Joshua Payne
Cheadle,Cheshire
Summary
Accomplished culinary professional with extensive expertise in food preparation and catering, demonstrating mastery in time management and multitasking under pressure. Proficient in nutritional understanding and special dietary cooking, ensuring compliance with food hygiene standards and health and safety regulations. Adept at leading teams, communicating effectively with waitstaff, and adapting to new recipes while consistently meeting tight deadlines. Career goals include further enhancing leadership skills within a dynamic culinary environment.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Chef
Brezo Lounge
Cheadle, Greater Manchester
2025.09 - 2026.04
- Loungers
- Demonstrated proficiency in various cooking techniques, improved dish presentation.
- Coordinated prep work, streamlined the cooking process.
- Adhered to strict hygiene standards, ensured a clean working environment.
- Streamlined kitchen operations for enhanced efficiency.
- Maintained high safety standards during food preparation and serving procedures.
- Followed health and safety guidelines to keep food storage safe, prevent spoilage and minimise cross-contamination risks.
- Responded to dietary concerns and food allergies, creating dishes that met customer needs and palates.
Kitchen team leader
Greene King
Cheadle, Greater Manchester
2023.06 - 2025.09
- Greene King
- Ensured adherence to food safety standards by regular monitoring and training.
- Enhanced team productivity by implementing efficient work schedules.
- Liaised with suppliers, ensured prompt delivery of fresh ingredients.
- Enforced cleanliness standards, maintained hygienic kitchen conditions.
- Fostered team communication to prevent misunderstandings and errors in orders.
- Conducted daily inventory checks with detailed record keeping.
- Delegated tasks, improved workflow efficiency.
- Trained new staff members for improved kitchen operations.
- Implemented waste reduction strategies with careful portion control and storage procedures.
- Ensured fresh produce was correctly stored in temperature-controlled environments to mitigate health and safety risks.
- Promoted from Team Member to Kitchen Leader within 10 months.
Chef
Marston's
Cheadle Hulme, Stockport
2021.08 - 2023.03
- Marstons
- Coordinated prep work, streamlined the cooking process.
- Adhered to strict hygiene standards, ensured a clean working environment.
- Demonstrated proficiency in various cooking techniques, improved dish presentation.
- Built attractive displays of food items, enticing customers to make additional purchases.
- Responded to dietary concerns and food allergies, creating dishes that met customer needs and palates.
- Worked with front of house team to coordinate fast, fresh deliveries in line with professional reputation.
- Followed health and safety guidelines to keep food storage safe, prevent spoilage and minimise cross-contamination risks.
Education
High School -
Bramhall High School
Manchester 2015.09 - 2017.07
High School - undefined
The Kingsway School
2017.09 - 2020.06
Skills
- Nutritional understanding
- Communication with waitstaff
- Time-Efficient cooking
- Special dietary cooking
- Time management mastery
- Knife handling techniques
- Multitasking under pressure
- Adaptability to new recipes
- Meeting tight deadlines
- Catering experience
- Food preparation techniques
- Food hygiene standards
- Portion control
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Team Leadership
- Food preparation
Hobbies and Interests
In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my friends and practising skateboarding. I enjoy reading crime, horror, and thrillers., I also attended Scouts between the ages of 4 and 13, this allowed me to develop my teamworking skills and provided me with a range of character-building experiences. The activities I took part in included canoeing, archery, and charity work, this taught me how to work as an individual and be an integral part of a team.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Chef
Brezo Lounge
2025.09 - 2026.04
Kitchen team leader
Greene King
2023.06 - 2025.09
Chef
Marston's
2021.08 - 2023.03
High School - undefined
The Kingsway School
2017.09 - 2020.06
High School -
Bramhall High School
2015.09 - 2017.07