Raihan Muzaffar
Swansea,TAS
Summary
Adept at recipe modification and fostering team collaboration, I significantly enhanced customer satisfaction and repeat business at Saltshaker. My expertise in sanitation and contamination prevention, alongside creating specialty pizzas, contributed to a vibrant menu and a positive working environment, ensuring high-quality culinary creations and efficient kitchen operations.
Flexible Pizza Chef with keen eye on food safety and proper usage of kitchen equipment. Trained in making pizzas at quick pace while keeping quality at forefront.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Cook
Saltshaker
07.2024 - Current
- Changed and sanitized cutting boards, benches, and surfaces between tasks to avoid cross-contamination.
- Created identical dishes numerous times daily with consistent care, attention to detail, and quality.
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business.
- Checked for quality, kept track of old and new items and rotated stock to confirm freshness of food and ingredients.
Pizza Maker
Pep Pizza
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Monitored and maintained clean working areas and cooking surfaces.
- Coached new workers on store policies, pizza making, and dough preparation.
- Tracked inventory of ingredients and supplies to keep kitchen well stocked and meet product and service demands.
- Learned and memorized menu items and specials to provide accurate and up-to-date information to kitchen staff.
- Followed food safety and sanitation guidelines to prevent foodborne illnesses and promote customer health and safety.
Pizza Chef
PizzaRazzi
09.2022 - 08.2023
- Operated pizza oven and other kitchen equipment safely to protect team members from harm and equipment from damage.
- Created specialty pizzas to diversify menu and promote restaurant.
- Fostered positive working environment through effective communication and time management.
- Prepared dough from scratch using old world recipe and added toppings, cheese, and sauce for unique pies.
- Prepared raw materials for cooking by cutting vegetables and preparing dough.
- Handled cash register operations by applying coupons, giving customer totals, and processing cash and credit card payments.
Education
Certificate 4 - Kitchen Management
Reach Community College
Hobart, TAS12.2024
Certificate 3 - Cookery
Reach Community College
Hobart, TAS01.2023
Skills
- Recipe modification
- Frying
- Ingredients measuring
- Sauteing
- Sanitation
- Order prioritization
- Contamination prevention
- Food presentation
- Cooking
- Food handling
- Recipe-based cooking
- Coffee making
- Food handler certification
- Team collaboration
Languages
English
Full Professional
Punjabi
Native or Bilingual
Urdu
Full Professional
Hindi
Full Professional
Timeline
Cook
Saltshaker
07.2024 - Current
Pizza Maker
Pep Pizza
08.2023 - 05.2024
Pizza Chef
PizzaRazzi
09.2022 - 08.2023
Certificate 4 - Kitchen Management
Reach Community College
Certificate 3 - Cookery
Reach Community College
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