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Navraj Brar
Cook
Burnaby,BC
Summary
- Diligent Cook possessing excellent cooking skills and strong knowledge of food safety. Proficient in maintaining well-stocked, organized and clean kitchen areas to maximize productivity. Dedicated team player with punctual nature and open communication style dedicated to working hard.
- Organized individual possessing excellent memorization and communication skills. Proficient in preparing raw food and ingredients. Detail-oriented professional with superior knife skills and strong sense of taste and smell. Handles criticism well and quickly learns from challenges. As I love different challenges which helps me and team grow.
- Experienced in fast-paced kitchen environments. Clear communicator with team-oriented focus and advanced skills to effectively work with cashiers and kitchen staff to review and prepare orders. Qualified and hardworking with up-to-date food handling permit.
- Flexible Cook willing to work weekends, holidays and evenings. Comfortable working in fast-paced environments in team setting. Background in maintaining kitchen sanitation, preparing basic components of dishes and working within team of cooks.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
2
2
year of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Lead Line Cook
Craft
Burnaby, BC
05.2022 - Current
- Upheld optimal staff and customer protections by monitoring food handling, cleaning and sanitation protocols.
- Created identical dishes numerous times daily with consistent care, attention to detail and quality.
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
- Produced high volume covers per day and maintained near-perfect customer satisfaction scores.
- Followed restaurant stock management schedule to monitor product freshness and rotate out old products.
- Collaborated with servers to collect information about specific customer desires and dietary needs.
- Maintained well-stocked stations with supplies and spices for maximum productivity.
- Mostly worked during closings and managed to close up to 3 station alone, as they referred me as powerhouse of kitchen.
- Wrapped up and stored unused food in appropriate containers and placed in refrigerator to avoid spoilage.
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction and repeat business.
- Checked each food item for freshness and provided feedback to kitchen supervisor for removal.
Cook
Chipotle Mexican grill
Vancouver, BC
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Assisted chef with planning easy but elegant appetizers to spark customer interest.
- Maintained well-stocked stations with supplies and spices for maximum productivity.
- Produced high volume covers per day and maintained near-perfect customer satisfaction scores.
- Inspected appliances, commercial fryers and ovens to verify proper working order.
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction and repeat business.
- Seasoned and cooked food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
- Interacted with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.
- Created identical dishes numerous times daily with consistent care, attention to detail and quality.
- Changed and sanitized cutting boards, benches and surfaces between tasks to avoid cross-contamination.
Prep Cook
Subway
White Rock, BC
05.2021 - 11.2021
- Washed, peeled and cut fruits and vegetables in advance to save time on food preparation.
- Preserved freshness of food by storing food in designated containers and storage areas within freezer or refrigerator.
- Trained and assisted new kitchen staff members.
- Received shipments and placed items on proper shelves to restock and organize restaurant pantry.
- Maintained clean, hygienic kitchen workspace by sweeping, mopping and taking out trash.
- Operated dishwasher and manually washed dishes to clean all chinaware, silverware and cooking utensils.
- Managed opening and closing shift kitchen tasks.
- Maintained food safety and sanitation standards.
- Measured, weighed and mixed appropriate ingredients according to recipe directions.
- Restocked inventory and ingredient items to maintain optimal kitchen efficiency.
Education
Bachelor of Arts And Science - Critical Analysis , Critical Reasoning, Marketing
Canadian College
Vancouver, BC 05.2021 - 08.2022
Skills
Kitchen organization
Plates presentation
Spoilage prevention
Food rotation
Portioning
Menu planning
Food presentation talent
Efficient multitasking
Deep frying
Kitchen equipment sanitation
Grill management
Cooking
Food inspection
Kitchen sanitation
Software
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Balance sheets
Love to play basketball, athletic person, poet&writer.
These are the hobbies I have been following from my childhood and it helped me to stay fit physically and mentally. As job in food industry is perfect fit for me because I love working as team either its in sports or somewhere else and it taught me how to gather yourself and zone in to one thing that we need. So I learned how to turn chaos into focus.
Timeline
Lead Line Cook
Craft
05.2022 - Current
Cook
Chipotle Mexican grill
01.2022 - 04.2022
Prep Cook
Subway
05.2021 - 11.2021
Bachelor of Arts And Science - Critical Analysis , Critical Reasoning, Marketing
Canadian College
05.2021 - 08.2022