Kitchen Helper and cleaner

ABOUT ME

A highly motivated and dedicated Kitchen Assistant currently employed at Old Sultan Ahmed Hotel in Turkey, with a solid background in the culinary field, including previous roles as a Demi Chef Pastry and Kitchen Helper. Adept at assisting in food preparation, maintaining kitchen hygiene, and ensuring smooth kitchen operations. Skilled in working under pressure and handling high-volume food service with efficiency. Proven ability to work long hours, including extra shifts, and independently without supervision while maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness and food quality. Possesses excellent teamwork, organizational, and communication skills, contributing positively to kitchen operations and guest satisfaction.

WORK EXPERIENCE

KITCHEN PORTER

Old Sultan Ahmed Hotel [ 2024 – Current ]

City: Istanbul Country: Türkiye

• Cleaning kitchen areas, including floors, surfaces, and equipment.

• Washing dishes, pots, pans, and utensils.

• Assisting chefs and kitchen staff with food preparation.

• Organizing and storing kitchen supplies and ingredients.

• Ensuring waste is disposed of properly and maintaining a clean waste area.

• Helping to unload deliveries and store food and equipment safely.

• Ensuring kitchen tools and equipment are sanitized and ready for use.

• Assisting in maintaining inventory and reporting shortages.

• Following food safety and hygiene standards.

• Supporting the team in maintaining a smooth and efficient kitchen environment. DEMI CHEF - PASTRY

Kahama Hotel [ 2019 – 2022 ]

City: Nairobi Country: Kenya

• Made sure that standard recipes and plating guides were followed at all times.

• Organized and controlled daily “mise en place” and took care of the food orders for the section.

• Supervised junior pastry staff, guiding them in the correct preparation and presentation techniques.

• Trained and mentored new pastry team members, ensuring adherence to hotel standards and recipes.

• Assisted the Executive Pastry Chef in managing the pastry section’s daily operations.

• Personally checked the quality of received food products.

• Provided the Executive Chef with recipes and costing as per the requirement.

• Interacted and communicated with Outlet Supervisors on a daily basis, ensuring all food items sent to the Outlets were well explained.

• Was aware of the daily hotel activities and had product knowledge of all the hotel facilities.

• Assisted in developing and implementing standards, recipes, portion sizes, and costing.

• Assisted with the kitchen operation, daily market lists, and inter-kitchen transfers as required and submitted them to the Executive Chef.

• Assisted the Executive Chef in monitoring food service procedures. FAITH WANJIKU MWANGI

Nationality: Kenyan Gender: Female

Phone number: +254-*********

Email address: ***************@*****.***

Work: Istanbul (Türkiye)

Other language(s):

English

LISTENING C2 READING C2 WRITING C2

SPOKEN PRODUCTION C2 SPOKEN INTERACTION C2

Swahili

LISTENING C2 READING C2 WRITING C1

SPOKEN PRODUCTION C2 SPOKEN INTERACTION C2

KITCHEN HELPER

WESTON HOTEL [ 2010 – 2017 ]

City: Nairobi Country: Kenya

• Cleaned kitchens, food preparation areas, and service areas to maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness.

• Assisted cooks and chefs in the preparation of food by washing, peeling, chopping, cutting, measuring, and mixing ingredients as per the required specifications.

• Assembled dishes for service, ensuring that all items were presented according to standards.

• Unpacked, checked, transferred, weighed, and stored supplies in refrigerators, cupboards, and other storage areas, ensuring proper inventory control.

• Washed dishes and cooking utensils, ensuring they were thoroughly cleaned and properly stored for future use.

• Prepared, cooked, toasted, and heated simple food items, following the required recipes and food safety standards.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Front office operation, Human Resources Management, Customers Care, Health and safety management

[ 2006 ]

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education

[ 2003 ]

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education

[ 1998 ]

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user; B1 and B2: Independent user; C1 and C2: Proficient user COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

SKILLS

• Food preparation

• Kitchen hygiene maintenance

• High-volume food service

• Time management

• Working under pressure

• Independent work

• Teamwork

• Organizational skills

• Kitchen operations support

• Food quality management

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