Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Current course
Certification
Affiliations
Timeline
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Mercyann Mwangi

HOLDEN HILL,Adelaide

Summary

Punctual kitchen hand experienced in following menus and recipes to prepare quality food. Polished in setting up and cleaning equipment for daily food preparation and helping manage supplies. Excellent multitasker recognized for supporting successful kitchen operations. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Cook

Family business
Nyeri, Kenya
01.2021 - 08.2023
  • Grilled and deep fried various foods from meats to potatoes.
  • Wrapped, dated and labeled food items in storage for safety and freshness.
  • Prepared and served meals by reviewing recipes and combining and cooking ingredients.
  • Managed portion control using correct utensils during preparation and plating.
  • Retained consistent quality and high accuracy when preparing identical dishes every day.
  • Tasted all prepared dishes in order to check flavorings, texture and presentation prior to serving them to customers.
  • Checked quality of ingredients before use in order to ensure freshness.
  • Cleaned kitchen equipment, surfaces, utensils and dishes.
  • Maintained a clean working environment by sweeping, mopping floors, washing surfaces and emptying trash cans.
  • Demonstrated excellent time management skills in fast-paced environments.
  • Maintained high levels of cleanliness across all workstations.
  • Chopped and diced vegetables and fruits to stock fridge ahead of busy periods.

Education

Baking And Pastry Arts

DYKAAN COLLEGE
NAIROBI, KENYA

Skills

  • Surface cleaning
  • Customer Service
  • Food handling
  • Dish preparation
  • Sanitation
  • Frying
  • Grilling
  • Cutting and slicing techniques
  • Ingredient Selection
  • Pastry Making
  • Food Production
  • Safe Food Handling

Current course

  • Am currently in Adelaide Culinary Institute studying to attain a Certificate III In Commercial Cookery, where I have learnt skills including Hygienic Practices in Food Preparation, Safe Handling Of Food, Food Cutting Techniques and Preparation of various foods like vegetarian, sea food, poultry and meat.

Certification

  • I attained a certificate of Baking and Pastry making in Dykaan College, Nairobi, Kenya.

Affiliations

  • I have knowledge concerning hair dressing and hair maintenance where I help people care for their hair and maintain it.

Timeline

Cook

Family business
01.2021 - 08.2023

Baking And Pastry Arts

DYKAAN COLLEGE
Mercyann Mwangi