Food Preparation Worker Resume Template
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- Lead a 4-person morning prep crew supporting banquets and the hotel restaurant.
- Cut, portion and label vegetables, fruit and proteins for up to 1,000 banquet covers a day.
- Cut produce waste 20% by building daily par sheets from banquet event orders.
- Take walk-in and freezer temps twice a shift and log them for the chef and health inspector.
- Train new prep workers on knife cuts, slicer safety and date labeling.
- Prepped salads, sandwiches and cold plates for patient trays and the staff cafeteria.
- Measured and mixed ingredients from CBORD recipes for 900 meals a day.
- Carried deliveries to storage and rotated stock by first in, first out.
- Cleaned and sanitized slicers, mixers and prep tables and emptied garbage bins.
- Washed dishes, pots and utensils and restocked cook stations during service.
- Peeled and chopped produce and portioned sauces into labeled containers.
Names, employers and dates on the sample are invented. Duties and software come from O*NET 31.0; credentials were checked against the sources listed below.
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
- Chopping & Portioning
- Ingredient Prep
- Food Safety Compliance
- Inventory Restocking
- Sanitation Procedures
- Recipe Following
- Equipment Operation (Slicers, Mixers)
- FIFO Stock Rotation
Software and tools
- Culinary Software Services ChefTec
- EGS CALCMENU
- Robot Coupe processors
- Microsoft Excel
- Barrington Software CookenPro Commercial
- CBORD Foodservice Suite
- Microsoft Office software
- DayMark label printer
- ValuSoft MasterCook
- CBORD NetRecipe
Duties to describe on a food preparation worker resume
- Cleaned and sanitized work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, or silverware.
- Assisted cooks and kitchen staff with various tasks as needed, and provided cooks with needed items.
- Took and recorded temperature of food and food storage areas, such as refrigerators and freezers.
- Carried food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
- Removed trash and cleaned kitchen garbage containers.
- Stored food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage.
Titles along the way
- Food Preparation Worker
- Lead Prep Worker
- Kitchen Supervisor
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