Memory Bero
Cape Town, Western Cape 7460
South Africa
Cell: +277********
Valid driver’s licence
Email: *********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Certified Chef with 10 years of experience, seeking a Chef position that would allow me to highlight my cooking skills and give me the opportunity to improve as a professional.
SKILLS
Prepare ingredients and meals for both lunch and dinner menus to cover up to 200 customers per day
Cook in multiple international cuisine styles
Collaborate well with all kitchen staff and my chef colleagues
Help new staff to learn their tasks and teach food and safety regulation classes
Ability to follow detailed instructions and procedures.
Can quickly adapt to changing situations.
Able to work with minimum supervision.
Physically fit with a lot of stamina and able to spend long hours standing up.
Time management
Completes hot meal preparation by grilling, sautéing, roasting, frying, and broiling ingredients and assembling and refrigerating cold ingredients
Providing guidance and direction to subordinate, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Experience of cooking in high volume outlets.
Knowledge of kitchen refurbishment programs.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
COMPANY: PEPPERCLUB LUXURY HOTEL & SPA
POSITION: Chef De-Partie
DURATION : 2013- Present
REFERENCE: The Executive Chef (Nigel Swarts) Tel: +27-21-812-****
DUTIES:
Constantly evaluating meals and food products to ensure that the highest quality standards are maintained.
Cooking and serving attractive meals made to individual requirements.
Demonstrating cooking techniques and the correct use of equipment to staff.
Overseeing the work of the junior catering staff to ensure that all duties are carried out correctly.
Liaising with managers and kitchen staff regarding customers’ orders.
Making sure that leftover foodstuff, waste and uncooked products are properly disposed of.
Ensuring that all administrative processes are followed and recorded as required.
Involved in the recruiting, hiring of all kitchen, and catering staff.
Carrying out regular temperature checks on fridges, freezers and food storage areas.
Maintaining a safe kitchen area and hygienic working environment.
Ensuring that the larder is well stocked and that adequate food supplies are always available.
Always arriving at work at the correct time and in immaculate uniform.
Aimed to achieve high levels of customer’s satisfaction, which resulted in a high rate of repeat
Customers.
Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies
EDUCATION
•Name of Institution : RAINBOW SCHOOL
Certificate Obtained : CULINARY CERTIFICATE
Year : 2013
•Name of Institution : RAINBOW SCHOOL
Courses : COMPUTER SKILLS
Year : 2009
•Name of Institution : LOMAGUNDI HIGH SCHOOL
Certificate Obtained : MATRIC (high school diploma)
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH SPEAK, WRITE