Sandeep Paudyal
Portsmouth,Hampshire
Summary
Results-driven Kitchen Manager with extensive hands-on experience leading back-of-house teams across fast-paced environments like 7Bone Burger Co. Proven track record of driving food quality, maintaining rigorous HACCP compliance, and optimising inventory and labour costs to support gross profit targets. Adept at staff training, workflow delegation, and building collaborative team cultures.
Overview
3
3
Languages
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Kitchen Manager
7Bone Burger Co.
Portsmouth
09.2024 - Current
- Direct day-to-day kitchen operations, ensuring consistently high food quality, rapid service delivery, and strict adherence to company standards.
- Implement and manage robust HACCP controls and daily opening/closing procedures, maintaining full health and safety compliance and audit readiness.
- Optimise inventory management, stock control, and supplier ordering to minimise wastage and support gross profit targets.
- Supervise, recruit, and train kitchen staff, fostering a collaborative environment and driving continuous professional development.
- Delegate prep tasks effectively across the team, balancing labour costs with service demands to maximise kitchen efficiency.
Sous Chef
7bone Burger Co.
Newbury
09.2022 - 08.2024
- Partnered with the Head Chef to manage daily kitchen operations, supervising shift teams and maintaining high standards during peak service hours.
- Coordinated closely with front-of-house management to streamline food delivery, significantly enhancing the overall guest dining experience.
- Supervised inventory monitoring, stock rotation, and order processing to control costs and support labour efficiency.
- Maintained exceptional standards of cleanliness, organisation, and safety across all workspaces to ensure complete service readiness.
Education
Master of Science - Data Science and Computational Intelligence
Coventry University
Coventry01-2023
Bachelor of Science - Computing
Softwarica College of IT and E-Commerce
Kathmandu01-2021
Skills
Technical & Operational
- Kitchen Operations & Food Prep
- HACCP & Food Safety Compliance
- Stock Control & Inventory Management
- Audit Readiness & Quality Control
- Supplier Ordering & Processing
Leadership & Management
- Team Leadership & Supervision
- Staff Training & Development
- Rota Scheduling & Labour Cost Control
- Cost & Waste Minimisation
- Front-of-House Liaison
Languages
Nepali
First Language
Hindi
Proficient
C2
English
Proficient
C2
Certification
- Level 3 Award in Supervising Food Safety in Catering
- Level 2 Food Hygiene & Safety
- First Aid at Work / Emergency First Aid at Work
Interests
- Gaming
- Hiking
- Travelling
Timeline
Kitchen Manager
7Bone Burger Co.
09.2024 - Current
Sous Chef
7bone Burger Co.
09.2022 - 08.2024
Master of Science - Data Science and Computational Intelligence
Coventry University
Bachelor of Science - Computing
Softwarica College of IT and E-Commerce