Callum Tanvir
Barnet ,Hertfordshire
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work history
Kitchen Porter
Black Horse Pub
Barnet, Hertfordshire
2025.06 - 2025.07
- Worked as a Kitchen Porter in a small pub kitchen, providing support during a period of staff shortage.
- Maintained cleanliness, hygiene, and organisation standards in a fast-paced and resource-limited environment.
- Adapted to working with limited equipment while ensuring the kitchen remained safe and operational for food service.
- Assisted with basic food prep and dishwashing to support smooth service during busy periods.
- Ensured consistent standards were met so food could be safely and efficiently served to customers.
- Temporary role taken to support a friend and assist the business during staffing challenges.
Kitchen Porter/ Assistant Chef
Baby Bao at the Pond
Brighton
2022.09 - 2023.07
- Started as a Kitchen Porter (KP), responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness, organisation, and hygiene across a fast-paced kitchen environment.
- Recognised for efficiency, speed, and reliability, leading to progression into food preparation duties.
- Assisted with prep work including ingredient preparation, basic cooking tasks, and ensuring service stations were fully stocked and ready for busy periods.
- Progressed further into the role of Assistant Chef, supporting service across both lunch and dinner shifts in a high-volume kitchen.
- Worked closely with chefs to ensure consistent food quality, smooth service during peak hours, and adherence to food safety standards.
- Contributed to a kitchen team that was awarded Best Kitchen in Brighton, recognising overall performance, consistency, and quality of service.
Back of house cook
Nandos
Borehamwood
2021.07 - 2022.07
- Worked across all areas of the restaurant, including front of house, kitchen, food preparation, and customer service.
- Took responsibility for the back grill during peak rush hours due to strong performance, speed, and ability to handle high-pressure service periods.
- Prepared and cooked food to company standards while maintaining high levels of hygiene, food safety, and consistency.
- Managed high-volume orders during busy periods, ensuring accuracy and timely service under pressure.
- Worked closely with team members to maintain smooth kitchen operations during peak times.
- Selected to represent the restaurant in the Regional Grill Competition, competing against other top grillers in the region.
- Achieved 3rd place in the Regional Grill Competition, recognising consistency, speed, and quality under pressure.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Economics and Finance
University of Sussex
Brighton, Brighton and HoveSkills
- Food preparation and basic cooking
- Kitchen porter duties (cleaning, washing, organisation)
- Food hygiene and safety awareness
- Maintaining cleanliness to health standards
- Stock preparation and kitchen organisation
- Working in high-volume service environments
Timeline
Kitchen Porter
Black Horse Pub
2025.06 - 2025.07
Kitchen Porter/ Assistant Chef
Baby Bao at the Pond
2022.09 - 2023.07
Back of house cook
Nandos
2021.07 - 2022.07
Bachelor of Science - Economics and Finance
University of Sussex