Prep Cook resume summary example
Detail-oriented prep cook with two years of experience supporting a busy restaurant kitchen. Fast and safe with a knife, accurate with recipes, and consistent about labeling and rotation. Eager to move into a line cook role at a scratch kitchen.
Strong prep cook resume bullets
- Prepped vegetables, proteins, and sauces for a 120-cover dinner service from a daily prep list
- Made stocks, vinaigrettes, and house sauces in batches using weighed recipes for consistency
- Maintained the walk-in using first in, first out, labeling every container with name and date
- Received and checked deliveries against invoices and reported shortages to the sous chef
- Reduced vegetable trim waste by reusing scraps for stock and staff meals
- Kept the prep station sanitized and passed multiple health inspections without issue
- Restocked line stations during service to keep cooks moving through a busy Saturday
- Scaled recipes up and down for catering orders of up to 80 guests
Skills to list
Knife skillsRecipe scalingBatch cookingStocks and saucesLabeling and datingFirst in, first outReceiving deliveriesFood safetySanitationTime management
Tips that get you hired
- Mention the volume you prepped for, such as covers per night, so the chef knows your pace
- Highlight any recipe work like stocks, sauces, or doughs, since it shows you can do more than chop
- Include food safety practices like labeling and rotation, which hiring chefs care about
- If you want to move to the line, say so in your summary
- Keep descriptions short and concrete, and avoid vague words like hard worker without proof
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