Menu development/Head chef
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With over 20 years of experience in food production and restaurant industry I am seeking an exciting and challenging kitchen operations role to use my experience in casual dining, contract catering, and event catering. I am experienced in multisite and production kitchen management. Multi cuisine experience including Japanese, Malaysian, Thai, Vietnams, Italian, Srilankan and Chinese.
I have vast experience in new sites opening, managing production units, hiring, training, and developing the kitchen team. I have excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage and train new menu within multiple sites. I have done lots of outside catering for my workplaces including cooking classes for larger groups holding up to 60 guests.
I have very good knowledge with food industry online systems Fourth hospitality, R9, Star chef recipe input and stock management. I understand the workings of GP, Food cost control and Labour control including P&L management. I enjoy using my experience to develop new menu dishes in each menu change happens in restaurant brands.
Experience in new menu development, New restaurant openings, Team development menu training. Food hygiene and health & safety quality monitoring in the kitchen environment. Vast knowledge in hospitality industry back office systems FNB, Epos, Selima and Star chef
