Joshua Cook
Farm Cove,AUK
Summary
With a robust background at New World, I excel in Artisan Bread Production and thrive in team settings, ensuring timely project completion. My tenure includes a pivotal role as an interim manager, showcasing my adeptness in SAP, stock management, and gross profit. My expertise also spans cake decorating and underscoring my versatility and commitment to quality.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Baker
New World
Kapiti, Wellington
03.2022 - 12.2024
- Followed food safety guidelines while preparing all food items.
- Rolled, cut and shaped dough to form bread, rolls, cookies, cupcakes, pie crusts and other baked goods.
- Oversaw baking and cooking training to assist new staff members in professional development.
- Combined ingredients by hand and with electric mixing equipment.
- Coordinated supplies, placed orders and managed stock on hand for bakery.
- Baked fresh bread and pastries for cafes and restaurants.
- Finished baked goods with glazes, icings and other toppings.
- Reviewed expiration dates on items and removed expired products from stock to maintain quality.
- Checked dough for proper consistency, adding more flour if needed.
- Rotated stock as needed to keep freshness intact.
- Rolled and kneaded dough in preparation for cutting and shaping.
- Blended ingredients and mixed dough, following recipes.
- Cleaned work areas, utensils, equipment and surfaces between batches of products.
Baker Apprentice
New world
Porirua, Wellington
06.2016 - 02.2022
- Combined ingredients by hand and with electric mixing equipment.
- Assisted in the preparation of doughs, batters and icings for cakes, cupcakes, pies and other baked goods.
- Monitored color of baking items to raise or lower temperature or remove from oven.
- Utilized measuring instruments, commercial-grade mixers and ovens to bake cakes and pastries.
- Consistently maintained high levels of cleanliness, organization, storage and sanitation of food and beverage products to ensure quality.
- Operated all bakery equipment following safety guidelines.
- Cut and shaped dough for rolls, bread and various pastries.
- Also became the interim Manager when my manager got injured which led to being promoted to the 2ic role. placing all the orders and making sure the stock arived. doing stock takes once a week and doing Gross Profit.
Grocery Assistant
New world
Porirua, Wellington
07.2011 - 01.2014
- Demonstrated great teamwork skills with staff members involved in production and transport.
- Stored and organized items in tool or supply rooms, allowing for easy retrieval.
- Checked delivered merchandise and order information to verify shipment accuracy.
Education
NZ Certificate of Trade Baking Bread Level 4 -
Foodstuffs Apprenticeship Programme
Auckland08-2020
High School Diploma -
Aotea College
Porirua, NZ11-2013
Skills
- i have been decorating cakes for the last 6 years, mainly smaller cakes and muffin sized ones
- Proficient in Artisan Bread Production
- Effective Team Collaboration allows me to work well within a time frame set by managers
- i am able to get the work needed to be done within a specified time and if more work need to be done i am able to stay late to finish work needed
- i am able to follow a recipe provided to get the best quality product or i am able to change a specified recipe to make it work
- i have been a interim manager so i know the SAP system and how to do stock take and gross profit calculations
- i am able to follow and change a production list with managers permission to reduce wastage of all products
Affiliations
- i am very interested in all sports from sailing to skiing and now just geting into going to the gym to better my health.
Accomplishments
- i was awarded second place in my class for my bakery apprenticship.
Timeline
Baker
New World
03.2022 - 12.2024
Baker Apprentice
New world
06.2016 - 02.2022
Grocery Assistant
New world
07.2011 - 01.2014
NZ Certificate of Trade Baking Bread Level 4 -
Foodstuffs Apprenticeship Programme
High School Diploma -
Aotea College
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