Kitchen assistant resume examples for 2025
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How to write a kitchen assistant resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the kitchen assistant role.
Step 1: Start with your professional title, or the one you aspire to.
Step 2: Detail your years of experience in kitchen assistant-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.
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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:
- You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description in your resume. Look at the job listing and consider which of the listed skills you have experience with, along with related skills.
- Include as many relevant hard skills and soft skills as possible from the listing.
- Use the most up to date and accurate terms. Don't forget to be specific.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a kitchen assistant resume:
- Wine
- Kitchen Equipment
- POS
- Culinary
- Kitchen Operations
- Cooking Equipment
- Food Service
- Cleanliness
- Meal Prep
- Safety Standards
- Cooking Classes
- Dishwashers
- Customer Service
- Meal Service
- Food Safety
- ServSafe
- Dinner Service
- Safety Regulations
- Safety Procedures
- Food Products
- Food Preparation
- Clean Kitchen
- Food Orders
- Food Preparation Equipment
- Steamers
- Kitchen Utensils
- Allergies
- Kitchen Prep
- Fine Dining
- Kitchen Appliances
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How to structure your work experience
A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.
- Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
- Put the 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. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.
How to write kitchen assistant experience bullet points
Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.
- Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
- What were your responsibilities or goals?
- How did you accomplish them?
- Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )
Here are great bullet points from kitchen assistant resumes:
Work history example #1
Kitchen Helper
Levy Restaurants
- Dried and shelved the dishes and put the utensils in their proper place once clean.
- Worked dual positions as a dishwasher in the dish room and a buss boy in the lobby
- Cooked various meats, prepared food, cleaned dishes, disposed of trash, and transported heavy material
- Cleaned the oven and dishes.
- Cleaned the kitchen and restocked freezers, also washed dishes.
Work history example #2
Kitchen Assistant
Little Caesar Enterprises
- Washed and Sanitized all dishes used in the Restaurant and Prepared Food to be cook.
- Assisted Executive Sous on Banquet production
- Cleaned kitchen appliances, work areas, tables, spilled food, drinks, and broken dishes.
- Maintained a clean working environment; cleaned the kitchen, washed the dishes, and disposed of garbage.
- Cleaned, cut and prepared fruits, veggies, meats, desserts, and prepared small dishes.
Work history example #3
Kitchen Hand
Copeland's of New Orleans
- Red Lobster I served food and drinks to guests and worked each position in the kitchen.
- Washed dishes, prepared salads and desserts, and prepped and prepared side items for main entrees.
- Cleaned the oven and dishes.
- Maintained a clean and friendly environment in the kitchen, while keeping respectable composure.
- Followed Procedure for safe food preparation, assembly, and presentation * Wash dishes as they were used and store properly
Work history example #4
Kitchen Assistant
Star of Hope
- Accepted short-term position helping with food prep/service and cleaning/sanitizing kitchen area.
- Served meals to the campers daily throughout the summer - Cleaned and organized dishes and kitchen supplies
- Helped with preparation, set-up, and service for catering events Performed other tasks as assigned by the sous chef or chef
- Acted in absence of the postal manager effectively executing increased responsibility.
- Cleared tables in dining halls, O dishes into dish machine and operated, as well as disposed of trash.
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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 from kitchen assistant resumes:
High School Diploma
2016 - 2016
Highlight your kitchen assistant certifications on your resume
Certifications are a great way to showcase special expertise or niche skills. Some jobs even require certifications to be hired.
To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your kitchen assistant resume:
- ServSafe Alcohol
- Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
- Medical Assistant
- ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification
- OSHA Safety Certificate
- Certified Food Manager (CFM)
- Food Safety Manager Certification
- Certified Master Safe Technician (CMST)
- Certified Professional - Food Safety (CP-FS)
- Certified Food Protection Professional (CFPP)