Describing Food Services on Resumes

How To Describe Food Service Experience on A Resume

Food service may be the classic stereotype of an “unskilled job,” but plenty of people have launched their professional lives by flipping burgers, making pizzas or doling out donuts. It might feel as if you’re just pressing buttons and wrapping up greasy products while wearing a silly hat, but food service experience is actually a good way to develop a variety of skills that can transfer into other fields.

You can list food service experience under “Relevant Experience,” “Experience,” or “Leadership Experience.” Include a few short bullets highlighting your achievements and describing what you did, how you did it, and any results. Below are a few examples of various ways to include your food service experience
on your resume:

Experience

Coffee for You, Portland, OR
Barista
Month, Year – Month, Year

  • Maintained friendly, professional relationships with guests while managing high-volume beverage orders.
  • Assisted management with inventory counts and stock replenishment.
  • Processed customer orders accurately using POS systems, ensuring efficient and timely service.

Relevant Experience

Sandwich 2.0, Portland, OR
Team Member
Month, Year – Month, Year

  • Crafted sandwiches efficiently, adhering to all safety protocols.
  • Collaborated with co-workers in high-volume operations to service customers in a positive manner.
  • Built strong rapport with guests, improving customer satisfaction survey results by 20%.
The key is to recognize the skills you possess and adapt them to the position, organization or industry to which you are applying , while
describing them in professional terms. If you list the skills that you use to manage your food service experience, you will see that you can be transferred to other environments.
In fact, you will find they are quite valuable in the work environment, which means that if marketed correctly, you will be very attractive to a potential employer.