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How to write a pantry chef 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 pantry chef role.
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in pantry chef-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.
Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.
Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some pantry chef interviews.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Your Skills section is an easy way to let recruiters know you have the skills to do the job. Just as importantly, it can help your resume not get filtered out by hiring software. 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 pantry chef resume:
- Salad Dressings
- Kitchen Equipment
- Fine Dining
- Food Preparation
- Dishwashers
- Dinner Service
- Cold Sandwiches
- Cuisine
- Food Quality
- Steamers
- Safety Standards
- Quality Standards
- Cold Appetizers
- Prep Station
- Food Products
- Health Code
- Food Orders
- Line Cooks
- Hot Line
- Saut
- Safety Procedures
- Buffets
- Safety Regulations
- Garnishing
- Fifo
- Prep List
- HACCP
- Brunch
- Cold Line
- Menu Planning
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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 pantry chef.
How to write pantry chef experience bullet points
Effective job bullet points do more than just describe your job duties. Instead, they should be specific and measurable accomplishments. Here are some strategies to mastering job bullet points:
- Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
- Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
- Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.
Here are effective examples from pantry chef resumes:
Work history example #1
Pizza Chef
Boar's Head
- Prepared and baked dishes including wings, pizzas, breadsticks, and a variety of desserts.
- Ordered, put away and took monthly inventory (FIFO).
- Prepared Pizzas to order Cooked all bread for sandwiches Assisted in cleaning, and washing dishes as needed
- Facilitated communication with customers* Worked as a team to provide excellent customer service* Followed health and safety rules while completing daily tasks
- Prepared food for main dishes, appetizers, soups, dressings & garnishes.
Work history example #2
Line Cook/Dishwasher
McDonald's
- Facilitated inter-departmental communication to effectively provide customer support.
- Maintained clean and sanitized workspace Followed first in first out (FIFO) inventory system Prepared sandwiches to client specs
- Maintained a positive attitude, followed professional guidelines and kept customer satisfaction above all.
- Received two raises and letter of recommendation while working with McDonalds franchise
- Cooked and preped the food unloaded truck cleaned dishes & floors took out trash
Work history example #3
Pantry Chef
Paradox
- Exercised palate and creativity to impart ideas for menu items with the executive and sous chefs.
- Ensured that HACCP guidelines at state facility that underwent regular inspections
- Opened Mike and Josie Harper Center, focusing on menu development, culinary staffing and team training and development.
- Started as a dishwasher and was promoted to Chef/ Cook.
- Hired as banquet sous chef and promoted to banquet chef within two weeks.
Work history example #4
Line Cook, Prep Cook
McDonald's
- Learned every position except managerial.
- Specialized Training US Army Communications and Truck Driver
- Cooked and preped the food unloaded truck cleaned dishes & floors took out trash
- Prepared meals for customers * Ensured quality meals * Delivered meals out to waiting customers * Maintained a clean restaurant environment
- Managed the grill staff to ensure they cooked food according McDonalds' standards.
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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 pantry chef resumes:
Doctoral Degree in culinary arts
Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI
2016 - 2019
Bachelor's Degree in culinary arts
Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY
2010 - 2013
Highlight your pantry chef certifications on your resume
Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.
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 pantry chef resume:
- ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification
- Certified Food Manager (CFM)
- Certified Master Chef (CMC)
- Certified Planning Engineer (CPE)