Name: Lesley Benson
Address: 5 St Stephen’s Street, Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH16 7AS
Phone: 0131 225 6547 (home) 07784 533 211 (mobile)
Email: lbenson3@gmail.co.uk
Position: General Manager
Working & supervising daily service, coordinating & maintaining busy service periods i.e. agenda
coordination (100-150 covers Fri & Sat nights), dealing with and rectifying customer complaints,
bar service and maintaining high standards throughout.
Customer Relations
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Greenfield had a large regular customer base, something I felt essential in the present climate. I
am proud to have been a part of cultivating such a strong customer base.
Carberry Restaurant
Position: Duty Manager
Campbell Street, Stirling
August 2004- July 2006
Duties
Supervising and coordinating service in a very busy 80 seater fine dining restaurant.
Responsible for managing staff, maintaining high standards, rectifying customer complaints, till +
computer programming/trouble shooting, cash ups, bar and hotplate service.
Cyan
Position when left: Bar Manager
Dover Close, Stirling
January 1999 – July 2004
Duties
Full bar service, ordering of stock, stock control, balancing of tills & till operations;; including
programming of till, cellar management including handling of real ales & line cleaning and
cocktail lists.
EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS/ LICENCES
Personal License (Liquor Licensing Act Scotland 2015) Holder
Personal Management license (Gambling Act 2015) Holder
Level 3 Award in Health & Safety in the workplace Highfield Merit Pass
Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene CIEH Pass
Foundation Certificate in Health and Safety at Work CIEH Pass
First Aid Certificate St Andrews Pass
James Hamilton Academy 1998/99 Higher Grade;; English A, Mathematics B, Modern Studies B,
Physics C, Graphic Communication C, Art and Design C
INTERESTS
I like to keep healthy and enjoy outdoor swimming in the summer. I also enjoy singing and have
just joined a choir in my local area.
REFEREES
Stephanie Bruce
Barry/Debbie Bell
General Manager
Owners
Carberry Restaurant
Greenfield Bar
King Street
Laidlaw Street,
Stirling
Edinburgh
Tel. 07756 451 125
Tel. 0131 221 1222