Jess Bowden Email & Phone Number

Auckland, Nz

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand

- Finding solutions to support aged care and disability care businesses provide consistency across their foodservice and nutritional objectives. - Supporting Pure Food customers with providing nutritional solutions for their residents. - Providing site-specific analysis of InterRAI data for before and after Pure Food intervention - Review and development of resources and training that supports our customers provide for their customers on a sustainable way e.g. https://thepurefoodco.com/blogs/news/guide-continuous-improvement-in-aged-care-facilities

Auckland, New Zealand

Creation and reviews of evidence based resources for all foodservice, food safety and nutrition requirements. Quality Assurance •Conducting internal audits and reviews of nutrition, food safety and/or foodservice practices at site visits with the creation and follow up of action plans to ensure the quality cycle is continued•Support contract management through engagement of suppliers•Creation and reviews of the national Menus•Demonstrated excellence in foodservice on a national platform through creating video and written entries to the NZACA Bidvest Excellence in Foodservice award. Winning both the category and the NZACA Supreme Award in 2015Leadership •Increased engagement to the vision for foodservice through regular communication, competitions, training and cluster meetings•Provide specialist advice for site managers, clinical staff and kitchen staff•Developed current foodservice vision for the company and communicated the vision across all sites•Influencer of change for foodservice, nutrition and food safety across all sites•Keen understanding of requirements of the kitchen roles including creation of all kitchen related job descriptions, involvement in the hiring of new staff including interviewing applicantsTeaching•Creation of a comprehensive orientation manual for kitchen staff•One-on-one induction and orientation training for kitchen staff

New Zealand

- Kept up-to date with changes in the future of food safety prior to the Food Act and Regulations being passed. Improved compliance through early adoption of the majority of food safety practices within updates of food safety policies prior to regulation changes. - Attained full compliance to the Food Act 2014 and Food Regulations 2015 a year before deadline. - Creation and reviews of the Custom Food Control Plan for Oceania Healthcare. - Conducted internal audits food safety with the creation and follow up of action plans. - Managed food safety expections with suppliers. - Increased engagement to food safety through regular communication, competitions, training and cluster meetings.- Creation and delivery of food safety training. As a Service IQ Assessor I personally trained and assessed over 100 employees to gain US 27955 in under a year.

Blenheim

I was the relief Business & Care Manager for Redwood (84 bed Rest Home and Hospital) in Blenheim gaining a deeper understanding and appreciation for the hard work done by aged care managers and their staff.

Certificate In Management, Business Administration, Management And Operations, A

NZQA Level 4

Postgraduate Diploma, Dietetics/Dietitian

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Major In Human Nutrition And Minor In Foodservice Operations

Education record