Teresa Hartwell

Hard-working, reliable and punctual professional with a strong work ethic and willingness to learn new skills. Friendly, helpful and polite, with excellent teamwork and communication abilities. I have held varied roles across catering, manufacturing, cleaning and customer service, with proven progression to Supervisor and Team Leader positions.

I took a career break to raise my family, returning to work with renewed enthusiasm and dedication. I am currently working as a Backline Chef at Hickory's Smokehouse, and previously worked at Busy Bees Nurseries. I am well-organised, health-and-safety conscious, and committed to high standards in every task.

Backline Chef at Hickory's Smokehouse (2026-03 – Present)

• Preparing desserts, meats and sauces to recipes and quality standards
• Checking and recording food temperatures accurately in daily record books
• Cleaning and sanitising work sections immediately after use
• Preparing bulk produce, labelling and dating items for storage
• Following all food safety, hygiene and health & safety guidelines

Housekeeper / Kitchen Assistant at Busy Bees Nurseries (2024-10 – 2026-02)

• Maintaining nursery premises to high cleanliness standards
• Managing stock inventory and ordering supplies
• Ran kitchen independently for one month, cooking fresh meals from scratch
• Cleaning, laundry, stock control, kitchen inventory and batch cooking

Barista Maestro at Costa Coffee (2022-11 – 2023-02)

Part-time

• Food preparation, customer service and table clearing
• Restocking, ordering and managing stock

Glue Operator at ADS2 Ltd (2021-08 – 2022-03)

• Assembling beer pumps and plastic shelving using machinery
• Plastic fabrication and quality checking

School Cleaner → Supervisor at Carewards (1997-06 – 1999-09)

• Cleaning classrooms, corridors and gym areas; floor care and deep cleans
• Promoted to Supervisor after 6 months; managed a team of 15

Production Operator → Team Leader at Soundcraft (1995-07 – 1997-03)

• Soldering, wiring and packing audio equipment
• Promoted to Team Leader; supervised 20 staff, allocated tasks and ordered supplies

Chef / Waitress at Little Chef (1991-04 – 1995-06)

• Cooking full menu from breakfast to main meals
• Training staff, ordering stock and managing kitchen operations

Cleaner at BAE Systems (1990-01 – 1992-07)

• General cleaning of offices, staff rooms and facilities

Production Operative at Motorola Ltd (1989-09 – 1991-03)

• Soldering, packing, warehouse duties and stock control

Trainee Chef at Goldcrest House (1989-06 – 1989-09)

• Food preparation, making soups and serving customers

BTEC Qualification in French – The Knights Templar School (1989)