JOE KAVANAUGH
Harrogate,North Yorkshire
Summary
A very patient individual and a team player who follows rules and company policies accordingly. My main priorities in a working environment are to be as efficient and optimal as can be. I am extremely dedicated to work show great commitment and success are my goals. I have always been very passionate about computers and technology I have a very good telephone manner and I'm a good and accurate communicator.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
2007
2007
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Chef de partie
Harrogate hospital
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
05.2022 - 05.2025
- Maintained inventory control without compromising on food quality or taste.
- Adapted quickly under high-pressure situations to deliver consistent results.
- Supervised junior staff, ensuring efficient teamwork during service hours.
- Expertly performed butchery tasks, contributing to cost-saving measures in meat usage.
- Worked closely with senior chefs for menu planning.
- Ensured cleanliness in the kitchen to maintain health and safety standards.
- Managed portion control effectively, reducing waste significantly.
- Streamlined kitchen operations, leading to smoother service during busy periods.
Assistant Manager
Simon & Sharon Colgan Pubs
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
02.2020 - 03.2022
Bar Supervisor
Market Town Taverns
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
01.2019 - 05.2020
- Company Overview: Market town Taverns operates 2 pubs in Harrogate.
- I worked between both sites working closely with the manager who managed both the Harrogate sites, The Old Bell and the Swan on the stray.
- Market town Taverns operates 2 pubs in Harrogate.
Business Development Manager
SBFM
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
10.2015 - 08.2018
- I Joined SBFM in late 2015 as a telesales agent and after successfully setting meetings with directors with high profile clients I was gradually given more responsibilities.
Telesales Representative
Amvoc Ltd.
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
01.2015 - 08.2015
- I started working at Amvoc at the start of 2015 working on commission handling claims for road collisions and non-fault injury's in a cold calling environment and I also was on the IT helpdesk maintaining the network, users, servers and workstations.
Bar Assistant
Cairn Hotel
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
05.2014 - 12.2014
- I joined the Empress on the Stray just before the first lockdown as a supervisor and after a year I took the assistant manager role at the Worlds End Pub in Knaresborough What is owned and operated by the same company, I was in charge in the absence of the General manager, the Worlds End is a very popular pub during the holiday season serving in excess of 200 covers during the lunch time period.
Bar associate later Supervisor
J.D Wetherspoon
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
11.2011 - 11.2014
Shop Assistant
Rhythm & Booze
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
08.2010 - 09.2011
- I started working for the Rhythm & Booze Off-licence chain in late August 2010 in a Store on Cold Bath Rd Harrogate.
- Maintaining a shop.
- Handling the sales of alcohol/other age restricted products.
- Good understanding of how a shop infrastructure works (point of sale, cashing up/banking Etc.).
- Store floor work maintaining store standards stocking shelves cleaning down etc.
- Training new employees and showing both leadership and management skills.
- Ordering deliveries/Stock counts and looking after customers.
- Ensuring the most optimal Customer Support.
2nd line Support
Ford Retail IT
York, York
07.2008 - 06.2010
- Company Overview: Ford Retail is a company that owns 81% of Ford Car Dealerships within Great Britain.
- My Duties involved.
- Troubleshooting windows errors users encountered (E-mail crashing, System rebuilds, AD (Active Directory), Driver/Software Installation, Etc.).
- Building workstations and servers (Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista/7, Server 2000, 2003, 2008 STD and Enterprise).
- Configuring Routers (Cisco and Netgear).
- Maintaining an IP based network with 3000+ workstations and servers.
- Using various Microsoft programs such as Microsoft Exchange, ISA, SQL, Etc.
- Logging calls and passing them to the relevant bodies.
- Backing up servers using tape drives/Removable storage devices.
- Answering Calls and dealing with them accordingly.
- Remote controlling Computers and servers using Terminal Services.
- Understanding basic HTML.
- Configuring Exchange Servers, File servers, domain controllers, Terminal servers etc.
- Ford Retail is a company that owns 81% of Ford Car Dealerships within Great Britain.
Education
GCSEs - English, Maths, Science, ICT
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Harrogate, NYKSkills
- Problem-solving
- Customer-focused
- Leadership
- Team building
- Strategic planning
- Social media marketing
Timeline
Chef de partie
Harrogate hospital
05.2022 - 05.2025
Assistant Manager
Simon & Sharon Colgan Pubs
02.2020 - 03.2022
Bar Supervisor
Market Town Taverns
01.2019 - 05.2020
Business Development Manager
SBFM
10.2015 - 08.2018
Telesales Representative
Amvoc Ltd.
01.2015 - 08.2015
Bar Assistant
Cairn Hotel
05.2014 - 12.2014
Bar associate later Supervisor
J.D Wetherspoon
11.2011 - 11.2014
Shop Assistant
Rhythm & Booze
08.2010 - 09.2011
2nd line Support
Ford Retail IT
07.2008 - 06.2010
GCSEs - English, Maths, Science, ICT
St John Fisher Catholic High School
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