • Inventory management and stock control
  • Maintained labour costs


Education

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Skills

  • Time Management
  • Creative Menu Planning
  • Allergen awareness
  • Food Safety awareness
  • Nutrition knowledge
  • Efficient knife skills
  • Multitasking
  • Barista skills

Timeline

Cook / Handyperson

Lee's Learning Center
02.2011 - Current

Cook

KU Lance Childrens Centre
01.2009 - 01.2011

Cook (Temp Roles)

Select Education / Expect A Star
04.2008 - 12.2008

Owner

Amore Catering
01.2006 - 03.2008

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