Career History
Executive Chef 2011-Present
• Managed 3 kitchens feeding on average 200 covers per meal.
• Managed 19 staff with a supervisory role for a further 15.
• Managed a food budget worth £300k per annum ensuring it remained in parame-ters.
• Responsible for infrastructure maintenance and hygiene routine.
• Ensured all staff were trained developed and all training deadlines were met.
• NVQ Assessor, coached and mentored junior staff to achieve relevant qualifica-tions.
Production/administration manager 2008-2011
• Managed the production of fresh food, feeding 150 covers per meal.
• Applied standards to meet organisational policy and law.
• Managed all administration tasks from basic accounting, staff leave and training, ordering of commodities.
Production Supervisor 2003 – 2008
• Supervised and produced fresh food in a kitchen feeding 200 covers per meal.
• Planned and organised catering for official and high profile functions.
• Maintained food quality and hygiene standards.
Chef 1993 -2003
• Completed basic chef training 1991.
• I worked in various locations and countries feeding as part of a team 40 -1000 people.
Joined the Army Catering Corps at the age of 17 in 1991 as an apprentice.
During my training I completed City & Guilds 706 1 Cookery and BTEC National Di-ploma in Catering Studies.
Relevant Qualifications
L4 Diploma in Food Service Management (LCGI)
NVQ L3 Catering Hospitality and Supervisory Management
BTEC First Diploma Hotel and Catering Studies
CIEH Intermediate L3 Supervising Food Safety in Catering
HABC Level 4 award in Managing Food Safety in Catering (QCF)
Additional Qualifications
City and Guilds NVQ A1 Assessor
OCR Level 2 Certificate in Adult Numeracy
City and Guilds Level 2 Certificates in Adult Literacy
NEBS Introductory Certificate in Management
AMEC Portable Appliance Testing Course
Additional Training
Fork Lift Licence
Protecting information
Experienced in completing COSHH and risk assessments
IT literate
Performance appraisals
Military training background with security clearance.
First Aider
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Full clean driving licence
Excellent health, Non Smoker
