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Hayden Jones

Summary

Driven and detail-oriented chef with proven expertise in food preparation and kitchen efficiency, honed at SIT Scott Richardson Dinner. Excelled in safe food handling and team collaboration, winning a burger night competition at Invercargill Workingmen's Club. Skilled in ingredient management and cooking techniques, consistently enhancing meal service and kitchen productivity.

Enjoy creating new dishes and sauces to create different and exciting new flavours

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Kitchen Assistant

SIT Scott Richardson Dinner
Invercargill, STL
08.2023 - 08.2023
  • Assisted an Australian chef in food preparation tasks, resulting in timely meal service.
  • Cleaned and organized kitchen stations to promote team efficiency.
  • Collaborated with team members to ensure smooth workflow
  • Washed, peeled, and cut fruits and vegetables in advance to save time on food preparation.
  • Enhanced kitchen efficiency by maintaining clean and organized workstations.
  • Utilized knife skills to expertly chop, slice, and dice ingredients as needed for recipes.

Casual Chef

Invercargill Workingmen's Club
Invercargill
01.2022 - 07.2023
  • carved on the buffet for restaurant and private functions
  • Maintained well-organized mise en place to keep work consistent.
  • came up with burger for burger night competition that won the competition
  • restocked buffet as required as well as doing cooked to order meals
  • sandwich making in buck quantities
  • cleaned at end of every shift to prepare for the next shift
  • Handled and stored food to eliminate illness and prevent cross-contamination.
  • Utilized proper cleaning techniques to sanitize counters and utensils used in preparation of raw meat, poultry, fish, and eggs.

Kitchen Assistant

SIT Famous Young Chefs
Invercargill
06.2023 - 06.2023
  • Assisted chefs in food preparation tasks, resulting in timely meal service.
  • Cleaned and organized kitchen stations to promote team efficiency.
  • Collaborated with team members to ensure smooth workflow
  • Cleaned and sanitized dishes and utensils, consistently keeping adequate supplies on hand for expected customer loads.

Work Experience

Kelvin Hotel
Invercargill, STL
04.2021 - 07.2021

working under boys high catering class we were required to do work experience in a functioning kitchen

worked 1 day a week over 3 months

  • Gained valuable experience working within a specific industry, applying learned concepts directly into relevant work situations.
  • made bread, prepped vegetables, cut meats, made basic sauces
  • followed work safe practises
  • learnt to work in a team environment

Education

Cookery - Professional Catering

Southland Institute of Technology
Invercargill
04.2024

NCEA Entrance

Southland Boys High School
Invercargill, NZ
12.2022

Skills

  • Chef support
  • Dishwashing
  • Safe Food Handling
  • Kitchen Equipment Operation
  • Food Preparation
  • Food Safety
  • Ingredient management
  • Food storage protocol
  • Cooking techniques
  • Meal presentation
  • Cleaning and sanitizing

Timeline

Kitchen Assistant

SIT Scott Richardson Dinner
08.2023 - 08.2023

Kitchen Assistant

SIT Famous Young Chefs
06.2023 - 06.2023

Casual Chef

Invercargill Workingmen's Club
01.2022 - 07.2023

Work Experience

Kelvin Hotel
04.2021 - 07.2021

Cookery - Professional Catering

Southland Institute of Technology

NCEA Entrance

Southland Boys High School
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