Kitchen Manager resume summary example
Kitchen manager with five years of back of house experience and two years in supervisory roles. Skilled in ordering, scheduling, and food cost control, with a record of improving safety and consistency. Looking to join a restaurant that values strong systems and a stable kitchen team.
Strong kitchen manager resume bullets
- Managed a back of house team of 12 across a 150-seat restaurant
- Wrote weekly schedules and kept labor within the budget set by ownership
- Placed orders with four vendors and reduced waste by tightening par levels
- Performed weekly inventory counts and tracked food cost against sales
- Trained new hires with a checklist-based onboarding that improved retention
- Maintained temperature logs, sanitation records, and passed every health inspection
- Coordinated equipment repairs and preventive maintenance with outside technicians
- Worked the line and expedited during peak service when staffing was short
Skills to list
SchedulingOrderingInventoryFood costFood safetyStaff trainingVendor managementEquipment maintenanceConflict resolutionDocumentation
Tips that get you hired
- Lead with the size of the team and restaurant you managed
- Show results with cost, waste, or retention examples
- List ServSafe Manager or equivalent certification if you hold it
- Highlight systems you built, such as checklists, par sheets, or onboarding plans
- Mention any experience with inventory or ordering software
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