Derek Gray
Salford
Summary
Versatile and diligent, with a proven track record at Salford Royal NHS Trust, I excel in meal preparation and kitchen operations, ensuring food safety compliance. A strong team player, I thrive in fast-paced environments, significantly enhancing efficiency and patient satisfaction through meticulous nutritional evaluation and temperature monitoring.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Catering Assistant
Salford Royal NHS Trust
01.1986 - 02.2003
- Preparing meals for patients in a hospital
- Working in a large-scale kitchen
- Preparing vegetables and some meals
- Washing pots and loading the dishwasher
- Unloading trolleys
- Storing food correctly.
- Working in a freezer, loading stores.
- Keeping the kitchen tidy and within food hygiene standards.
- Working as a call-order chef.
- Worked at the ward level, serving food to patients.
- Wiped down surfaces and cleaned plates, utensils and trays to sanitize catering space after events.
- Monitored temperatures of prepared food and cold-storage areas.
- Reviewed number of utensils available to rectify potential mistakes in place setting.
- Supported chefs in preparing meals for large groups efficiently and on time.
- Prepared meats, vegetables or desserts according to orders or instructions.
- Ensured compliance with health and safety standards in all catering operations.
- Took and recorded temperatures of food, refrigerators and freezers.
Trainee Car mechanic
Royal Mail Garage
01.1984 - 01.1986
- Working on Royal Mail vehicles in their garage.
- Doing a range of repairs and maintenance tasks.
Education
City and Guilds - Car Mechanics
Stockport College
01.1986
High School - CSEs in Maths, Art, Technical Drawing and Physics
Ordsall High School
01.1983
ETA Level 1 Certificate - Digital Contact Centre
Gateway Level 1 Award - Cybersecurity
L2 Award - Digital and IT Skills
Level 3 - Teaching and Education
WRVA
Level 1 and 2 - IT
Online
Skills
- Good communication skills
- Strong team player
- Decision-making
- Physically fit
- Manual work
- Ability to work hard at repetitive tasks
- High standard of work
- Meal preparation
- Food safety compliance
- Temperature monitoring
- Nutritional evaluation
- Kitchen operations
- Customer service
Hobbies and Interests
- Keeping fit
- Weight training
- Camping
- Hiking
- Astronomy
- Repairing and building computers
- Art
- Photography
- Ham Radio
References
Available on request.
Affiliations
- I enjoy camping, hiking and the outdoors
- I do a lot of reading and studying and have completed many online courses
- My hobbies include photography keeping fit and painting
- I like Amateur radio and completed an online course and obtained my licence
Timeline
Catering Assistant
Salford Royal NHS Trust
01.1986 - 02.2003
Trainee Car mechanic
Royal Mail Garage
01.1984 - 01.1986
City and Guilds - Car Mechanics
Stockport College
High School - CSEs in Maths, Art, Technical Drawing and Physics
Ordsall High School
ETA Level 1 Certificate - Digital Contact Centre
Gateway Level 1 Award - Cybersecurity
L2 Award - Digital and IT Skills
Level 3 - Teaching and Education
WRVA
Level 1 and 2 - IT
Online
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