KHANYISILE NTUSE

43 Buffalo Thorn road Fourways Gardens estate Sandton 2055

+27781962240 | ntusekhanyisile@gmail.com

Personal Details

Passport : A10977931
Gender : Female

Objective

I am looking for a challenging job with a rapidly growing organization that can provide me with a range of goals
and job objectives within a contemporary and economical business setting.

Experience
The lakes hotel and conference centre July 2023 - July 2023
Pastry chef
It was a WBE(work based experience) for my college course.

• Prepare a wide variety of goods such as cakes, cookies, pies, bread etc.
• Create new and exciting desserts to renew our menus and engage the interest of customers.
• Decorate pastries using different icings, toppings etc. to ensure the presentation will be beautiful and exciting.
• Monitor stocks for baking ingredients such as flour, sugar etc. and make appropriate orders within budget.
• Check quality of material and condition of equipment and devices used for cooking
• Guide and motivate pastry assistants and bakers to work more efficiently.
• Identify staffing needs and help recruit and train personnel.
• Maintain a lean and orderly cooking station and adhere to health and safety standards.
Tsipi-noto Funeral Home April 2023 - April 2023
Hostess
It was a 2023 fun-walk day at Tsipi-noto funeral home.

• Greeting guests as they enter.

• Providing guests with menus and answering any initial questions.
• Seating guests at tables or in waiting areas.
• Assigning guests to tables they prefer, while keeping table rotation in mind so that servers receive the right
number of customers.
• Engaging with guests to ensure they're happy with food and service.
• Responding to complaints and helping to resolve them.
• A knowledge of the menu.
• Helping out with other positions in the restaurant as needed.
• Providing great customer service.
Ekurhuleni East TVET college Jan 2021 - Nov 2023
Waitress and Chef

Waitress
• Greeting guests and taking drink and food orders.
• Staying attentive to the needs of guests in the dining area.
• Delivering food from the kitchen to the guests.
• Ensuring the food order is made correctly by kitchen staff and looks presentable for guests.
• Following health code standards with regards to the handling of food.
• Performing shift duties like delivering racks of cups to the service station, rolling silverware, pre-bussing
tables, wiping tables and removing debris.

Chef
• Set up the kitchen with cooking utensils and equipment, like knives, pans and kitchen scales.
• Study each recipe and gather all necessary ingredients.
• Cook food in a timely manner.
• Ensure appealing plate presentation.
 • Assist as needed.
• Slightly modify recipes to meet customers’ needs and requests (e.g. reduce salt, remove dairy).
• Monitor food stock and place orders.
• Check freshness of food and discard out-of-date items.
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations within the kitchen area.
Education
Dinoto Technical School 2017
Commerce
11
Ekurhuleni East TVET college 2021-2023
Hospitality
NCV L2-L4

Skills
Computer literacy skills
Customer service skills
Interpersonal skills
Multitasking
Working under pressure
Active listening

Interests
Volunteerism
Reading and writing
Participating in social activities

Languages
English
IsiZulu

Reference
Rich Mbesa - Hiton Hotel
Food and Beverage Manager
0724810043
SJ Mokgatlhane - EEC Restaurant and Kitchen
Progremme manager
0829476250