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Luis Gomes

Thornton Heath,Surrey

Summary

Experienced culinary professional with expertise in food preparation, kitchen hygiene maintenance, and staff scheduling. Demonstrates proficiency in budget management, stock control, and nutritional understanding, including handling special dietary requirements. Adept at sanitation procedures, training and mentoring staff, and delivering customer service excellence. Skilled in conflict resolution with a commitment to maintaining high standards of kitchen operations.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

cook / manager

classic cafe
Croydon, surrey
10.2012 - 03.2025
  • Optimised work schedules to meet peak dining hours demands.
  • Monitored stock levels, avoiding unnecessary wastage.
  • Cooked diverse cuisines, offering a wide range of choices.
  • Enhanced kitchen efficiency with improved organisational skills.
  • Ensured food safety standards for high-quality meals.
  • Maintained clean cooking area, promoting hygiene and health.
  • Completed daily opening and closing duties to support kitchen operations and prepare for busy periods.
  • Adhered to health and safety requirements for cleaning surfaces, cooking items and equipment.

Coffee shop assistant/ assistant manager

cafe buono
Sutton, surrey
10.2012 - 10.2016
  • Ensured punctuality in shift timings establishing reliability.
  • Assisted in the training of new staff members to ensure excellent service delivery.
  • Handled customer complaints professionally, ensuring satisfactory resolutions.
  • Contributed to increased sales through suggestive selling techniques at counters.
  • Assisted baristas with coffee grinding tasks facilitating quicker order fulfilment.
  • Performed till operations accurately, assuring correct monetary transactions.
  • Enhanced cafe ambience with meticulous cleaning and organisation tasks.
  • Maintained a clean and hygienic environment for health standards compliance.


Breakfast cook

YMCA
Croydon, surrey
02.2009 - 07.2012
  • Managed inventory efficiently, ensured availability of fresh ingredients daily.
  • Preparing and serve the breakfast to the hostel residents
  • Ensured timely preparation of breakfast items by diligently adhering to schedule.
  • Performed routine maintenance checks on kitchen appliances consistently ensuring their proper functioning.
  • Processed high volume of food orders daily, maintaining accuracy and consistency.
  • Ordered and received products and supplies to maintain well-stocked kitchen areas.

cook/assistant manager/manager

cafe giardino
Croydon, surrey
05.2007 - 06.2012
  • Kept track of food supplies, ordered replacements when necessary.
  • Supported inventory management to maintain stock levels.
  • Handled food storage tasks, reduced wastage.
  • Cooked various dishes with adherence to dietary restrictions.
  • Helped in creating new recipes for menu expansion.
  • Completed kitchen cleaning close down duties at end of day, readying areas for next shift.
  • Ensured hygiene standards by maintaining cleanliness in kitchen area.
  • Created the weekly staff rota

Skills

  • Food preparation
  • Kitchen hygiene maintenance
  • Staff scheduling
  • Budget management
  • Stock control
  • Nutritional understanding
  • Special dietary requirements handling
  • Sanitation procedures knowledge
  • Training and mentoring staff
  • Customer service excellence
  • Conflict resolution

Certification

Food hygiene level 2

Health and safety level 2

Allergy awareness certificate level 2

COSHH

Languages

Portuguese
Native
English
Upper intermediate

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

cook / manager

classic cafe
10.2012 - 03.2025

Coffee shop assistant/ assistant manager

cafe buono
10.2012 - 10.2016

Breakfast cook

YMCA
02.2009 - 07.2012

cook/assistant manager/manager

cafe giardino
05.2007 - 06.2012

Food hygiene level 2

Health and safety level 2

Allergy awareness certificate level 2

COSHH

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