Christa Lofthouse

• Stocked shelves during night shifts ensuring all items were in their designated locations.
• Maintained cleanliness and organisation of store environment to enhance customer experience.
• Collaborated with team members to replenish inventory and optimise stock levels.
• Stocked and rotated inventory

• Prepare, cook, and present food to the standards set by Caterlink and the client.
• Ensure the location meets statutory and company requirements of health and safety, food safety, and environmental legislation and procedures.
• Ensure that the company's reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with clients and customers, and that expectations are consistently exceeded.
• Responsible for the day-to-day running of the location and supervising teams, including managing inventories, monitoring budgets, and completing daily and monthly paperwork to comply with company policy and current legislation.
• Supporting and training staff, leading from the front to make sure everyone can excel in their role by ensuring all training is completed, and performance is managed.

• Assisted chef with meal preparation tasks, including vegetable chopping and food cooking for service.
• Managed diets and food for children with allergies.
• Complied with all regulations and standards concerning food, health, and safety.
• Managed kitchen equipment, including ovens, fryers, steamers, and mixers, in compliance with health and safety guidelines.
• Assumed chef responsibilities during periods of absence.

• general kitchen tasks for 10 hours weekly
• Conducted inspections across all Dolce kitchens for 6 hours weekly, compiling detailed reports for review

• Maintaining lodges.
• Verified cleanliness of lodges in accordance with company standards.
• addressing issues related to lodges

My history at Walter Wilsons.

June 1989 – January 1995, General Assistant.

Jan 1995 - Aug 1995, First Sales.

Aug 1995 - Dec 2001. Manager of store.

As manager my duties included, cashing up tills, banking monies, recruitment and staff training, completing all paperwork related to the business, store audits, ordering stock, budgets, H&S, food hygiene compliance, responsible for the sale of alcohol and national lottery, security of store alarms, security cameras, money and stock, doing audits and security checks in other Walter Willsons stores, dealing with inspectors, police, buyers and relevant people associated with the business