Serena Hesse

Food Safety Officer

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38 Mosley Road, Stroud GloucestershireMember since July 22, 2026

Food hygiene inspectionsAuditingUniform systemsMenu planningTemperature control

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Food hygiene inspectionsAuditingUniform systemsMenu planningTemperature control

About

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.

Experience

Food Safety Officer - Stroud District Council - Stroud, Gloucestershire

(2020-08)

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 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 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.