RAJVIR KAUR JOHAL
9 Juliani Pl Portland 3305 Australia Victoria Contact no. 0401293205
COOK
Integrating exceptional culinary and knife skills, and kitchen management experience to accomplish the employer’s ultimate goals.
SUMMARY
• Over 4.5 years of experience in culinary area
• Strong command on classic and contemporary culinary methodologies
• Perfectly weighs, measures, and mixes ingredients
• Able to work efficiently without supervision
• Proven ability to clean work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, and silverware
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Food Safety • Kitchen Management • Gastronomy
• Nutrition • Product Knowledge • Culinary Math
CULINARY SKILLS
• Highly skilled in preparing, seasoning, and cooking a wide range of foods, including soups, salads, entrees, and desserts
• Hands-on experience in baking, roasting, grilling, boiling, and frying meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods
• Proven record of garnishing, arranging and serving food to patrons
• Competent at checking freshness of raw food and ingredients before cooking
WORK EXPERIENCE
Cook MISS INDIA– Brisbane July 2010 – December 2015
• Set-up work station
• Wash and unwrap fresh fruits and vegetables
• Weigh, evaluate, and mix ingredients
• Prepare ingredients for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storing food
• Prepare and cook food in keeping with recipes, quality standards and presentation standards
• Operate stoves, grills, fryers, ovens and microwaves
• Test foods to verify if they have been cooked adequately
• Monitor food quality whilst preparing food
• Serve food in appropriate portions onto suitable receptacles
• Wash and sanitize tools, knives, kitchen area, tables, and utensils
Cook Sultans Turkish Restaurant –Boondall jan 2016– May 2017 Ph. no- 073263555
• Prepared all the prep work for soups, salads, sauces and entrees
• Supplied assigned work area with all required products and utensils used for production
• Stored all food items in appropriate storage area
• Interacted with patrons so as to provide for special requests
Cook Macs hotel Portland
June 2017- continue 0355232188
• examining foodstuffs to ensure quality
• regulating temperatures of ovens, grills and other cooking equipment
• preparing and cooking food
• seasoning food during cooking
• portioning food, placing it on plates, and adding gravies, sauces and garnishes
• storing food in temperature controlled facilities
• preparing food to meet special dietary requirements
• may plan menus and estimate food requirements
• may train other kitchen staff and apprentices

EDUCATION
Spencer College –Woolloongabba Qld– 2013
Certificate 3 in Cookery and Diploma of Hospitality
Certificate 4 in cookery
• Excellent communication and customer service acumen
• Familiar with hygiene, hand washing and safety codes
• Able to listen and answer guest inquiries in a helpful and professional manner • Superb attention to detail