Punisa Aleksandar Caran
Shirley,Christchurch
Summary
Seasoned Chef with 25 years of culinary experience, specializing in time management, menu design, and staff management. Proven track record of meeting deadlines while maintaining quality standards and fostering a positive kitchen environment. Experienced in small business operations, including bookkeeping and accounting, contributing to overall financial health. I am extremely proud of my work ethic as my former employers can attest to.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Furniture Mover
Conroy Removals Nz
Islington, Christchurch
09.2022 - Current
- Loaded and unloaded furniture onto trucks for delivery to customers' homes.
- Organized and secured items in truck beds with moving blankets, straps, and shrink wrap.
- Transported furniture between locations using a variety of vehicles including box trucks, flatbeds, and vans.
- Placed protective covers over carpets, doorways, stairwells, elevators. during move process.
- Communicated professionally with customers regarding their needs related to the move process.
Sous chef / Chef de partie
Fishermans Wharf
Christchurch
02.2018 - Current
- I was Sous chef for a time here but gave up my position to work part time so I could care for a loved one
- My duties here were assisting with menu planing, costing, insuring the cleanliness of the kitchen and insuring everyone had a smile
Sous chef / Head chef
Fit foods Christchurch
Christchurch
05.2017 - 02.2018
- Company Overview: Fit foods is an online catering company that provide healthy lean meals that are than delivered throughout New Zealand
- Responsible for new menu ideas, costings, working out weights of each ingredient for each meal to reach the correct volume as all our meals are packaged to weight
- Fit foods is an online catering company that provide healthy lean meals that are than delivered throughout New Zealand
Head Chef
Beck's Ale House
Christchurch
- Responsible for 5 staff, duties including menu design, rostering, food costing and control
Sous Chef
The Nose
Highlands Park Cromwell
- Duties include running of the pass, food prep, costings, menu design and specials
- Responsible in Chefs absence
Head Chef
The Victoria Arms
Cromwell
- Responsible for 4 staff, duty description similar to becks alehouse position
Owner/Driver
Azap Couriers/Fastway
Central Otago/Southland
- Delivery contracts to several areas in the region, contracts included Southland times, The press, Toll
Senior chef de partie
The Edgewater Resort
Wanaka
- Responsible for the wineglass cafe inside the resort and all the daily responsibilities
Skills
- Recipes and menu planning
- Inventory management procedures
- International shipments
- Shipping procedures
- Warehouse and transportation operations
- Shipment coding
- Dispatching
- Organization
- Packing expertise
- Inventory controls
- Scheduling proficiency
- Truck loading and unloading
- Punctuality
- Vehicle operation
References
- PJ, Owner, Fishermans Wharf, 03 3287530
- Kane / Scott, Owners, Fitfoods, 03 384 4253
- Amy Harrison, Head Chef, The Nose, Highlands motorsport park, +64 27 345 1727
- Miro Keller, Fmr Head Chef, The Nose, 021 0220 6481
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 01 April 1979
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Australian/European
Careerpath
- Sous chef / Chef de partie, Fishermans Wharf, 02/01/18, present, Assisting with menu planning, Costing, Ensuring the cleanliness of the kitchen, Ensuring everyone had a smile
- Sous chef / Head chef, Fit foods Christchurch, 05/01/17, 02/01/18, Responsible for new menu ideas, Costings, Working out weights of each ingredient for each meal
- Head Chef, Beck's Ale House, Christchurch, 9 months, Responsible for 5 staff, Menu design, Rostering, Food costing and control
- Sous Chef, The Nose, Highlands Park Cromwell, 2 years, Running of the pass, Food prep, Costings, Menu design and specials, Responsible in Chef's absence
- Head Chef, The Victoria Arms, Cromwell, 6 months, Responsible for 4 staff, Duty description similar to Beck's Ale House position
- Owner/Driver, Azap Couriers/Fastway, Central Otago/Southland, 3 years, Delivery contracts to several areas in the region, Contracts included Southland times, The Press, Toll
- Senior chef de partie, The Edgewater Resort, Wanaka, 14 months, Responsible for the wineglass cafe inside the resort, All daily responsibilities
Certification
- Class
Timeline
Furniture Mover
Conroy Removals Nz
09.2022 - Current
Sous chef / Chef de partie
Fishermans Wharf
02.2018 - Current
Sous chef / Head chef
Fit foods Christchurch
05.2017 - 02.2018
Head Chef
Beck's Ale House
Sous Chef
The Nose
Head Chef
The Victoria Arms
Owner/Driver
Azap Couriers/Fastway
Senior chef de partie
The Edgewater Resort
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