Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Custom
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Caroline Garcia

Caroline Garcia

ludgershall,wiltshire

Summary

Experienced professional with a strong background in safety compliance, time efficiency, and manual handling. Adept at commercial driving and customer interaction, ensuring effective delivery methods and safe driving practices. Skilled in money handling, first aid training, and maintaining attention to detail. Holds a valid driving licence and committed to upholding the highest standards of safety and service.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Delivery driver

Just Eat
Andover, Hampshire
12.2020 - Current
  • Contacted customers ahead of parcel drop-offs, effectively confirming and coordinating delivery times.
  • Kept vehicles safe and roadworthy maintaining and checking gas, oil and water levels.
  • Reported delivery goods and document errors to management, enabling prompt resolution.
  • Provided excellent customer service, enhancing company reputation.
  • Navigated various routes efficiently, leading to increased route coverage.
  • Selected most appropriate route, accounting for weather and road closures.
  • Stayed calm in emergency driving situations, prioritising safety of passengers and other drivers.

waitress -team leader

wagamama restaurant
Basingstoke
08.2010 - 01.2025
  • Responsibilities include: Checking customers in order to ensure that they meet minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages, checking with customers to ensure that they are enjoying their meals and take action to correct any problems, escorting customers to their tables, explaining how various menu items are prepared, describing ingredients and cooking methods, informing customers of daily specials, preparing checks, presenting menus to patrons and answering questions, making recommendations upon request
  • Active in removing dishes and glasses from tables or counters and taking them to kitchen for cleaning, serving food and beverages to patrons, preparing and serving specialty dishes at tables as required

waitress

Maison Blanc
Winchester
06.2009 - 01.2025
  • Responsibilities included: Collecting payments from customers, writing food orders on order slips, memorising orders, entering orders into computers for transmittal to kitchen staff, informing customers of daily specials, cleaning tables or counters after patrons had finished dining, filling salt, pepper, sugar, cream, condiment, and napkin containers, stocking service areas, and escorting customers to their tables
  • Prepared hot food

waitress-supervisor

Pizza express
Basingstoke
10.2013 - 12.2020
  • Key responsibilities of this job were giving the best customer service daily, taking orders and dealing with complaints
  • Led team of 10 waiting staff to deliver top quality service and reach revenue goals.
  • Minimised send-backs, communicating directly with back-of-house staff to facilitate correct orders.
  • Totalled bills for customers and accepted payment via cheque, currency and card payments.
  • Stayed up to date on menu changes to accurately answer customer queries.

Education

Ensino Medio -

Catholic University Goias
Goiania
12.1999 - 12.2002

ESOL SKILLS FOR LIFE READING -

BCOT
Basingstoke, Hampshire
01.2016 - 01.2016

ESOL SPEAKING AND LISTENING -

BCOT
Basingstoke, Hampshire
08.2015 - 09.2015

Skills

  • Safety compliance
  • Time efficiency
  • Manual handling
  • Commercial driving
  • Customer interaction and engagement
  • Delivery methods
  • Attention to Detail
  • Safe driving practices
  • Money handling
  • First aid training
  • Driving licence

Languages

English
Portuguese

Custom

  • Music
  • Going to gym
  • Socialising with friends
  • Shopping
  • Dance

Timeline

Delivery driver

Just Eat
12.2020 - Current

ESOL SKILLS FOR LIFE READING -

BCOT
01.2016 - 01.2016

ESOL SPEAKING AND LISTENING -

BCOT
08.2015 - 09.2015

waitress-supervisor

Pizza express
10.2013 - 12.2020

waitress -team leader

wagamama restaurant
08.2010 - 01.2025

waitress

Maison Blanc
06.2009 - 01.2025

Ensino Medio -

Catholic University Goias
12.1999 - 12.2002
Caroline Garcia