Serena Hesse
Stroud,Gloucestershire
Summary
Qualified food safety practitioner with extensive qualifications in catering and food safety. Expertise in auditing, inspection, and managing food safety protocols. Holds NEBOSH General Certificate, reflecting a strong commitment to health and safety standards. Aims to advance food safety practices and enhance operational efficiency through effective management skills.
Proactive professional with experience conducting regular inspections of restaurants, manufacturing sites, and caterers. Quick to identify potential roots of contamination and address foodborne illnesses. Committed to enforcing cleanliness and temperature control for each stage of production.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Food Safety Officer
Stroud District Council
Stroud, Gloucestershire
2020.08 - Current
- working for a Local Authority undertaking 200 food hygiene inspections per year, enforcing regulations and FHRS brand standards.
- assisting the health and safety officer with inspections and enforcement.
- ensuring all records, reports and documents are processed and correctly entered on Uniform systems.
Head Chef
SAS Software
Marlow
2016.01 - 2020.07
- Working in a head office restaurant, serving over 200 customers a day. Providing a breakfast and lunch service, hospitality and overseeing a brigade of 9. Running the kitchen, including ordering, training, staff development, menu planning, auditing and health and safety.
Sous Chef
Royal Holloway University London
London
2014.05 - 2015.12
- Working in a large London university. Overseeing the running of the catering of a halls of residence for over 400 students. Including financials, menu planning, hospitality, staff training, health and safety and providing quality, modern meals for the students. Working in different areas in of the site and have varied experience in different kitchens.
Catering manager
The Cookham Riverside nursing home
Berks
2008.09 - 2014.05
- Responsible for ordering, staffing, budgets, training, menus, residents diets and day to day running of a busy private nursing home situated on the banks of the river Thames.
Education
GCSEs -
Woodbridge High School
Essex 1989.09 - 1992.07
NVQ Level 2 - Catering
Barking college
Essex 1992.09 - 1998.01
Certificate of Higher Education - Food safety and food legislation
University of Birmingham
Birmingham 2018.01 - 2020.01
Skills
- City & Guilds in catering and cake decorating
- NVQ in catering (Level 2)
- NVQ Level 3 in management
- Auditing and inspection skills (Level 3)
- Managing food safety in catering (Level 4)
- HACCP Level 3
- Certificate of higher education in food safety and legislation
- NEBOSH general certificate
Referees
References available on request
Hobbies and interests
Swimming, eating out, family time and travel
Certification
A member of CIEH and registered as a Food Hygiene Practitioner
Full driving licence
Timeline
Food Safety Officer
Stroud District Council
2020.08 - Current
Certificate of Higher Education - Food safety and food legislation
University of Birmingham
2018.01 - 2020.01
Head Chef
SAS Software
2016.01 - 2020.07
Sous Chef
Royal Holloway University London
2014.05 - 2015.12
Catering manager
The Cookham Riverside nursing home
2008.09 - 2014.05
NVQ Level 2 - Catering
Barking college
1992.09 - 1998.01
GCSEs -
Woodbridge High School
1989.09 - 1992.07