Gabriel Slater
Breakfast Chef
About
I am a friendly all round worker looking to learn and grow. I have been working for a number of years in hospitality and am now looking to extend my skills and transfer my expertise into an office based role. I can adapt to a variety of tasks asked and I am a fast learner who picks up on patterns easily and tries to optimise productivity when possible. I am currently using this time to study and independently learn more complex computer software to use in my future position.
Experience
Breakfast Chef - Lancaster House Hotel
(2023-08 - 2026-01)
- Listened and communicated quickly and efficiently as part of a team
- Coordinated and oversaw full breakfast service operations for a high-volume hotel, consistently delivering meals on time during peak hours
- Demonstrated strong time management and multitasking abilities to deliver multiple different dishes to the same table
- Ensured rigorous adherence to food safety and hygiene regulations, maintaining a clean, safe, and compliant kitchen environment.
- Conducted daily quality assurance checks on ingredients and finished products
- Liaised effectively with front-of-house staff to ensure seamless communication
- Supported the wider kitchen brigade with food prep for other services.
- Delegated specific food preparation tasks to junior staff based on their skills
- Instructed new members of staff how to set up, prep and run breakfast service smoothly
- Responsible for creating a system for documenting and overseeing all methods, techniques and recipes for junior and senior chefs to replicate to ensure constant quality assurance and consistency
- Supported inventory management operations by assisting the Head Chef with accurate and timely stock counts
Kitchen Porter - Lancaster House Hotel
(2023-03 - 2023-08)
- Demonstrated efficiency and resilience in a demanding, fast-paced work setting
- Maintained impeccable hygiene and cleanliness standards in a crowded, busy kitchen
- Complied with COSHH safety standards at all times in order to ensure safety
- Carried out and completed health and safety checks
- Learnt how to conduct risk assessment forms
- Received, organized, and stored food and equipment deliveries, ensuring stock rotation to minimize spoilage and waste.
- Monitored and reported faulty equipment to management
Bar/Restaurant Staff - Leonardo Hotel
(2022-04 - 2022-12)
- Memorised and mixed cocktails to a classy finish
- Pulled beers, poured wines and spirits to measure
- Changed kegs and fortnightly line clean
- Counted and ordering stock
- Cleared and wiped down tables
- Operated a touch screen till efficiently
- Maintained a friendly manner for guests
- Cleaned and closed the bar every night
- Trained new staff in serving drinks
Food Server - Golden Sunrise
(2018-06 - 2019-08)
- Took orders in a stressful and fast-paced environment
- Organised and delegated tasks to other workers
- Deep cleaned and closed up shop
- Great time management
- Juggled and multitasked effectively
Education
National Diploma - Forensic Science - Kendal College A levels - Sociology, Psychology, Biology, General Studies - Ripley St. Thomas
GCSEs - Maths, Science, English, R.E., Dance, Drama, Art, Music - Ripley St. Thomas
