b'Charles Mathews\nChef\nAREAS OF EXPERTISE\n\nPERSONAL SUMMARY\n\nSeasonal dishes\n\nA calm, pleasant, helpful and hardworking individual who has a passion for great\nfood and who enjoys cooking mouth watering dishes. Charles gets a real buzz out of\nworking in a busy kitchen, and great pleasure out of seeing happy faces enjoying a\ngood meal that he has cooked. As a natural leader he is not only able to give orders\nand delegate tasks, but is also able to reliably carry out orders as well. As a\nexperienced Chef he has a proven track record of making great food that will entice\ndiners and leave them wanting more. He loves the freedom of expression that\ncooking gives him and is willing to work hard to build a career in the culinary\nworld. Right now he is looking for a suitable position with a company that wants to\nrecruit talented and enthusiastic individuals.\n\nCooking methods\nImplementing recipes\nPreparing meals\nFood preparation\nContract catering\nBaking skills\n\nCAREER HISTORY\n\nFood costings\nStaff supervision\nSpecial diets\n\nPROFESSIONAL\nBasic Food Hygiene\ncertificate\nFirst Aider\nGerman speaker\n\nRestaurant - Coventry\nCHEF\n\nApril 2009 - Present\n\nWorking as part of a team of highly motivated Chefs. Responsible for the efficient\nrunning of the kitchen area, and directly in charge of the overall preparation of all the\nfood which is served in the dining hall and cafeteria.\nDuties:\n\xef\x82\xb7 Cooking up tasty, nutritious and well balanced meals for customers.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Assisting in the basic preparation of food under the supervision of the Head Chef.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Deciding on the quantities of food to be cooked and size of portions to be served.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Creating dishes for clients with special dietary or cultural needs.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Making sure that kitchen staff always wear appropriate clothing and head wear in\naccordance with the relevant guidelines.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Negotiating with sales representatives on the price of orders and supplies.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Maintaining the correct level of fresh, frozen and dried foods in the store room.\nHospital Kitchen - Manchester\nMay 2008 \xe2\x80\x93 March 2009\n\nPERSONAL SKILLS\n\nTRAINEE LINE COOK\n\nCreative flair\n\nKEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES\n\nSelf motivated\n\nCulinary attributes\n\nDetermined to learn\nGood communicator\n\nPERSONAL DETAILS\nCharles Mathews\nDayjob Ltd\nThe Big Peg\nBirmingham\nB18 6NF\nT: 0870 061 0121\nM: 0087 222 9999\nE: info@dayjob.com\nDriving license: Yes\nNationality: British\n\n\xef\x82\xb7 Strong desire to instil good practice and procedures in those working with you.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Mentoring, training and supporting junior chefs.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Ability to bring creative and commercially viable new lines to the market before any\ncompetitors do.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Physically fit and able to lift heavy goods and stand for long periods of time.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Able to communicate well with both superiors and subordinates.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Can accurately estimate food and labour costs.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Enforcing strict health and hygiene standards in the cooking & food preparation area.\nACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS\nBirmingham North University\n2005 - 2008\nProfessional Culinary Arts\nBA (Hons)\nBirmingham South College\n2003 - 2005\nA Levels: Maths (B) English (A) Physic (C) Geography (A)\nREFERENCES \xe2\x80\x93 Available on request.\n\n\x0cCopyright information - Please read\n\xc2\xa9 This Chef resume template is the copyright of Dayjob Ltd 2013. Job seekers may download and use this particular\nresume example for their personal use to help them write their own one. You are also most welcome to link to any page\non our site www.dayjob.com. However this CV template must not be distributed or made available on other websites\nwithout our prior permission. For any questions relating to the use of this template please email: info@dayjob.com.'