Food Service Worker Resume Template
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- Lead a 12-person serving line for 900–1,200 meals a day across breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- Set up hot wells, salad bar and deli stations to the daily menu and check holding temperatures hourly.
- Ring meal swipes and cash sales on the POS and balance the drawer at the end of each shift.
- Passed 3 city health inspections with no critical violations after tightening date labeling.
- Portion entrées with scoops and ladles to menu specs, keeping food waste logs below weekly targets.
- Served students on the hot line and grill station and restocked self-serve bars during rushes.
- Prepped vegetables, sliced deli meats and assembled grab-and-go salads and wraps for 3 kiosks.
- Washed pans in a 3-compartment sink and ran the dish machine during the lunch peak.
- Received deliveries, rotated stock by FIFO and put away cold items within 15 minutes.
- Served breakfast and lunch trays to 650 students a day following USDA meal pattern rules.
- Wiped tables, swept the cafeteria and stored clean trays and utensils after each lunch period.
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
- ServSafe Food Handler Certificate National Restaurant Association Optional, valued by employers
Sources: www.bls.gov
Licensing rules differ by state; check with your state board before you apply.
Skills to list
- Food Prep
- Food Safety Compliance
- Inventory Stocking
- Portion Control
- POS Systems
- Sanitation Procedures
- Assembly Line Prep
- Equipment Cleaning
Software and tools
- RestaurantPlus PRO
- Plexis Software Plexis POS
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Hospitality Control Solutions Aloha Point-of-Sale
- iMagic Restaurant Reservation
- Microsoft Windows
- Cafe Cartel Systems
- Avenista Table Reservations
Duties to describe on a food service worker resume
- Ran cash registers.
- Washed dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, or pans, using dishwashers or by hand.
- Provided guests with menus.
- Served ice water, coffee, rolls, or butter to patrons.
- Maintained kitchen work areas, equipment, or utensils in clean and orderly condition.
- Greeted guests and seated them at tables or in waiting areas.
Titles along the way
- Food Service Worker
- Lead Food Service Worker
- Food Service Supervisor
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