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Work History
Education
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Robert Tomlinson

Upper Coomera,QLD

Summary

I am very passionate about food and food quality. I possess over 20 years of experience across a broad range of food environments, in particular: aged care, hospitals and hospitality. I am looking for a supportive team environment that has a passion for good quality food. I am people and quality-focused and have a very high level of product knowledge, stock control, budgeting, food quality, food storage, ordering, and staff management.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Executive Chef /Executive Chef Manager

Adventist Aged Care
07.2023 - Current

· Managed kitchen staff team and assigned tasks for various stages of food production.

· Have meetings with residents and dietitians to discuss menus and meal options.

· Create menus catering to specific dietary needs and requirements.

· Assess inventory levels and place food orders

· Monitored kitchen area and staff to maintain overall safety and establish proper food handling techniques.

· Constantly check temperature levels of food and cool room.

· Solve any problems that may arise on shift

· Ensure consistency of quality and presentation for all meals.

· Collaborated with management to align kitchen operations and goals of the establishment.

Collaborated with management to align kitchen operations and goals of the establishmentmeals.

· Collaborated with management to align kitchen operations and goals of the establishment.

· Collaborated with management to align kitchen operations and goals of the establishment.

Sous Chef

The Plains Aged Care
06.2022 - 06.2023

• Food preparation in collaboration with the chef manager
• Produce high quality, tasty and visually pleasing food
• Ensuring all produce is of the best quality, monitoring prep station and quantities
• Liaising with residents and getting their opinion on the food and ideas
• Maintain a clean the productive kitchen
• Solve any problems that may arise on shift
• Coming up with new ideas for menus
• Preparing puree and modified foods
• Implementing policies and procedures
• Manage staff
• Making sure

Chef

Village Roadshow
06.2017 - 06.2022

• Working in all outlets including nightly functions
• Cook and prepare nutritious meals, catering to special dietary and cultural needs
• Accurate Daily Ordering
• Temperature monitoring
• Oversee and supervising staff
• Delegating tasks to staff

Chef

Buffel Park Mine – Cater Care
06.2016 - 06.2017

• Cook and Prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner for 600+ people
• Maintaining quality and accuracy of food requirements
• Chemical handling and cleaning
• Food quality and temperature control

Chef Manager

Salvation Army Rehabilitation Centre Fairhaven
06.2015 - 06.2016

• Cook and prepare nutritious meals, catering to special dietary needs for up to 100 people including functions
• Creating and implementing budget spreadsheets, menus and procedures to keep accurate records and to improve work practices and productivity.
• Provide quality food and presentation of all dishes
• Attend managers and client meetings
• Adhering to HACCP and food safety
• Ordering all food and chemicals for the whole centre
• Maintaining budgets and looking at ways to save money
• Working as part of the centres management team

Chef

Pindara Private Hospital
06.2011 - 06.2015

• Prepare all food including room service and functions, catering to special dietary needs for 300 plus patients
• Preparing seasonal menus using correct cooking methods
• Maintaining quality and accuracy of food requirements
• Ordering all food and stock control
• Food ordering and storage
• Chemical handling and cleaning

Cook / Manager,

Crust Pizza
06.2009 - 06.2011

Chef

Superior Care Merrimac
06.2009 - 06.2011

Fresh Produce Manager,

Coles Supermarkets
06.2005 - 06.2009

Qualified Chef

Dreamworld
06.2004 - 06.2005

Education

Food Safety Supervisor

Food Safety Supervisor
01-2024

Current Police Check Certificate

Current Police Check Certificate
QLD
01-2022

Certificate 3 in Hospitality Commercial Cookery in

TAFE Queensland
QLD
01-2005

Chemical Handling And Safety Training - ECOLAB

Chemical Handling And Safety Training - ECOLAB
01-2003

Timeline

Executive Chef /Executive Chef Manager

Adventist Aged Care
07.2023 - Current

Sous Chef

The Plains Aged Care
06.2022 - 06.2023

Chef

Village Roadshow
06.2017 - 06.2022

Chef

Buffel Park Mine – Cater Care
06.2016 - 06.2017

Chef Manager

Salvation Army Rehabilitation Centre Fairhaven
06.2015 - 06.2016

Chef

Pindara Private Hospital
06.2011 - 06.2015

Cook / Manager,

Crust Pizza
06.2009 - 06.2011

Chef

Superior Care Merrimac
06.2009 - 06.2011

Fresh Produce Manager,

Coles Supermarkets
06.2005 - 06.2009

Qualified Chef

Dreamworld
06.2004 - 06.2005

Food Safety Supervisor

Food Safety Supervisor

Current Police Check Certificate

Current Police Check Certificate

Certificate 3 in Hospitality Commercial Cookery in

TAFE Queensland

Chemical Handling And Safety Training - ECOLAB

Chemical Handling And Safety Training - ECOLAB
Robert Tomlinson