
Cynthia Rooney
Kitchen Assistant
Prep done, station clean, kitchen kept moving
Kitchen assistant with four years keeping busy Dublin restaurant kitchens prepped, clean and running. Handles food preparation, washing-up, stock rotation and cleaning, freeing the chefs to focus on cooking. Keeps the kitchen to strict food-hygiene standards and is reliable through the heaviest services without falling behind. Learned basic prep and cooking skills on the job and steps up to simple cooking tasks when the line is slammed. Hard-working, quick and genuinely part of the team rather than just the help. Keen to keep learning and progress toward commis chef. Looking for a kitchen-assistant or trainee-chef role with a kitchen that develops its people.
The Liffey Bistro - Dublin, Ireland
Kitchen Assistant
Keep the kitchen to strict HACCP food-hygiene standards, including cleaning schedules and temperature logs.
Stay reliable and quick through the heaviest dinner services without falling behind on the pass.
Step up to simple cooking and plating tasks when the line is slammed and needs a hand.
Receive and rotate deliveries, keeping the store and the fridges organised, labelled and in date.
Work as a genuine part of the brigade, supporting the chefs wherever they need it.
Dublin City Cafe - Dublin, Ireland
Kitchen Porter
Learned food-hygiene standards and the daily kitchen routines on the job.
Supported the cooks during busy services and kept the stations stocked.
Kept the kitchen clean and the wash-up flowing through peak periods.
Earned a kitchen-assistant role with more prep responsibility of her own.
Dublin Catering Services - Dublin, Ireland
Catering Assistant
Washed up, cleaned and kept prep areas stocked through busy service periods.
Learned basic food hygiene, prep and kitchen teamwork on the job.
Built the grounding that led into a full kitchen-porter role.
Dublin Community School
Leaving Certificate
Irish Food Safety Authority
Food Safety & Hygiene (HACCP) Certificate
Food Safety & Hygiene (HACCP)
Irish Food Safety Authority (March 2019 to Present)
Basic Food Prep & Knife Skills
Irish Food Safety Authority (March 2021 to Present)
Commis Chef Foundations
Catering College (May 2021 to Present)
Allergens & Kitchen Safety
Catering College (June 2020 to Present)
Reliable through service
Stepping up
- Food Preparation
- Food Hygiene (HACCP)
- Cleaning & Sanitation
- Stock Rotation
- Washing-Up / Pot Wash
- Basic Cooking
- Deliveries & Storage
- Knife Skills
- Kitchen Routines
- Teamwork
English (UK)
Native or Bilingual ProficiencyIrish
Limited Working Proficiency- Work Ethic
- Reliability
- Speed
- Teamwork
- Eagerness to Learn