Developed leadership, time management, and innovative menu creation skills in high-pressure kitchen environment. Seeking to transition these transferable skills into new field, focusing on team collaboration and operational efficiency. Driven to contribute positively and adapt to new challenges.
• Ensure work station is kept clean and hygienic at all times.
• Determine how food should be presented, and create decorative food displays.
• Determine production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.
• Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
• Inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
• Instruct cooks and other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, and presentation of food.
• Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
• Order or requisition food and other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
• Recruit and hire staff, including cooks and other kitchen workers.
• Supervise and coordinate activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.
• Demonstrate new cooking techniques and equipment to staff and advice on cooking procedures.
• Cooking food by range of methods.
• Coordinate planning, budgeting, and purchasing for all the food operations.
• Preparing food with knowledge of nutrition values of commodities and the effects of cooking on nutritional value of food.
• Check the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Check the quantity and quality of received products.
• Proper handling of electrical equipment used like coffee machine, microwave, oven, food processor, refrigerator, freezer etc.
• Maintaining occupation health safety procedures etc.
• Following procedures in relation to food handling, personal and general hygiene, and typical hygiene control in the hospitality industry.