Paulina Folerzyńska
Bydgoszcz,04
Summary
Head Chef with superb understanding of recipes and food cooking methods. Specialties include determining proper portions, menu planning and managing food inventory. Passionate about food and hospitality. Skillfully manage
kitchen and food preparation areas. Passionate individual creating healthy dishes made with locally grown ingredients. Ready for new challenge creating tasty meals for successful establishment. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Chef
Wypas
05.2021 - 08.2023
- Developed and cooked memorable dishes that brought new customers into establishment.
- Developed kitchen staff through training, disciplinary action, and performance reviews.
- Obtained fresh, local ingredients to improve dish flavors and limit grocery costs.
- Initiated training for new team members on culinary techniques to improve productivity and increase kitchen workflows.
- Coordinated employee schedules and developed staff teams to boost productivity.
- Handled and stored food to eliminate illness and prevent cross-contamination.
- Prepared meals from scratch using authentic, popular recipes to generate repeat business.
- Created recipes and prepared advanced dishes.
- Trained kitchen staff to perform various preparation tasks under pressure.
Head Chef
Bronx
09.2019 - 05.2021
- Oversaw scheduling, inventory management, and supply ordering to maintain fully stocked kitchen.
- Placed orders to restock items before supplies ran out.
- Arranged for kitchen equipment maintenance and repair when needed.
- Prevented cross-contamination from utensils, surfaces, and pans when cooking and plating meals for food allergy sufferers.
- Inventoried food, ingredient, and supply stock to prepare and plan vendor orders.
- Developed and cooked memorable dishes that brought new customers into establishment.
- Arranged for kitchen equipment maintenance and repair when needed.
- Maintained high food quality standards by checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity.
- Planned promotional menu additions based on seasonal pricing and product availability.
Executive Pastry Chef
Inna Piekarnia
03.2017 - 08.2019
- Maintained well-organized mise en place to keep work consistent.
- Determined quantity of product to prepare for next day operation by maintaining detailed production schedule.
- Coordinated with kitchen staff to guarantee timely delivery of all pastries, cakes and desserts.
- Personalized creations for holidays, weddings, graduations, and personal events.
- Operated clean pastry cooking station and complied with applicable health and safety standards.
- Monitored baking ingredient stocks and replenished items to maintain sufficient quantities for pastry production.
- Trained and mentored team of apprentice bakers to maintain product quality and restaurant reputation.
- Maintained pastry-making equipment in good working order and replaced machinery when required to meet quality standards.
- Produced allergy-friendly gluten-, dairy- and egg-free variations of classic recipes.
- Developed and implemented cost-saving strategies for production of cakes, pastries and desserts.
- Created new dessert items for seasonal and special events.
- Prepared wide variety of goods such as cakes, cookies and tarts by following traditional and modern recipes.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Dietetics
Poznan University of Life Sciences
Poznań06.2019
Skills
- Purchasing Management
- Forecasting and Planning
- Special Dietary Requirements
- Organization and Prioritization
- Cost Control
- Verify Food Quality
- Culinary Trends
- Menu Planning
- Work Assignments
- Waste Reduction
Languages
Polish
Native language
English
Advanced
C1
German
Elementary
A2
Timeline
Head Chef
Wypas
05.2021 - 08.2023
Head Chef
Bronx
09.2019 - 05.2021
Executive Pastry Chef
Inna Piekarnia
03.2017 - 08.2019
Associate of Applied Science - Dietetics
Poznan University of Life Sciences
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