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I relish the thought of learning something new and making new friends along the way. Outside of work, the majority of my time is spent caring for my two young daughters.
Sole trader at Self-employed (2017-01 – Present)
During my sole trading career, I have completed varying projects from small one-man jobs to several large projects requiring months of time and planning such as full home renovations and high-volume kitchen fitting. As well as these, I have sub-contracted for many companies, most notably for Woodstone installations.
Kitchen fitter, Inventory manager, Quality inspector at Woodstone Installations (2021-04 – 2026-01)
I find myself quite lucky to have been head hunted for employment for multiple consecutive summers. Previous years found me working across the UK on high-end projects within the Swansea, Bristol, Cambridge, Oxford and Harrow. My main roles were kitchen fitting, inventory management and quality inspections after fitting had been completed.
Bartender at One Eyed Jacks (2022-08 – 2023-06)
Whilst bartending I've learnt a great deal in situational management, customer service and overall procedural compliance within hospitality, allowing me to utilise these skills and adapt them to various other aspects of my life.
Office-based employee at Paying Too Much (2022-12 – 2023-03)
Being my first office based employment, there was an initial steep learning curve. After a few weeks of training, I was exceeding overall targets and contributing consistently towards the team.
Employee at G & L Staircases (2022-09 – 2022-12)
Customer returns handler at Amazon (2021-12 – 2022-03)
During this employment I was among a large team dealing with customer returns. Originally starting as a Christmas temp, I soon had my contract extended. However, I concluded that this career path wasn't for me and would feel greater fulfilment from a more challenging career.
Production Operative, Lead figure in fabrication area at Smile Plastics LTD (2021-01 – 2021-04)
My title within this employment was Production Operative. Throughout the following months I became the lead figure in the fabrication area. Expanding on this new role, I helped develop new surface finishes and new techniques for resolving defects that were previously thought to be unrepairable whilst still achieving an excellent surface finish.
Sawyer at Seven Oaks Modular LTD (2020-10 – 2021-01)
My title under this employment was Sawyer. As well as this I helped with the production of timber frames when more men were needed in that area of the workshop. The bulk of my sawyer workload was completed on:
Supervisor, trainer, multi-role operator at Farrar Joinery & Building Services LTD (2018-05 – 2020-03)
Due to the nature, size and my title within the company I gained a vast amount of knowledge and experience in time management, organisation and the delegation of mine and other's workloads. I also overlooked the supervision and training of apprentices. Due to the small size of the company, I also undertook most roles and responsibilities in the manufacturing process.
Employee at Best Brickwork LTD (2017-04 – 2018-04)
Multi-role operator at IMS LTD (2016-11 – 2017-03)
The roles I most commonly undertook whilst working at IMS LTD were:
Bench hand joinery, Team leader at Patchett Joinery LTD (2013-10 – 2016-05)
This was my first bench hand joinery job after qualifying, over the course of my employment at Patchett Joinery LTD I quickly gained many new roles and responsibilities, eventually running for team leader. My most recent roles and responsibilities in this employment were:
Distinction in Bench Hand Joinery – Bradford College (2010-09 – 2013-07)
GCSE in Mathematics – Thornton Grammar School (2004-09 – 2009-07)
GCSE in English – Thornton Grammar School (2004-09 – 2009-07)
GCSE in Science – Thornton Grammar School (2004-09 – 2009-07)