- I like to make meals with barely anything and see what I can make with what I got so I like to see how creative I can get with my thoughts
- I like to make music with every day audios in the world
Tyler-James Powell
Birmingham ,west midlands
Summary
Detail-oriented Catering Professional with hands-on barista experience and GCSE training in professional catering. Skilled in drink preparation, cash handling, and maintaining hygiene standards in fast-paced café settings. Supports efficient service through effective communication and multitasking, ensuring accurate order processing and clean workspaces. Committed to delivering a positive customer experience that fosters repeat business.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Barista
Artisan coffee
05.2025 - 12.2025
- Operated espresso machines and other coffee-making equipment with expertise, ensuring high-quality beverage production.
- Prepared and served hot and cold beverages, including fresh coffee, espresso drinks and brewed teas.
- Prepared a wide range of coffee and tea beverages, adhering to precise recipes and presentation standards.
- Memorised recipes for varied specialty coffee beverages and seasonal offerings.
- Maintained clean and sanitary work environment, regularly cleaning coffee machines, counters, and customer areas.
- Maintained clean and organised workspaces, enabling coworkers to easily locate resources and products.
- Greeted and connected with every customer, recommending drinks and pastries.
- Delivered exceptional customer service, responding to enquiries and offering recommendations on beverage selections.
- Maintained highest standards of conduct and personalised customer service.
- Described menu items to customers and suggested products based on stated preferences.
- Input customer orders and processed payments for foods and beverages.
- Received and accurately processed customer payments.
- Managed peak morning custom with accurate, efficient, levelheaded service.
- Personalised customer orders, adapting beverages to meet individual preferences and dietary requirements.
- Ordered, received and stocked supplies and retail products.
- Managed inventory levels of coffee beans, milk, and other supplies, ordering stock as necessary to maintain optimal levels.
- Checked temperatures of refrigeration units to ensure food safety standards were met. of freezers, refrigerators and heating equipment to verify proper functioning.
- Monitored cafe for seating availability, safety and wellbeing of guests.
- Cleaned equipment, disposed of waste and cashed-up registers for thorough store closing processes.
- Completed orders by providing required crockery, napkins and condiments.
- Placed completed orders on trays for customers dining at establishment.
- Stayed up-to-date on kitchen policies, menus and ingredients to correctly answer customer queries.
- Carefully wrapped and packaged food items for takeaway, maintaining quality and hygiene standards. prepared food for customer takeaways.
- Stayed up-to-date on kitchen policies, menus and ingredients to correctly answer customer queries.
- Placed completed orders on trays for customers dining at establishment.
Education
GCSEs - Professional catering
Halesowen College
Halesowen 2026 - 2030
Skills
- Espresso preparation
- Coffee brewing
- Espresso machine operation
- Milk frothing techniques
- Coffee grinding techniques
- Food preparation
- Food safety practices
- Food safety
- Customer service
- Guest service
- Order processing
- Cash handling
- Till management
- Multitasking
- Attention to Detail
- Quick learning
- Outstanding communication
- Active listening
- Customer loyalty building
- Latte art
- Food service
- Stock rotation
Interests
Timeline
Barista
Artisan coffee
05.2025 - 12.2025
GCSEs - Professional catering
Halesowen College
2026 - 2030