FOOD MAKING AND MAINTAINING A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT
SAMUEL MAGAYA
Cape Town
Summary
. Creative Artisanal baker with 8 years of experience delighting customers with beautiful, delicious treats. Manages time, resources and customer service effectively and maintaining orderly and tidy work areas, kitchen work stations and retail display cases. Offering outstanding customer service and collaboration skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
4
4
Languages
Work History
Bakery Assistant
CASSIS PARIS
Cape Town
04.2016 - Current
- Resolved customer concerns with positive approach and constructi
- Complied with health and safety codes to protect staff and customers.
- Packaged and labeled baked goods with accurate descriptions and ingredients.
- Assisted in planning and running promotional events and campaigns.
- Analyzed customer preferences to design and create tailored products.
- Coordinated food deliveries to guarantee timely arrival of supplies.
- Collaborated with team members to complete tasks and maintain smooth running of bakery.
- Trained and supervised new employees on bakery operations and procedures.
- Developed recipes for new products and improved existing recipes.
- Operated and maintained bakery equipment, including ovens and mixers.
- Created appealing displays to showcase products in bakery.
- Produced consistently high-quality baked goods for customers.
- Cleaned and maintained kitchen equipment and oven.
- Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise, and promoted key items.
- Prepared dough for variety of pastries, cakes and breads.
- Packaged finished products for sale.
- Followed food safety standards when handling ingredients.
- Replenished bakery items in display cases.
- Managed display cases to verify freshness and attractiveness of products.
- Prepared all pastry items in accordance with standards of quality, quantity control, taste, and presentation.
- Baked consistent quality items by accurately mixing, dividing, shaping, and proofing.
Houseman
CENTURY CITY HOTEL( PLATINUM HOSPITALITY)
Cape Town
03.2014 - 01.2017
- Restocked room supplies such as facial tissues for personal touch with every job.
- Disposed of trash and recyclables each day to avoid waste buildup.
- Completed laundry services with special attention to care instructions for hand-washing and dry cleaning.
- Kept building entryway glass clean and polished for professional presentation.
- Rotated mattresses regularly to prevent sagging and promote guest comfort.
- Gathered linen supplies and organized linen closets for prompt room restocking.
- Filed maintenance work order forms to notify maintenance of needed repairs.
Education
ADVANCED LEVEL
VHEMBE HIGH SCHOOL
BEITBRIDGE ZW 01.2004 - 11.2006
GCE Ordinary Level
Vhembe Secondary School
01.1999 - 11.2002
Skills
Food preparation and safety
Bakery equipment knowledge
Hospitality service expertise
Food handling safety
Bakery display preparation
Customer satisfaction
Menu memorization
Loss minimization
Gluten-free baking
Whole-grain baking
World cuisine knowledge
Recipe creation and conversion
Adaptive and creative
French baking techniques
Cash register operation
Ordering procedures
Accomplishments
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Achieved making and baking completing with accuracy and efficiency.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Documented and resolved all customer complaints which led to satisfactory product results
- Supervised team of 5 members.
- love trying out new products, styles and designs
- ASSISTANT CHEF CERTIFICATE
Certification
[CHEF ASSISTANT], [CHILTON ACADEMY - [Timeframe]
Interests
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.
Albert Einstein
Timeline
[CHEF ASSISTANT], [CHILTON ACADEMY - [Timeframe]
11-2023
Bakery Assistant
CASSIS PARIS
04.2016 - Current
Houseman
CENTURY CITY HOTEL( PLATINUM HOSPITALITY)
03.2014 - 01.2017
ADVANCED LEVEL
VHEMBE HIGH SCHOOL
01.2004 - 11.2006
GCE Ordinary Level
Vhembe Secondary School
01.1999 - 11.2002