Joe Peel

Worked as a Kitchen Porter for over 10 months in a high-end restaurant, maintaining consistently high standards in a fast-paced and demanding hospitality environment.

• Maintained cleanliness and organisation of kitchen equipment, utensils, and work areas, rotating items to support efficient kitchen operations.
• Carried out preparation and pre-service work, ensuring the kitchen and equipment were fully ready for service.
• Prepared and plated desserts to a consistently high standard, paying close attention to presentation, cleanliness, and detail.
• Worked closely with chefs and other members of staff to support smooth and efficient kitchen operations.
• Adapted well to a busy workplace, remaining reliable, hardworking, and focused on maintaining high standards throughout each shift.
• Maintained a strong work ethic, ensuring tasks were completed thoroughly and to the required standard rather than leaving jobs unfinished.
• Gained valuable experience working in a professional hospitality setting where consistency, teamwork, presentation, and customer experience were highly important.
• Occasionally interacted directly with customers, further developing my communication skills and confidence in a professional hospitality environment.
• Gained valuable experience working in a professional hospitality setting where consistency, teamwork, presentation, and customer experience were highly important.

Cooker Control Kit Manufacturing

• Worked in a manufacturing environment assembling control kits for high-end cooking appliances, where accuracy and consistency were essential at every stage of production.
• Assembled components to precise specifications, understanding that mistakes could affect later stages of production and the final operation of the product.
• Carried out accurate drilling, component fitting, wire labelling, and screw fastening, ensuring each part met the required specifications.
• Paid close attention to detail when working with electrical components, following instructions carefully and maintaining consistent standards throughout repetitive tasks.
• Developed a strong understanding of quality control and the importance of completing work correctly the first time.
• Worked reliably to production requirements while maintaining accuracy and efficiency, even when completing repetitive or detailed tasks.
• Took personal responsibility for the quality of my work, recognising that each completed kit contributed to the quality of the final product received by the customer.
• Strengthened my patience, concentration, precision, and ability to consistently follow procedures in a professional working environment.