Deli/bakery clerk resume examples for 2025
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How to write a deli/bakery clerk resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:
Step 1: Start with your professional title, or the one you aspire to.
Step 2: Detail your years of experience in deli/bakery clerk-related roles and your industry experience.
Step 3: What are your biggest professional wins? Here is your opportunity to highlight your strongest accomplishments by placing them at the start of your resume.
Step 4: Don't forget, your goal is to summarize your experience. Keep it short and sweet, so it's easy for recruiters to quickly understand why you're a great hire.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some deli/bakery clerk interviews.Hi, I'm Zippi, your job search robot. Let me write a first draft of your summary statement.
List the right project manager skills
Your Skills section is a place to list all relevant skills and abilities. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
- Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
- Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a deli/bakery clerk resume:
- Food Preparation
- Food Safety
- Product Knowledge
- Customer Satisfaction
- Basic Math
- Customer Service
- Safety Guidelines
- Safety Regulations
- Safety Procedures
- Kitchen Equipment
- Slicers
- Math
- Cake Orders
- Temperature Logs
- Slice Meat
- Product Samples
- Deli Meats
- Customer Orders
- Sales Floor
- Bakery Products
- Display Cases
- Bakery
- Hot Food
- Food Storage
- Food Products
- Groceries
- Stock Shelves
- Food Orders
- Front End
- Oven Temperatures
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How to structure your work experience
Next you should include your work experience. Structure your work experience section by listing your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
Include only recent, relevant jobs. Avoid including work experience over 20 years to avoid ageism.
Beneath each job, you should have bullet points to emphasize why you're the perfect fit for the deli/bakery clerk.
How to write deli/bakery clerk experience bullet points
Your resume is your chance to show your biggest accomplishments. Don't just list your job responsibilities, instead take the opportunity to show why you're really good at what you do. Here is how you do that:
- Start with strong action verbs like managed, spearheaded, created, etc. Your goal is to show what you did and verbs will help demonstrate your contributions.
- Use numbers to quantify your achievements. Did you save time with a new report? Increase revenue? How large was the team you managed?
- Keep it concise. You're highlighting your achievements. Consider if all details you are sharing are relevant, or can be written more efficiently.
Here are great bullet points from deli/bakery clerk resumes:
Work history example #1
Shift Leader/Cashier
Camping World
- Executed marketing programs and general business solutions resulting in increased company exposure, customer traffic, and sales.
- Finalized schedule and tracked payroll on a weekly basis.
- Guaranteed positive member experience and resolved all member complaints.
- Provided communication between members and managers * Entered member information into company database * Greeted members, provided directions and answered questions
- Delivered service with a smile.
Work history example #2
Deli/Bakery Clerk
Publix
- Worked in the Deli Department in Publix, which includes slicing and weighing meats and cheeses on customer's orders.
- Maintained good customer service within the Publix culture by providing assistance during store hours.
- Maintained strict deadlines and responded to emergency call-outs, promoting high standard of quality communication.
- Operated cash registers, meat and cheese slicers, scales, oven, fryer, cutting tools and other deli equipment.
- Cleaned and sanitized the deli department according to Publix's standards.
Work history example #3
Deli/Bakery Clerk
Walmart
- Sanitized kitchen supplies and thoroughly cleaned deli equipment.
- Monitored stock to replenish product in the deli cases; rotated product and ensured that code dating procedures were followed.
- Performed tasks above and beyond my job description regardless of extra hours to maintain the exceptional quality of the deli area.
- Baked donuts and breads, wrapped, decorated and packaged them for sale.
- Cooked and packaged foods, took customer orders, stocked shelves and unloaded freight, overall cleaning and organization of backroom/Deli.
Work history example #4
Housekeeper/Front Desk
Best Western International
- Handled active communication with Best Western Corporate, accounting and payments related to online bookings.
- Coordinated proper communication throughout all hotel departments to operate entire facility most efficiently.
- Processed advanced deposits on 3rd party and prepaid/advanced pay reservations.
- Communicated with housekeepers to ensure knowledge of which guests had checked out or would be staying over.
- Utilized professionalism and effective communication when checking in/out guest in order to provide superior customer service and build rapport.
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:
High School Diploma
2003 - 2003
High School Diploma
2008 - 2008
Highlight your deli/bakery clerk certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.
Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your deli/bakery clerk resume:
- OSHA Safety Certificate
- Certified Master Safe Technician (CMST)