1998 - 2012
BH Ellis & Son Ltd Fruit and Vegatable Wholesalers
Working as a key member of the family business to oversee the success and growth on a daily basis.
Key Responsibilities
- Induction and training for new employes, including monthly reviews and coaching sessions
- Staff Management, ensuring that health and safety regulations are maintained and compliant, staff rotas are managed and daily tasks are set and achieved
- Purchasing and Finacial control to manage stock levels, budgets and administering and maintaining finacial records
- Ensuring that quality objectives, regulations and guidelines are met
- Order processing to ensure that the customer requirements are consistently met within particular time constraints
Key Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to liase with staff and customers alike
- Time management to ensure the smooth running of the business
- Ability to deal with unexpected abscences or delays swiftly and apply a "think on your feet" attitude
- Precise numerical skills applied on a daily basis to stock count and orders
- Managerial and Interpersonal skills in order to maximise the productivity of a team
1993 - 1998
Hewlett Packard Ltd Production Operative
- Assembly of electrical components using written instructions
- Testing of product in process as part of the final inspection using bespoke test equipment
- Working on a moving production line at a fast pace whilst maintaining quality standards
- Soley responsible for the package preparation section which required checking quality of all components and giving final sign off for the suppliers deliveries
- Well organised, energetic and an agile thinker in order to work individually as well as part of a team
140 hour TEFL certification January 2014
Cambridge Advanced Level 5, Pass
3 A levels; English, Mathematics and Business Studies July 1993
9 GCSE's, including English and Mathematics July 1991
