Evangeline-lily wheeler
hatfield,hertfordshire
Summary
Offering strong leadership and communication skills with experience in team coordination and customer service. Knowledgeable about maintaining kitchen hygiene and ensuring food safety. Ready to use and develop organisational, time management, and problem-solving skills in any role.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work history
Kitchen team leader
Wetherspoons
Hatfield
2025.04 - 2026.05
- Delegated tasks, improved workflow efficiency.
- Enforced cleanliness standards, maintained hygienic kitchen conditions.
- Implemented waste reduction strategies with careful portion control and storage procedures.
- Fostered team communication to prevent misunderstandings and errors in orders.
- Ensured fresh produce was correctly stored in temperature-controlled environments to mitigate health and safety risks.
- Trained new staff members for improved kitchen operations.
- Met kitchen hygiene standards by preparing, implementing and monitoring routine cleaning schedules.
- Coordinated prep work, streamlined the cooking process.
- Reduced food waste to improve profitability.
- Learnt stock counting and wastage tracking for our online system
- Apart of the team that helped reach record sales
Bar staff member
wetherspoons
- Made cocktails for customer enjoyment.
- Served customers to foster a friendly atmosphere.
- Maintained professional knowledge about various drink recipes
- Restocked the bar efficiently during busy periods.
- Completed end-of-day cleaning duties, leaving the bar ready for next day's trade.
- Managed customer disputes effectively, preserving the business reputation.
- Handled cash transactions to ensure accurate accounting.
- Engaged in upselling techniques, boosting sales revenue.
- Practised in changing kegs and was learning about line cleaning etc.
Chef
Wagamama
2023.02 - 2025.05
- Maintained high safety standards during food preparation and serving procedures.
- Demonstrated proficiency in various cooking techniques, improved dish presentation.
- Orchestrated seamless kitchen service during peak hours.
- Cleaned and serviced kitchen appliances, maintaining good working order of grills, stoves and ovens.
- Worked with front of house team to coordinate fast, fresh deliveries in line with professional reputation.
- Organised kitchen equipment and utensils for easy access during peak hours.
- Achieved consistent delivery of excellent dishes with meticulous attention to recipe details.
- Managed multiple orders simultaneously under high pressure situations, meeting service deadlines successfully.
Education
Foundation Degree in Science - Forensics science
Oaklands college
Welwyn Garden City, HertfordshireGCSEs -
Chancellors school
Skills
- Providing constructive criticism
- Food presentation artistry
- Maintaining professionalism
- Reliable decision making
- Multitasking under pressure
- Enforcing quality standards
- Staff training
- Allergen awareness
other experience
I also have experience looking after children as I babysat for a number of years. I looked after autistic children and children ranging in ages so I have lots of different skills to offer.
Timeline
Kitchen team leader
Wetherspoons
2025.04 - 2026.05
Chef
Wagamama
2023.02 - 2025.05
Bar staff member
wetherspoons
Foundation Degree in Science - Forensics science
Oaklands college
GCSEs -
Chancellors school