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Alfie Patten

Summary

A prospective forester and current forestry student with a broad range of employment experience, with a myriad of skills to utilise. A reliable team player, willing to step up to any role offered to them. Personable and friendly, someone who truly enjoys every experience offered to them.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work history

Bartender

The Royal Oak
Ambleside
01.2025 - 01.2025
  • As of typing, I am still participating in the induction period for this role.

Kitchen Porter

Salutation Hotel
Ambleside
10.2023 - 06.2024
  • Working in a fast-paced kitchen, my roles included cleaning and organising all plates, cutlery, and kitchenware for my colleagues
  • Additional roles saw me cleaning the kitchen floors, walls and surfaces; maintaining the cleanliness and organisation of the stock room and fridges/freezers; and occasionally joining the chefs in prepping food

Crew Member/ Maintenance/ Delivery Manager

McDonald's
Cleethorpes
03.2022 - 05.2023
  • Working in an environment where time efficiency and customer satisfaction are paramount
  • My roles throughout my tenure included: serving customers, whether face-to-face or through the drive-thru speaker; cooking/assembling customer orders promptly; manoeuvring and organising all deliveries that come into the restaurant on a bi-daily occurrence; cleaning everything from grease traps to the frozen drinks machine, to conducting general daily cleansing tasks

Entertainment Coordinator

Regal Indoor Activity Centre/ Arena Airsoft
Grimsby
09.2021 - 03.2022
  • The main aspect of this role was to be the welcoming face of the company
  • Hosting parties for children as young as 4, leading events for adults of all ages, having me adjust my temperament based on the day's guests
  • Health and Safety were paramount, as serious injury could easily occur at this premise, due to the use of live imitation firearms
  • Becoming a figure of authority amongst different demographics whilst also trying to maximise everyone’s enjoyment, was a grand yet rewarding task
  • Other duties included the maintenance of areas and equipment

Apprentice Ground Maintenance Worker

HICA
, N.E. Lincolnshire/ North Lincolnshire
03.2021 - 06.2021
  • General grounds maintenance
  • Tasks included cutting grass, pruning trees and hedges, and cleaning gutter
  • The roles required me to use dangerous tools whilst taking care of health and safety and using harmful fluids in a correct manner

Apprentice waste resource operative

North East Lincolnshire Council
09.2020 - 02.2021
  • Both street cleansing and waste collection
  • Street cleansing saw me undertaking roles using large machinery and river dredging
  • Waste collection saw me work to strict timeframes throughout all weather

Administration

Dentology Grimsby
Grimsby
10.2019 - 03.2020
  • Receptionist-based duties
  • Greeting and working with all patients entering the practice, managing patient records whilst adhering to GDPR
  • This role also helped familiarise me with Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor of Science - Forest Management with Placement Year

University of Cumbria
09.2023 -

UAL Level 3 Diploma - Creative Media

Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education
09.2017 - 06.2019

Skills

  • Great communication skills, I have worked in many different roles serving customers/guests/patients along with being very confident in my verbal skills and how I present myself I am incredibly comfortable with my ability to communicate
  • Ability to listen to and follow instructions, over my years of employment and within my degree I have never struggled with receiving instruction and doing what is necessary to complete
  • Team Player, I am comfortable with any position within a team I greatly enjoy leading, taking responsibility and being a beacon of reliability and authority Equally, I am very happy to be delegated a role and work to the best of my abilities to achieve the common goal
  • Calm under pressure, when situations toughen, I always try to anchor myself in calmness as it allows me to achieve all that is required of me
  • Sense of humour, I am a personable and friendly man, I enjoy having moments of joy with people as much as I enjoy working towards my tasks and goals

Languages

English
Native

Timeline

Bartender

The Royal Oak
01.2025 - 01.2025

Kitchen Porter

Salutation Hotel
10.2023 - 06.2024

Bachelor of Science - Forest Management with Placement Year

University of Cumbria
09.2023 -

Crew Member/ Maintenance/ Delivery Manager

McDonald's
03.2022 - 05.2023

Entertainment Coordinator

Regal Indoor Activity Centre/ Arena Airsoft
09.2021 - 03.2022

Apprentice Ground Maintenance Worker

HICA
03.2021 - 06.2021

Apprentice waste resource operative

North East Lincolnshire Council
09.2020 - 02.2021

Administration

Dentology Grimsby
10.2019 - 03.2020

UAL Level 3 Diploma - Creative Media

Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education
09.2017 - 06.2019
Alfie Patten