Chef / Line Cook Resume Template
For a chef / line cook resume, we recommend Hospitality Friendly: Warm, welcoming accent and rounded type feel — built for hospitality, food service, and guest-facing roles.
Why this template fits a chef / line cook resume
A chef / line cook resume needs to prove consistency under pressure, not just recipe knowledge — Hospitality Friendly keeps the focus on that with a clean accent-bar section style that reads clearly to both a hiring manager and the ATS software screening for Food preparation and Kitchen safety/sanitation.
All 25 Rezumz templates are single-column and ATS-safe by default — this one is just the best starting point for this specific field. You can switch templates any time while editing.
What to put in the template
Order the sections as summary, work experience, skills, then education and certifications. Put your most recent and most relevant role first. Keep it to one page unless you have a long career.
Skills to fill into the skills section
Must-have: Food preparation, Kitchen safety/sanitation, Menu execution, Inventory/food cost control, Team coordination.
If you have them: ServSafe certification, Culinary school training, Volume/banquet cooking.
Example bullet points to copy the shape of
- Executed 150-200 covers per service on the line during peak dinner service with zero food-safety violations
- Reduced food cost by 8% over 6 months through improved portioning and waste-tracking practices
- Trained 4 new line cooks on station setup and menu standards, cutting onboarding time by a third
Replace the figures with your own. The layout does the formatting, but the bullets do the convincing.
Does the template matter to an ATS?
Less than people think. Every Rezumz template is single-column with real text, so applicant tracking systems read it correctly. What matters more is that the keywords above appear in your skills and in your bullets.