Jaco Deacon

I have a wealth of experience in the catering industry. I managed various contracts, hospitals,rehabilitation centres, Retirement Villages and the Corporate sector. I have sound experience in the following:

• Ensuring compliance with various government and food industry related standards 
• Extensive day to day problem solving and time management challenges
• Procurement of all stock , perishables and otherwise
• Requisition  and invoice management
• Debtors and Creditors management
• All aspects of stock control including profitability assessments and stock taking
• Design/ Develop menu requirements , special menus for guest with eating disorders/ specialist dietary needs , theme function catering and daily meal menu’s to ensure profitability
• Determine & set standards for unit catering
• Third party Vendor management , assessing vendor quality and nominate new vendor to panel
• Pro-active efforts to stay abreast of changes in the Mass catering  industry
• Extensive Budget management 
• Client liaising , bi- weekly feedback meetings 
• Cash Management and Banking

Key skills and knowledge requirements 

• Sound Procurement and Stock management 
• Sound Financial management
• Business acumen 
• Well matured communication skills (written and oral)
• Planning and organising
• Problem solving and analysis
• Leadership skills
• People management

People management

• Extensive resource management inclusive of coaching, mentoring, performance management, performance contracting, skills assessments and training, disciplinary :
• Allocating daily menu and recipes to chefs
• Daily time management ( duty roster and attendance)

COMPANY:                                                                          TSEBO SOLUTIONS GROUP

POSITION:                                                                          Senior Catering Manager

PERIOD:                                                                               October 2016 – March 2021

COMPANY:                                                                          SUNBURST COPERATE FEEDING SOLUTIONS POSITION:                                                                          Senior Catering Manager PERIOD:                                                                               August 2013 – September 2016

COMPANY:                                                                          WESTERN PROVINCE CATERERS POSITION:                                                                          Junior Operations Manager  for Avondrust Retirement ,Lotus                                                                                                     River, Maitland Cottage, Nazareth Elsies PERIOD:                                                                               September 2010 to August 2013

COMPANY:                                                                          WESTERN PROVINCE CATERERS POSITION:                                                                          Unit Manager for Cle de Cap Retirement Village PERIOD:                                                                               February 2010 to September 2010

COMPANY:                                                                          IKAPA CATERERS (PART OF WESTERN PROVINCE CATERERS) POSITION:                                                                          Unit Manager for Stepping Stones and Beach House                                                                                                                  rehabilitation centres PERIOD:                                                                               1 December 2008 – February 2010

COMPANY:                                                                          SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY – SIMONS TOWN

POSITION:                                                                          Leading Seaman (Chef & Steward) PERIOD:                                                                                January 2001 to November 2008

MILITARY NAVAL TRAINING PART 1:       January 2001

Basic c Training 

First Aid

Fire Fighting

Damage Control

Catering/Chef part 1

Crain Driving

Boat Coxswain

MILITARY NAVAL TRAINING PART 2:       January 2005                                                                                                         Divisional Duties

Military Naval Management

Communications

Military Naval Social

Civic Education

Survival

Military Naval Law

Security

WESTERN PROVINCE CATERERS               Professional cookery NQS Level 4                             

TSEBO SOLUTIONS GROUP                        IR Industrial Relations                     

                                                                                MEC - Health and Safety for Management 8.1 

                                                                                MEC – Health and Safety for Management 16.2

COMPUTER LITERACY:                                 MS Word

                                                                                Windows 95 (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Microsoft Office – All packages

Point of Sale – Smart Retail & Plankomat

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