Short Order Cook Resume Template
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- Lead a 4-person kitchen through 300-cover weekend brunches with tickets out in under 10 min.
- Run the flat-top for eggs any style, omelets, pancakes and home fries, 30+ plates at a time.
- Time orders so every plate on a table finishes together, from burgers to benedicts.
- Date, label and rotate walk-in stock and place weekly orders with 2 food suppliers.
- Passed 6 city health inspections with no critical violations as opening shift lead.
- Cooked burgers, steak tips and sandwiches on char broiler and griddle for lunch rushes.
- Made soups, chowder and salads daily and kept the steam table stocked and at temp.
- Fried seafood and fries with oil filtered daily and changed on schedule.
- Cleaned grills, fryers and counters and scrubbed hoods at weekly deep cleans.
- Cooked breakfast and lunch orders at a counter where guests watched the grill.
- Made sandwiches, carved turkey and brewed coffee between grill orders.
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Licenses and certifications
- Food Handler Card State or county health department Optional, valued by employers
Sources: www.bls.gov
Licensing rules differ by state; check with your state board before you apply.
Skills to list
- Grill Operation
- Multi-Order Multitasking
- Food Safety Compliance
- Order Ticket Management
- Portion Control
- Griddle/Fryer Skills
- Speed Cooking
- Sanitation Procedures
Software and tools
- RestaurantPlus PRO
- Plexis Software Plexis POS
- Aldelo Systems Aldelo for Restaurants Pro
- Foodman Home-Delivery
- Inventory control software
Duties to describe on a short order cook resume
- Cleaned food preparation equipment, work areas, and counters or tables.
- Restocked kitchen supplies, rotated food, and stamped the time and date on food in coolers.
- Completed orders from steam tables, placing food on plates and serving customers at tables or counters.
- Planned work on orders so that items served together are finished at the same time.
- Grilled, cooked, and fried foods such as french fries, eggs, and pancakes.
- Performed food preparation tasks, such as making sandwiches, carving meats, making soups or salads, baking breads or desserts, and brewing coffee or tea.
Titles along the way
- Short Order Cook
- Grill Cook
- Kitchen Shift Lead
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