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Murugesh Shanmugam

Edmonton

Summary

Dynamic culinary professional with a proven track record at Dosa Guru, excelling in menu development and food safety. Adept at training teams and managing inventory, ensuring exceptional quality and customer satisfaction. Strong multitasking abilities and a keen eye for detail drive success in fast-paced kitchen environments.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Line Cook

Dosa Guru
Edmonton
04.2024 - Current
  • Prepare and cook a variety of dosas, chats, and specialty beverages, ensuring exceptional taste, presentation, and quality.
  • Collaborate with the head chef to develop seasonal menus featuring regional flavors.
  • Train and mentor kitchen staff on preparation techniques, flavor balancing, and food safety.
  • Maintain a sanitary work environment, adhering to health and safety regulations.
  • Manage inventory, ensuring ingredient freshness and minimizing waste.
  • Provide excellent customer service by accommodating dietary preferences and special requests.

Baker

Give & Go
05.2021 - 05.2022
  • Produced high volumes of baked goods in a fast-paced environment, ensuring consistent quality and meeting production goals under tight deadlines.
  • Followed precise recipes and maintained strict adherence to measurements, ensuring uniformity and accuracy—skills crucial in both baking and cooking.
  • Managed multiple tasks simultaneously, such as dough preparation, baking, and finishing products, developing strong multitasking and time management abilities.
  • Worked effectively as part of a team, collaborating with other bakers and staff to ensure smooth operations and timely completion of tasks.
  • Adhered to strict food safety, hygiene, and sanitation standards, ensuring compliance with health regulations and maintaining a clean work environment.
  • Demonstrated strong attention to detail, ensuring that baked goods were presented and finished to the highest standards, a quality equally important in cooking.
  • Adjusted to changing production needs, adapting quickly and maintaining efficiency in high-pressure situations.
  • Developed a deep understanding of ingredient functionality, allowing for quick problem-solving when issues arose during the production process.

Production Lead

Fiera Foods
09.2020 - 05.2021
  • Supervised production teams to ensure efficiency and consistency in daily operations, a skill essential for maintaining smooth kitchen workflows.
  • Managed production schedules and deadlines, ensuring timely delivery of products, which translates well into the time-sensitive environment of a busy kitchen.
  • Trained and mentored staff, fostering a team environment, which is critical in a kitchen where collaboration is key.
  • Monitored product quality and consistency, ensuring all items met company standards, a transferable skill for maintaining quality in food preparation.
  • Worked closely with inventory and supply management, ensuring that materials were available as needed, similar to managing kitchen ingredients and supplies.
  • Adapted to changing production needs and demands, showing flexibility and the ability to work under pressure, qualities necessary for a line cook.

Foreman

Toronto Housing
06.2019 - 04.2021
  • Assists Operational staff with overall building cleanliness and provides a safe environment for tenants, staff and the general public.
  • Assist with the cleaning of exterior grounds and all internal common areas of assigned work locations.
  • Support with the cleaning of vacant units.
  • Respond and provide information to inquiries from tenants, staff and the general public according to Toronto Community Housing policies and directs inquiries to appropriate personnel in a courteous manner.
  • Safely operate a variety of cleaning and communication equipment.
  • Work as a team and respond to emergency situations within their assigned work location in accordance with Toronto Community Housing policies, procedures, guidelines and applicable legislation.
  • Adhere to all safety guidelines in accordance with the Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Act.
  • Use safety equipment and protective clothing as required.
  • Notify management of occurring deficiencies or needs.
  • Attend and take part in meetings and training sessions.
  • May be required to work evening shift and on weekends.
  • Performs related work as assigned.

General cleaner-Housekeeping

Acadian Platers Co Ltd
  • Took responsibility for maintaining high standards of sanitation and appearance of the buildings. Keep abreast of developments and products in the areas of building cleaning and sanitation.
  • Develop and standardize housekeeping and sanitation procedures.
  • Assist with preparation of the operations portion of the annual budget including requests for necessary equipment.
  • Evaluate materials and equipment used and make recommendations for improvement.

Education

Diploma - computer Technology

Anna university

Skills

  • Menu development
  • Food safety
  • Inventory management
  • Culinary techniques
  • Recipe adherence
  • Customer service

Timeline

Line Cook

Dosa Guru
04.2024 - Current

Baker

Give & Go
05.2021 - 05.2022

Production Lead

Fiera Foods
09.2020 - 05.2021

Foreman

Toronto Housing
06.2019 - 04.2021

General cleaner-Housekeeping

Acadian Platers Co Ltd

Diploma - computer Technology

Anna university

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