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Mark Wheeler

Newtownards,County Down

Summary

A reliable and hard-working professional, adaptable to various tasks and thriving in high-pressure environments with tight deadlines. Demonstrates strong self-motivation and resourcefulness, consistently finding solutions to challenges. Enjoys collaborating within high-performing teams as well as working independently. Skilled in training others and fostering a positive work environment, with the ability to connect with individuals from diverse backgrounds, after taking time out of work to work on my new property that has needed much work, I am ready for a new challenge after learning new skills in the process. I have worked in every part of the hospitality trade with many transferable skills.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Camping And Caravanning Club Site Assistant

Camping And Caravanning Club
Last Site Milarrochy Bay, Loch Lomond, Scotland , West Midlands
07.2022 - 10.2024
  • Main duties and responsibilities were welcoming customers that arrive on site in a friendly and professional way and show them to their pitch.
  • Ensure general upkeep of the site undertaking repairs and ground maintenance duties
  • Complete daily cleaning tasks of the site Facilities.
  • Take bookings via telephone and face to face using the clubs bespoke booking system.
  • Effectively manage the customer check-in and check-out process and update the system as accordingly.
  • To take responsibility for the emergency phone out of hours and deal with any emergencies that occur.
  • Attend regular team updates and meetings.
  • Carry out regular site inspections and raise any health and safety concerns.
  • Taking part on training courses for example GDPR, Health and safety and PCI DSS compliance.
  • Basically everything to ensure the customers have a fantastic and safe time on there visit and go home with happy memories.

Wholesale Manager

Fruit Chief
Portsmouth, Hampshire
  • Our company supplied fresh unprepared and also prepared fruit, vegetables and salads to the catering trade.
  • Responsible for the daily stock control of perishable items in a high turnover environment.
  • Responsible for purchasing of stock six days a week with extremely early morning starts to buy fresh from the markets.
  • Reasonable for the production of prepared salads and vegetables including hands on production, ensuring correct labelling, dating and storage.
  • Experienced in multidrop deliveries to tight deadlines.
  • Organised loading of the delivery vehicles and the logistics ensuring deliveries made in a timely manner to our customers.
  • Maintaining health and safety, carrying out risk assessments on equipment and also the training of staff to use equipment safely.
  • Carried out day-to-day duties on the computer including invoicing and pricing using Sage.
  • Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.

Chef / Event Manager

Wheelers
Portsmouth


  • Led successful catering events provided excellent dining experiences for guests.
  • Run kitchens on a permanant basis both regular restaurant service and for events.
  • Enhanced team productivity with effective delegation of tasks.
  • Followed health and safety guidelines to keep food storage safe, prevent spoilage and minimise cross-contamination risks.
  • Maintained high safety standards during food preparation and serving procedures.
  • Developed menus for continuous use and events for different seasons.
  • Carried out risk assessments and trained staff.
  • Scheduled staff shifts to ensure adequate coverage during all events and ensured their safe journeys home including organising taxis if required.
  • Liaised with clients to establish event requirements, resulting in customer satisfaction.
  • Organised logistics for smooth-running of all events.
  • Managed budget allocation effectively, ensuring profitable events.


Multiple chef Jobs

Multiple employers
  • My first Kitchen job was at the age of 15, then I went onto college to train in catering after that working as a chef in various hotels.

Education

City and Guilds - Catering

Southdowns College of further education
Portsmouth, Hampshire
09.1986 - 09.1988

Warblington School
Havant, Hampshire
09.1982 - 09.1986

Skills

  • Reliable and hard working
  • Self motivated
  • Enjoy working both as a part of a high performing team and alone
  • Adaptable to different tasks
  • Enjoy working in a high pressure environment with deadlines
  • Resourceful with the ability to find a solution when problems arise
  • Enjoy training and passing on my skills to others
  • I like to think I can get along with most people from different backgrounds with a different story to tell


Timeline

Camping And Caravanning Club Site Assistant

Camping And Caravanning Club
07.2022 - 10.2024

City and Guilds - Catering

Southdowns College of further education
09.1986 - 09.1988

Warblington School
09.1982 - 09.1986

Wholesale Manager

Fruit Chief

Chef / Event Manager

Wheelers

Multiple chef Jobs

Multiple employers

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