Daniel Closey
West Melton
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven professional with extensive experience at Hornby Pak'n'Save, excelling in meat preparation and inventory management. Proven ability to enhance customer satisfaction and train employees effectively. Committed to maintaining food safety standards while optimizing operations and minimizing waste. Strong team management skills ensure productive collaboration in fast-paced environments.
Hard working and skilled in precision cutting, portioning, and maintaining product quality. Proven ability to adapt to different work environments and ensure food safety compliance. Known for strong teamwork and commitment to delivering excellent customer service with focus on achieving operational goals.
Knowledgeable Assistant Manager with hands-on experience in meat preparation, cutting, and packaging. Adept at maintaining high standards of hygiene and safety, ensuring quality and freshness of products. Demonstrated expertise in using butchery tools and equipment efficiently and collaborating effectively with team members.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Butcher
Hornby Pak'n'Save
07.2018 - Current
- Complied with food safety, hygiene and sanitation regulations for safe food preparation.
- Cut, trimmed and ground meats such as beef, pork, and lamb to prepare for packaging and sale.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure efficient workflow, resulting in smooth daily operations.
- Maintained high standards of hygiene and cleanliness, adhering to strict sanitation regulations within the butchery.
Assistant Butchery Manager
Hornby Pak'n'Save
05.2012 - 07.2018
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
- Improved safety procedures to create safe working conditions for workers.
- Achieved departmental goals by developing and executing strategic plans and performance metrics.
- Mentored junior team members for career advancement, fostering a pipeline of future leaders within the organization.
- Performed monthly stocktakes, oversaw inventory management, stock rotation, optimizing stock levels, and reducing waste.
- Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
- Maintained professional demeanor by staying calm when addressing unhappy or angry customers.
- Managed Weekly promotional changeovers, including signage and relevant promotional materials.
- Daily Processing of Butchery dockets and relevant charges.
Butchery 3rd in Charge
Hornby Pak'n'Save
07.2011 - 05.2012
- Managed Sunday staff including writing cutting lists.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working collaboratively in a team environment.
- Managed Butchery markdowns, minimising waste.
- Performed weekly stocktakes.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
Apprentice Butcher
Hornby New World & Pak'n'Save
05.2004 - 01.2008
- Cut, trimmed and ground meats such as beef, pork, and poultry to prepare for packaging and sale.
- Verified proper inventory levels, product quality, and freshness to prevent sale of spoiled products.
- Maintained and stocked display cases by transporting wrapped products from work area or cooler to display cases.
- Packed meats and poultry for display to market to public for sale.
- Sharpened knife skills through consistent practice, resulting in precise cuts and reduced waste.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by providing excellent service and product knowledge.
- Applied hand-eye coordination and physical agility to manually handle carcasses for butchery processes.
- Advised customers about alternative cuts, cooking methods, storage requirements and nutritional aspects of meat.
- Facilitated cold storage, stock control and safe movement of meat and poultry in butchery environment.
- Consistently met deadlines for processing incoming shipments of fresh meats while minimizing spoilage risks through careful handling procedures.
- Rotated products to reduce meat spoiling and waste.
Meat Packer
Hornby New World
06.1998 - 04.2004
- Packaged and attached labeling to various meat selections.
- Sanitized surfaces to maintain cleanliness of food service area.
- Inspected meat to perform quality assurance checks.
- Processed meat by cutting, sorting parts, deboning and grinding.
- Packed meat in Styrofoam, plastic and paper packaging and weighed on scale for pricing.
- Ensured meat quality by properly storing and rotating products according to established guidelines.
- Performed equipment maintenance by cleaning, lubricating and maintaining proper alignment.
- Optimized product shelf-life with careful monitoring of expiration dates and prompt removal of expired items from display cases.
- Maximized customer satisfaction through prompt attention to special requests or concerns regarding meat products on display or in orders placed.
Education
No Degree -
Retail Meat ITO
Christchurch01-2008
Skills
- Meat preparation
- Food safety
- Inventory management
- Equipment maintenance
- Excellent costumer communication skills
- Excellent team management skills
- Able to work well under time sensitive deadlines
- Basic knowledge of SAP systems
- Hard working and very team oriented
- Employee training
Timeline
Butcher
Hornby Pak'n'Save
07.2018 - Current
Assistant Butchery Manager
Hornby Pak'n'Save
05.2012 - 07.2018
Butchery 3rd in Charge
Hornby Pak'n'Save
07.2011 - 05.2012
Apprentice Butcher
Hornby New World & Pak'n'Save
05.2004 - 01.2008
Meat Packer
Hornby New World
06.1998 - 04.2004
No Degree -
Retail Meat ITO
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