Tomas Wiese-Smith
Maydena,Australia
Summary
Experienced and skilled pastry chef/artisan baker with a solid 16-year background in the culinary industry. Additionally, gained valuable experience as a cellarhand, successfully completing six vintages. Growing up in the renowned Barossa Valley wine industry, immersed in the art of winemaking from a young age, inheriting a deep passion for the craft.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Chef
Maydena Bike Park
09.2022 - Current
- Responsible for running all sections: Pass, Hot Kitchen, Pizza Oven, Salad Section, Pastry Section
- Daily Mise en Place to cater on average of 160pax
- Catered for and ran the pass for large scale events catering over 3000pax (UCI Enduro World Series, Tasmanian National Championships, RedBull Hardline)
- High pressure sink or swim environment.
Cellar Door Sales Rep/Warehouse
Pooley Wines
03.2021 - 06.2022
- Gave guided tastings to customers
- Food prep for weekend service – Woodfired Pizza and Platters
- Covered warehouse work when the Warehouse Manager was away for holidays
- Managing various Coal River Valley producer’s wine stock and relations
- Forklift operation
- Stock management and ordering.
Night Manager/ F&B Attendant/Chef/Groundsman
Prospect House Private Hotel
03.2021 - 06.2022
- Guest Services
- Night managerial duties, living on-site
- Private historical property tours
- Site maintenance (gardening, painting, fixing things)
- Kitchen MEP
- Dinner service as Chef and F&B Attendanrt
- Breakfast service as Chef and F&B Attendant
- Advised on wine pairings with the degustation menu for customers
- Barista work
- Wedding functions.
Cellarhand/Cellar Door Sales
Stefano Lubiana Wines
10.2020 - 03.2021
- Representing the company with guided wine tastings for customers
- Guest Sevices
- Stocking front of house with product from the warehouse
- Helping setup bottling lines for production
- Assessing finished product in bottle
- Barrel maintenance
- Tank maintenance
- Vineyard pruning and bunch thinning
- Tractor operation in vineyard
- Garden maintenance
- Sparkling wine tirage/dosage.
Product Developer
Apex Bakery
09.2019 - 06.2020
- Improving on current recipes
- Maintaining social media presence (Instagram, Facebook)
- Introducing new processes and products
- Mixing the daily bulk ferment doughs and sourdough
- Mixing and lamination of pastry products
- Attracting new wholesale customers to the business by arranging sample packs
- Maintaining customer relations by supporting their businesses via social media
- Training staff in bakery processes.
Artisan Baker
Imago Bakery & Patisserie
03.2019 - 09.2019
- Specialising in sourdough bread production
- Delivery of wholesale orders
- Mixing of sourdough
- Mise en Place
- Baking of bread and pastry products
- Maintaining a clean and hygienic workspace
- Implementing and creating new products
- Oven Maintenance.
Chef de Partie - Pastry Section
Macq01 Hotel (Federation Group)
01.2019 - 03.2019
- Daily setup and prep of Breakfast Buffet
- Breakfast and Lunch service with some Dinner service as fill in line cook
- Development of dessert menu with attention to seasonal produce
- Receive daily fresh fruit and vegetables, assess quality and maintain stock rotation
- Dispose or return of any spoiled goods
- Maintain a selection of soft/semi-hard and blue cheeses for platters with a focus on Tasmanian produce.
Senior Cellar-hand/Vintage Laboratory Manager
Sidewood Estate
11.2015 - 09.2018
- Ferment management of cider, perry, red and white wine
- Laboratory logistics ie
- Sample collection, 'wet' chemistry
- Winery management of chemical and tool storage
- Crush logistics and fruit processing
- Ordering of chemicals and relevant laboratory equipment
- Machinery maintenance and safety compliance
- Forklift operation, moving and storing various non-symmetrical machinery/pallet management and loading of presses via rotary head
- Movement of various glass bottles on pallets via forklift operation
- Wine barrel maintenance, cooperage
- Confined space work and cleaning
- Loading of trucks and private vehicles via forklift
- First-aid responder.
Artisan Baker
Eleni's Barossa Handmade
08.2015 - 11.2015
- Feed sourdough cultures
- Organise logistics of produce delivery
- Prepare and maintain inventory and production records
- Direct and coordinate bakery deliveries
- Order or receive supplies/equipment
- Setup of market stall at the Barossa Farmer’s Market.
Head Baker
Clare Rise Bakery
09.2014 - 08.2015
- Manage the daily bake according to relevant customer orders
- Organise FOH cabinet
- Decorate pastries and cakes
- Laminate pastry
- Organise Staff rosters
- Stock ordering
- Maintaining equipment
- Develop recipes
- Foraging for local ingredients.
Head Baker
Little Red Grape
03.2014 - 09.2014
- Develop new recipes for baked goods
- Order or receive supplies or equipment
- Direct or coordinate bakery deliveries
- Feed sourdough cultures
- Prepare and maintain inventory of production records
- Mentored junior bakers in developing their skills through hands-on training sessions and constructive feedback.
- Increased customer satisfaction by consistently delivering high-quality baked goods and maintaining a clean, organized work environment.
- Developed new recipes while adhering to dietary restrictions, resulting in a more inclusive menu offering for diverse clientele.
- Maintained detailed records of production outputs daily, allowing for proactive adjustments as needed to meet demand fluctuations swiftly.
Apprentice Baker
Tanunda Bakery
07.2009 - 08.2013
- Learnt German style breads and pastries
- Responsible for cooking pie fillings, pastry fillings, toppings, mirror glazing, donut fillings etc
- All the apprentice things
- Efficiency was key, we never worked fast enough.
Cellar-hand
Wither Hill Winery
03.2009 - 06.2009
- Casual vintage position sorting grapes and loading crushes/presses
- Forklift operations
- Barrel management.
Cellar-hand
St Hallett Winery
02.2008 - 05.2008
- Casual vintage position maintaining daily pumpovers and tank maintenance
- Chemical additions
- Barrel Management.
Education
Food Processing (Retail Baking) Combined -
TafeSA
Nuriootpa High School
11.2007
Faith Lutheran College
01.2006
Skills
- Forklift Licence
- First-Aid response
- Confined space training
- Responsible Service of Alcohol certificate
- Manual drivers licence - full
- Motorcycle licence
- Wine Knowledge
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Limited Working
German
Limited Working
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Chef
Maydena Bike Park
09.2022 - Current
Cellar Door Sales Rep/Warehouse
Pooley Wines
03.2021 - 06.2022
Night Manager/ F&B Attendant/Chef/Groundsman
Prospect House Private Hotel
03.2021 - 06.2022
Cellarhand/Cellar Door Sales
Stefano Lubiana Wines
10.2020 - 03.2021
Product Developer
Apex Bakery
09.2019 - 06.2020
Artisan Baker
Imago Bakery & Patisserie
03.2019 - 09.2019
Chef de Partie - Pastry Section
Macq01 Hotel (Federation Group)
01.2019 - 03.2019
Senior Cellar-hand/Vintage Laboratory Manager
Sidewood Estate
11.2015 - 09.2018
Artisan Baker
Eleni's Barossa Handmade
08.2015 - 11.2015
Head Baker
Clare Rise Bakery
09.2014 - 08.2015
Head Baker
Little Red Grape
03.2014 - 09.2014
Apprentice Baker
Tanunda Bakery
07.2009 - 08.2013
Cellar-hand
Wither Hill Winery
03.2009 - 06.2009
Cellar-hand
St Hallett Winery
02.2008 - 05.2008
Nuriootpa High School
Faith Lutheran College
Food Processing (Retail Baking) Combined -
TafeSA
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