Anderson Diaz

Mobile: 0416193324
Email: andersondiaz@live.com

Personal Summary

A calm, polite and hard-working Kitchen Hand who is able to prepare, cook and present food
quickly and efficiently. Committed to delivering food to her customers within 10 minutes of
an order being placed. Lots of common sense, energy and the foresight to see where can be
most helpful in a kitchen environment. Possessing a commercial head, as well as exceptional
cooking skills allows me to keep a kitchen effective and operational no matter how busy it
gets. As a superb communicator I am able to quickly develop constructive working
relationships with the entire catering team of any company I join. I am interested in a long
term career in the catering field and would now like to work for a company that shares my
passion for food.

Career history

Kitchen Hand – Start Date – Present

Becoffino – Brisbane, QLD
Responsible for carrying out a wide range of duties in a busy kitchen environment.
Duties;
• Making sure that the chef has everything they need to carry out their duties.
• Assisting the Kitchen Manager in food prepping, cooking and cleaning.
• Entering recipes and ingredients into spreadsheets.
• Completing a list of tasks every day.
• Helping to prepare and serve meals for customers.
• Washing up dishes and kitchen utensils.
• Cleaning kitchen work surfaces.
• Disposing of rubbish and waste.
• Putting away equipment and utensils that are not being used, not leaving them lying
around.
• Assisting in the serving of meals.
• Setting up the kitchen service counter.
• Serving food in the correct portions.
• Reporting to the Kitchen Manager any defects in equipment or procedures that do not
meet the required Health & Safety standards
• Mopping up any spills immediately.

Key Skills And Competencies

Professional
• Plating meals to an exceptionally high standard.
• Accurately following instructions and orders from senior managers.
 • Remaining calm under pressure.
• Have a long list of Food Hygiene certificates and qualifications.
• Prepared to travel to different locations to work.
• Physically fit and able to do hard and strenuous tasks.
• Able to understand and follow instructions.
• Willing to work unsociable hours to get a job done.

Personal
• Sets very high standards
• Able to work a variety of shifts including evenings, weekends and holiday periods.
• Full driver licence, RSA, COVID safe work Dine in certificate.

Academic Qualifications

University of the amazon

August 2014- December 2018
Bachelor’s degree of English Literature

Pacific English study

January 2020 September 2020
Certificate advanced English

Imagine Education
October 2020 – April 2023

References
Available on request.