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Yvonne Thomlinson

York,North Yorkshire

Summary

  • Hard-working with strong organisational skills.
  • Achieves goals through exceptional planning and prioritisation
  • Reliable and focused
  • Self motivated
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Loyal employee with solid understanding of training and mentoring employees.
  • Dedicated team player, proactive and hands-on in task completion.

Overview

45
45
years of professional experience
6031
6031
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Cafe Owner

Self Employed
Breighton , East Yorkshire
10.2022 - 12.2024
  • .Established a new catering outlet
  • Responsible for all cooking and baking from scratch
  • Maintained outstanding hygiene levels for optimised customer safety and continued regulatory compliance.
  • Displayed energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
  • Estimated food consumption for appropriate ordering to avoid waste.
  • Built loyal customer base by creating welcoming environment with top quality service.
  • Ensured efficient use of ingredients, minimising costs whilst maintaining quality standards.
  • Addressed customer questions and concerns with knowledge of menu items, ingredients and allergens.
  • Upheld strict adherence to health and safety regulations during food handling process.

Senior laboratory technician

Sciantec Analytical
Cawood, North Yorkshire
08.2015 - 10.2022
  • Key role within the Wet Chemistry section
  • Managed my own workload, responding to challenges to produce accurate results efficiently
  • Ensuring quality and traceability standards are maintained within the section
  • Pro-active in the training and and guidance of staff members, raising quality and health and safety issues to the section manager



Fresh Food Manager /Self Employed

Various Catering Positions, Ireland
03.1996 - 08.2014
  • Operated my own guesthouse and cafe in Ireland
  • Managed a very busy fresh food department for a chain of service stations.

Food Analyst

Asda Technical Centre
Leeds
03.1991 - 10.1995
  • Performed chemical analysis of Asda branded products using classical methods and instrumental techniques including HPLC and Atomic Absorption spectroscopy


Senior scientific officer

Nestle UK
York
07.1979 - 10.1985
  • Entered employment as Junior scientific assistant, promoted 1982
  • Performed quality control analysis of ingredients and finished products

Education

Royal society of Chemistry - Chemistry

Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds
09.1979 - 08.1983

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

Food Standards Agency

Queen Anne Grammar School
York

Skills

  • Menu planning
  • Kitchen equipment operation and maintenance
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Customer engagement
  • Time efficiency
  • Stress tolerance
  • Quality Assurance
  • Self-motivation
  • Food safety compliance

Affiliations

  • Keen interest in home crafts and baking.

Timeline

Cafe Owner

Self Employed
10.2022 - 12.2024

Senior laboratory technician

Sciantec Analytical
08.2015 - 10.2022

Fresh Food Manager /Self Employed

Various Catering Positions, Ireland
03.1996 - 08.2014

Food Analyst

Asda Technical Centre
03.1991 - 10.1995

Royal society of Chemistry - Chemistry

Leeds Metropolitan University
09.1979 - 08.1983

Senior scientific officer

Nestle UK
07.1979 - 10.1985

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

Food Standards Agency

Queen Anne Grammar School

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