Man Kaji Dangol Maharjan
Strathpine,Australia
Summary
Dynamic Chef with extensive experience at Healthscope, specializing in dietary accommodations and vegan cooking. Proven track record in team management and quality control, achieving significant waste reduction. Adept at menu planning and food safety supervision, ensuring exceptional meal presentation and patient satisfaction. Passionate about creating nutritious meals that support wellness and recovery.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Chef
Healthscope
STRATHPINE, QLD
08.2024 - Current
- Plan nutritious, balanced menus based on dietary needs.
- Prepare healthy meals using appropriate cooking methods.
- Collaborate with dietitians and healthcare professionals.
- Accommodate food allergies and medical dietary restrictions.
- Maintain strict hygiene and food safety standards.
- Educate patients/clients on healthy eating (if required).
- Monitor portion sizes and ingredient quality.
- Keep records of meals, dietary adjustments, and inventory.
- Manage food supplies with afocus on health-conscious ingredients.
- Ensure meals support recovery, wellness, or chronic condition management.
Head Chef
The Bavarian
Brisbane, Australia
11.2021 - 07.2024
- Company Overview: Pacific Hunter, Brisbane.
- Ensuring that we maintain high standards of food hygiene and follow the rules of health and safety.
- Monitor and supervise junior staff.
- Oversee and organise kitchen stock and ingredients.
- Ensure first-in and first-out of the food rotation system, and verify that all food products are properly dated and organised for quality assurance. Follow the standard recipe book.
- Cooking, cooling, freezing, thawing, and storing food.
- Coordinate with the restaurant management team on supply orders, budget, and kitchen efficiency.
- Preparing food for special dietary requirements.
- Manage food and product ordering by keeping a detailed record and minimising waste.
- Monitored line processes to maintain consistency in quality, quantity, and presentation.
- Pacific Hunter, Brisbane
Sous Chef
The Wing Haus
Brisbane, Australia
07.2020 - 11.2021
- Company Overview: Pacific Hunter, Brisbane Bowen Hills
- Assisted with the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
- Designing menus together with the head chef.
- Preparing, cooking, and presenting food in accordance with restaurant standards.
- Supervising the work of the kitchen brigade.
- Ensuring dishes are prepared and presented in accordance with recipes.
- Deputising for the head chef where absent.
- Ordering food provisions, performing stock control and overseeing inventory management.
- Ensuring that all kitchen operations are in compliance with food hygiene (HACCP) and safety regulations.
- Organizing kitchen staff work shifts.
- Coordinating staff training and development.
- Managing and resolving any issues that may arise quickly and efficiently.
- Pacific Hunter, Brisbane Bowen Hills
Chef De Parties
The Bavarian
Brisbane, Australia
06.2017 - 05.2021
- Company Overview: Pacific Hunter, Brisbane Chermside
- Ensuring high standards of food hygiene and following the rules of safety.
- Monitor and supervise junior staff.
- Oversees and organizes kitchen stock and ingredients.
- Ensure a first-in and first-out of food rotation system and verifies all food products and properly dated and organized for quality assurance.
- Follow standard recipe book.
- Cooking, cooling, freezing, thawing, and storing food.
- Coordinate with the restaurant management team on supply orders, budget, and kitchen efficiency.
- Preparing food for special dietary requirements.
- Manage food and product ordering by keeping detailed record and minimize waste.
- Pacific Hunter, Brisbane Chermside
Sushi Chef
Dwarikas Group of Hotel and Resorts
Kathmandu, Nepal
12.2015 - 01.2017
- Company Overview: Kathmandu Nepal
- Assigned to robot tempura station at the spiral buffet.
- Assigned to the Teppanyaki station at the spiral buffet.
- Knows sashimi and make Maki preparation.
- Deep knowledge of operating all equipment and appliance in the kitchen.
- Admirable experience in cooking sushi varieties and performing efficiently in a sushi bar atmosphere.
- Knowledge about health safety and sanitation-related statutory requirement.
- Wide knowledge of in preparing Aji, Shimasaba, salmon, Ebi.
- Ability to develop and maintain congenial professional relations with staff management and customer.
- Kathmandu Nepal
Japanese Chef
Obayashi Corporation
Qatar, Qatar
01.2015 - 07.2015
- Company Overview: Qatar
- Cooked and presented all dispensed station menu items.
