Jaco Deacon
Experienced Senior Catering Manager
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About
I have a wealth of experience in the catering industry. I managed various contracts, hospitals,rehabilitation centres, Retirement Villages and the Corporate sector. I have sound experience in the following:
- Ensuring compliance with various government and food industry related standards
- Extensive day to day problem solving and time management challenges
- Procurement of all stock , perishables and otherwise
- Requisition and invoice management
- Debtors and Creditors management
- All aspects of stock control including profitability assessments and stock taking
- Design/ Develop menu requirements , special menus for guest with eating disorders/ specialist dietary needs , theme function catering and daily meal menu’s to ensure profitability
- Determine & set standards for unit catering
- Third party Vendor management , assessing vendor quality and nominate new vendor to panel
- Pro-active efforts to stay abreast of changes in the Mass catering industry
- Extensive Budget management
- Client liaising , bi- weekly feedback meetings
- Cash Management and Banking
- Sound Procurement and Stock management
- Sound Financial management
- Business acumen
- Well matured communication skills (written and oral)
- Planning and organising
- Problem solving and analysis
- Leadership skills
- People management
- Extensive resource management inclusive of coaching, mentoring, performance management, performance contracting, skills assessments and training, disciplinary :
- Allocating daily menu and recipes to chefs
- Daily time management ( duty roster and attendance)
Experience
COMPANY: TSEBO SOLUTIONS GROUP
POSITION: Senior Catering Manager
PERIOD: October 2016 – March 2021
COMPANY: SUNBURST COPERATE FEEDING SOLUTIONS POSITION: Senior Catering Manager PERIOD: August 2013 – September 2016
COMPANY: WESTERN PROVINCE CATERERS POSITION: Junior Operations Manager for Avondrust Retirement ,Lotus River, Maitland Cottage, Nazareth Elsies PERIOD: September 2010 to August 2013
COMPANY: WESTERN PROVINCE CATERERS POSITION: Unit Manager for Cle de Cap Retirement Village PERIOD: February 2010 to September 2010
COMPANY: IKAPA CATERERS (PART OF WESTERN PROVINCE CATERERS) POSITION: Unit Manager for Stepping Stones and Beach House rehabilitation centres PERIOD: 1 December 2008 – February 2010
COMPANY: SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY – SIMONS TOWN
POSITION: Leading Seaman (Chef & Steward) PERIOD: January 2001 to November 2008
Education
MILITARY NAVAL TRAINING PART 1: January 2001
Basic c Training
First Aid
Fire Fighting
Damage Control
Catering/Chef part 1
Crain Driving
Boat Coxswain
MILITARY NAVAL TRAINING PART 2: January 2005 Divisional Duties
Military Naval Management
Communications
Military Naval Social
Civic Education
Survival
Military Naval Law
Security
WESTERN PROVINCE CATERERS Professional cookery NQS Level 4
TSEBO SOLUTIONS GROUP IR Industrial Relations
MEC - Health and Safety for Management 8.1
MEC – Health and Safety for Management 16.2
COMPUTER LITERACY: MS Word
Windows 95 (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office – All packages
Point of Sale – Smart Retail & Plankomat
