Michael Gabriel
Tonbridge, Kent,Kent
Summary
Experienced Catering Manager able to handle both customer-service and administrative tasks with professional and efficient attitude. Specialising in contract dining with outstanding knowledge of budgeting and detailed cost analysis. Successful at outstanding leadership and top-of-the-line personalised service.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
24
24
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Catering manager
olive dining
Tonbridge, Kent, westerham
2022.04 - Current
- Hired and managed catering staff to perform best practices and quality standards.
- Hired and trained both permanent and temporary staff members.
- Worked with chefs to plan menus according to client needs and budgets.
- Recorded ingredients and quantity of catering supplies to maintain accurate inventory.
- Estimated food consumption for appropriate ordering from vendors and to avoid waste.
- Planned and developed menus for catering events to meet expectations and budgets for clients.
- Handled day-to-day scheduling, ordering food and planning events to support catering logistics.
- Prevented allergen cross-contamination through meticulous food preparation, cooking and plating.
- Monitored kitchen staff and environments to ensure appropriate safety procedures were implemented.
- Minimised kitchen waste through effective recycling, composting and disposal systems.
- Checked freezer and refrigerator temperatures regularly, maintaining produce quality and safety.
- Utilised proper cleaning techniques to sanitise counters and utensils, enabling safe preparation of raw produce.
- Prepared meals from scratch using authentic, popular recipes to generate repeat business.
- Inventoried food, ingredient and supply stock to prepare and plan vendor orders.
- Enforced safe food-handling, preparation and storage protocols to reduce risk of food-borne illnesses.
Hospital porter
maidstone and tunbridge wells trust
tunbridge wells, kent
2021.04 - 2022.04
- Responded to cardiac arrests and provided trolley and supporting equipment for such incidents.
- Transferred patients safely between wards to receive treatment.
- Securely and professionally transported drugs between main store, pharmacy and relevant wards.
- Facilitated patients' onward transmission to relevant wards, providing exceptional levels of care.
- Undertook delivery of specimens and blood samples to laboratories.
- Brought and collected medical gases to different departments and wards.
- Provided safe, timely transportation of varied goods, food and waste within hospital grounds.
- Prioritised infection control by consistently adhering to regulations, enhancing continued quality of patient care.
- Reported clinical and no-clinical incidents and accidents to line manager.
- Ran delivery and acceptance service for clean and dirty linen, aiding smooth-running laundry provisions.
- Operated hospital beds, trollies, portering chairs and wheelchairs in line with hospital policies and correct manual handling techniques.
- Worked flexibly to meet round-the-clock service needs of busy hospital departments.
- Adapted to changing service demands through responsive task planning and implementation.
- Maintained thorough knowledge of safeguarding through regular training for optimised patient care provisions.
chef
the kent and surrey golf club
Edenbridge, Kent
2019.04 - 2021.04
- Minimised kitchen waste through effective recycling, composting and disposal systems.
- Inventoried food, ingredient and supply stock to prepare and plan vendor orders.
- Utilised proper cleaning techniques to sanitise counters and utensils, enabling safe preparation of raw produce.
- Maintained strict food health, hygiene and safety standards for ongoing kitchen compliance.
- Checked freezer and refrigerator temperatures regularly, maintaining produce quality and safety.
- Oversaw kitchen operations for in-house dining and outside catering events, maintaining reliable, quality food service.
- Collaborated effectively with kitchen and waiting staff to facilitate smooth, efficient service outcomes.
- Prevented allergen cross-contamination through meticulous food preparation, cooking and plating.
- Prepared meals from scratch using authentic, popular recipes to generate repeat business.
- Monitored kitchen staff and environments to ensure appropriate safety procedures were implemented.
- Monitored line work processes to ensure consistency in quality, quantity and presentation.
- Mastered multitude of culinary techniques to demonstrate knife skills, innovative preparation methods and shortcuts.
- Communicated with servers and FOH staff to maintain efficient workflow and address special requests.
Education
GCSEs - english
St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells 1992.09 - 1997.06
GCSEs - maths
St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells 1992.09 - 1997.06
GCSEs - art
St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells 1992.09 - 1997.06
GCSEs - geography
St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells 1992.09 - 1997.06
GCSEs - double science
St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells 1992.09 - 1997.06
Skills
- Food Hygiene trained
- contract dining specialist
- ipa and caternet knowledge
- Budgeting understanding
- Nutrition expert
- Inventorying knowledge
- Cost controls
- Recipes and menu planning
- Kitchen staff coordination
- Produce purchasing
- Portioning understanding
- Project budgeting
- Performance evaluations
- Staff supervision
- Cleanliness
- Training
- Cleaning and sanitation procedures
- Safe food handling
- Food plating and presentation
- Sanitation
- Decision making
- Kitchen equipment operation and maintenance
Timeline
Catering manager
olive dining
2022.04 - Current
Hospital porter
maidstone and tunbridge wells trust
2021.04 - 2022.04
chef
the kent and surrey golf club
2019.04 - 2021.04
GCSEs - english
St Gregory's Catholic School
1992.09 - 1997.06
GCSEs - maths
St Gregory's Catholic School
1992.09 - 1997.06
GCSEs - art
St Gregory's Catholic School
1992.09 - 1997.06
GCSEs - geography
St Gregory's Catholic School
1992.09 - 1997.06
GCSEs - double science
St Gregory's Catholic School
1992.09 - 1997.06