- Designed and prepared meals for personal and corporate events held a project.
- Performance of kitchen employee and worked manually at every workstation.
- Offered sushi recipes and mentioned all kitchen employees to enhance their performance at work.
- Disposal/ removal of food and proper storing and labelling.
- Qatar
Japanese Chef
Obayashi Corporation
Dubai, UAE
06.2015 - 01.2015
- Company Overview: UAE Dubai
- Assisting the head chef with daily menu planning.
- An excellent approach to customer service creating meals and menu that match special events and occasions.
- Arranged and prepared daily meals for employees of the project.
- Prepared food following individual family member’s dietary specifications.
- Assisted in food inventory and control.
- UAE Dubai
Sushi Chef
Dwarikas Hotel
Kathmandu, Nepal
06.2013 - 01.2015
- Company Overview: Kathmandu Nepal
- Openly cooked and present food items.
- Preparing food for storage.
- Prepared and presented all food items hot and cold as per sushi outlet.
- Ability to stand for 8 hours continuously and work efficiently.
- Keeping a record of the food supplies.
- Ability to work in a team and perform all tasks as given by the head chef.
- Kathmandu Nepal
Japanese Cook
Sakura Japanese Restaurant
Kathmandu, Nepal
04.2012 - 05.2013
- Company Overview: Kathmandu Nepal
- Procurement of daily product needs preparation of Mise end place and sushi making.
- Ensures all food is prepared fresh and is of the highest quality.
- Checks station before leaving to ensure cleanliness, proper.
- Stirring and staring sauces and soups.
- Weighing and measuring cooking ingredients.
- Cleaning the fish, shellfish, and poultry in preparation for cooking.
- Kathmandu Nepal
Sushi Cook
Shogun Japanese Restaurants
Kathmandu, Nepal
04.2010 - 03.2012
- Company Overview: Kathmandu Nepal
- Prepared and presented hot and cold sushi.
- All sushi food products prepared in compliance under standardize code, receipt, and portion volume.
- Ensured apt portion, chopping and storage of ingredients as needed for preparation of sushi.
- Cleaned, peeled, and plated fresh fruits and vegetables.
- Prepared ingredients with right weight measure and mix.
- Inspected food preparation for quality and quantity.
- Served cooked food items in appropriate portions onto apt receptacles.
- Kathmandu Nepal
Education
Advanced Diploma -
Swiss institute of Australia
Australia09.2022
Certificate Iv - commercial cookery
Swiss institution
Australia02.2020
Higher Secondary -
Orient Higher Secondary School
Kathmandu, Nepal09.2007
Food preparation and control -
Nepal Academy of Tourism And Hotel Management
Kathmandu, Nepal02.2007
School Leaving Certificate -
Bindhyabasini Boarding school
Kathmandu, Nepal07.2004
Skills
- Great Communication
- Team Management
- Profit Target Achievement
- Dietary accommodations
- Vegan cooking
- Plating and presentation
- Forecasting and Planning
- Quality control and oversight
- Waste Reduction
- Food Safety Training
- Food Safety Supervision
- First Aid
Hobbies and Interests
- Music
- Travelling
- Sports
References
Richard Harris, 0458410520, richardharris1@hotmail.co.uk, Pacific Hunter
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 12/29/87
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Nepali Australian
- Driving License: A
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Chef
Healthscope
08.2024 - Current
Head Chef
The Bavarian
11.2021 - 07.2024
Sous Chef
The Wing Haus
07.2020 - 11.2021
Chef De Parties
The Bavarian
06.2017 - 05.2021
Sushi Chef
Dwarikas Group of Hotel and Resorts
12.2015 - 01.2017
Japanese Chef
Obayashi Corporation
06.2015 - 01.2015
Japanese Chef
Obayashi Corporation
01.2015 - 07.2015
Sushi Chef
Dwarikas Hotel
06.2013 - 01.2015
Japanese Cook
Sakura Japanese Restaurant
04.2012 - 05.2013
Sushi Cook
Shogun Japanese Restaurants
04.2010 - 03.2012
Advanced Diploma -
Swiss institute of Australia
Certificate Iv - commercial cookery
Swiss institution
Higher Secondary -
Orient Higher Secondary School
Food preparation and control -
Nepal Academy of Tourism And Hotel Management
School Leaving Certificate -
Bindhyabasini Boarding school
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