Food service worker with 4 years in hospital and senior living dining, serving patients and residents on texture-modified and allergy diets. Delivers 120 patient trays a shift with a 99% diet-order accuracy rate on audits. ServSafe Food Handler certified and comfortable on the tray line, in the café and in the dish room.
Experience
Food Service Worker, Meadowline Dining Services at Scioto Valley Medical Center (Columbus, OH)
Jan 2023 – Present
Assemble and deliver about 120 patient trays a shift on the tray line, matching each to diet orders in CBORD
Hold a 99% accuracy rate on monthly tray audits for allergies, consistency and diabetic diets
Take patient meal orders bedside and by phone for 3 medical-surgical units
Record hot and cold holding temperatures every 2 hours and restock the visitor café
Dietary Aide, Brookhaven Senior Living (Westerville, OH)
Aug 2021 – Dec 2022
Served plated meals to 85 residents in the main dining room and memory care unit
Prepared pureed and mechanical soft meals following IDDSI guidelines
Ran the dish machine and cleaned the kitchen to state survey standards
Education
High School Diploma, Olentangy Valley High School (Aug 2017 – May 2021)
A strong Food Service Worker resume shows the customer experience you delivered, the sales you drove, and the teams you ran. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Customer service
Sales and upselling
Inventory and merchandising
Point-of-sale systems
Team leadership
Scheduling
Cash handling
Food safety
Conflict resolution
Visual merchandising
Example bullet points
Grew store sales 18% year over year by coaching a team of 12 on add-on selling
Raised the hotel guest satisfaction score from 8.1 to 9.0 by redesigning the check-in process
Cut inventory shrink by 30% through weekly cycle counts and better receiving checks
Tips from recruiters
Show the size of the operation: store revenue, covers, rooms or team size.
List certifications such as ServSafe or responsible-service training.
Keep it to one page and lead with the most recent, most senior role.
Recommended templates
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Food Service Worker resume FAQ
What should a Food Service Worker resume include?
A Food Service Worker resume should show the customer experience you delivered, the sales you drove, and the teams you ran. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Food Service Worker?
Modern, Compact and Classic work well for Food Service Worker roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Food Service Worker resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Food Service Worker put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Food Service Worker roles are Customer service, Sales and upselling, Inventory and merchandising, Point-of-sale systems, Team leadership and Scheduling.
How do I write strong Food Service Worker resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as sales growth, average transaction value and guest satisfaction. For example: "Grew store sales 18% year over year by coaching a team of 12 on add-on selling."