Thomas Taylor
bolton,England
Summary
A highly skilled culinary professional with extensive knowledge in cooking techniques, meat butchery, and safe food handling. Demonstrates superior time management skills and organisational efficiency, ensuring cleanliness standards compliance and hygiene consciousness in all kitchen operations. Adept at customer service, effective cash handling, and retail sales, with a strong proficiency in IT and advanced maths. Committed to delivering high-quality dishes with exceptional speed and precision while leading teams effectively. Career goal: i do not have a career goal set in mind however i am very flexible and adaptable and would love to try my skills in this job.
Overview
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
year of professional experience
Work history
Bakery assistant
buttylicious
Little Lever, Bolton
2026.01 - 2026.06
- Maintained cleanliness in bakery by regularly sweeping and mopping floors.
- Prepared custom orders, met individual customer requirements effectively.
- Coordinated with the head baker, streamlined daily operations of bakery.
- Decorated cakes for enhancing visual appeal.
- Operated bakery machinery safely, reduced risk of workplace accidents.
- Packaged baked items efficiently to expedite sales process.
- Prepped dough, improved efficiency in the kitchen.
- Stored baking ingredients properly to enhance their lifespan.
- Regularly cleaned bakery areas, strictly following disinfection guidelines to sustain safe food preparation environments.
- Followed baker's instructions, multitasking to complete tasks in target timeframes.
- Weighed, boxed and wrapped bakery products.
- Produced and decorated high volumes of baked goods to meet daily production targets.
- Followed standardised recipes to guarantee product consistency.
Kitchen assistant
bury college
bury, england
2025.09 - Current
- Ensured proper waste disposal to maintain a hygienic kitchen environment.
- Maintained cleanliness throughout the kitchen for improved hygiene standards.
- Contributed to team communication, resulting in better workflow efficiency.
- Prepared ingredients for increased speed of the cooking process.
- Peeled, chopped and sliced vegetables as required by recipes, accelerating cooking times.
- Cleaned utensils thoroughly to ensure they met hygiene and safety standards., achieving a more efficient work environment.
- Improved kitchen efficiency by assisting in food preparation tasks
- Kept kitchen areas clean and organised to support efficient service operations., orderly and well-stocked for smooth service.
- Carried out regular rubbish removal, mopping and sweeping, maintaining clean kitchen environments throughout service shifts.
- Thoroughly cleaned kitchen utensils, cookware, glassware and serving dishes, maintaining faultless hygiene and presentation standards.
- Identified and addressed potential hazards to decrease accidents
- I managed the entire kitchen alone on multiple occasions
- I have convinced lots of people to buy foods they would have not tried otherwise
Education
GCSEs - english, maths, science, media produiction, food tech, history
little lever high school
Little Lever, Bolton 2020.09 - 2025.06
Diploma of Higher Education - professional cookery
Bury College
Bury 2025.09 - 2026.06
Skills
- Cleanliness standards compliance
- Hygiene consciousness
- Customer Service
- Advanced maths
- Effective cash handling
- Safe food handling
- Food prep
- IT proficient
- Team leadership abilities
- Marketing
- Retail sales
- Food serving
- Superior time management skills
Affiliations
- i play bass guitar in a band and we practice once a week and i have performed on stage many times.
- i love cooking and making food and i take every oportunity to make food or bake cakes or anything like that because i like to make food for people
- i love building lego and building things like shelves as im good at doing physical things
Timeline
Bakery assistant
buttylicious
2026.01 - 2026.06
Kitchen assistant
bury college
2025.09 - Current
Diploma of Higher Education - professional cookery
Bury College
2025.09 - 2026.06
GCSEs - english, maths, science, media produiction, food tech, history
little lever high school
2020.09 - 2025.06