Food Clerk resume examples for 2025
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Food Clerk Resume
Work Experience Food Clerk, Meijer - Walker, MI 2011 Work included stocking shelves and customer service. Stocked shelves from truck deliveries and stockroom Assisted customers in locating products on the sales floor Sales Clerk, Walmart - Philadelphia, PA 2010 - 2011 Maintained sales floor inventory and cleanliness Handled sales transactions Maintained and replenished the sales floor Cleaning Crew Member, Aramark - Philadelphia, PA 2005 - 2010 Clean bathrooms, windows, and trash removal. Replaced dust mop head and mop head. Set up gymnasium for special events. Loaded soap, toilet paper dispersers. Skills Education High School Diploma 2005 - 2005 |
Frozen Food Clerk Resume
Albert Robinson Frozen Food Clerk Contact Information Skills • Prep Food • Product Knowledge • Frozen Merchandise • Menu Items • Frozen Seafood • Dishwasher • Quality Standards • Store Shelves • Customer Service • Customer Orders  Employment History Frozen Food Clerk 2017 WalmartCharlotte, NC • Stock Rep Store Greeter Customer Service • Managed a wide variety of customer service and administrative tasks that resolved customer issues quickly and efficiently. • Unloaded deliveries and unpacked merchandise Organized stockroom and stocked merchandise on sales floor shelves • Change prices of produce and print signs for sales floor when product price fluctuates Food Clerk 2010 - 2017 Stop & ShopNew York, NY • Maintain an aesthetically pleasing sales floor and back work area. • Hand stacked and loaded the sales floor with new product. • Managed all aspects of inventory in the Service Department. Cook/Dishwasher 2009 - 2010 McDonald'sNew York, NY • Cleaned and prepped kitchen Washed dishes Cooked food using grill and deep fryer Assembled sandwiches • Grilled meat on grill and prepared orders customers did dishes  Education High School Diploma 2009 - 2009 |
How to write a food clerk resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:
Step 1: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.
Step 2: Next put your years of experience in food clerk-related roles.
Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.
Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some food clerk interviews.Hi, I'm Zippi, your job search robot. Let me write a first draft of your summary statement.
List the right project manager skills
Many resumes are filtered out by hiring software before a human eye ever sees them. A robust Skills section can let recruiters (and bots) know you have the skills to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section:
- Look to the job listing. You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description. Take note of the skills listed for the job.
- Put all relevant hard and soft skills in your skills section.
- Be specific. If you are too broad, you may not be giving the best picture of your skills and leave the hiring manager uncertain of your abilities.
- Be up to date. Software names change and companies merge. Don't look out of touch by being careless.
- Be accurate. Spelling and even upper or lowercase can dramatically change meanings. Make sure you are correctly listing your skills.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a food clerk resume:
- Wine
- Basic Math
- Customer Service
- Taking Care
- Stock Shelves
- Store Shelves
- Sales Floor
- Hot Food
- Product Knowledge
- Safety Standards
- Front End
- Pallet Jack
- Product Displays
- Slicers
- Back Room
- Groceries
- Food Products
- Balers
- Customer Orders
- Inventory Control
- Customer Complaints
- Fryers
- Food Orders
- POS
- Sanitation Standards
- Stock Product
- Excellent Guest
- Grocery Store
- Food Preparation
- Quality Customer Service
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How to structure your work experience
Your work experience should be structured:
- With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
- Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
- Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
- Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.
How to write food clerk experience bullet points
Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.
- Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
- What were your responsibilities or goals?
- How did you accomplish them?
- Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )
Here are great bullet points from food clerk resumes:
Work History Example #1
Food Service/Cashier
McDonald's
- Awarded Top Drive-Thru Money Person three months in a row.
- Worked in the service department of the front counter and Drive-Thru.
- Attended weekly management meetings and shared pertinent information with staff to promote communication with staff.
- Applied strong organizational and communications abilities in the execution of daily tasks.
- Learned the importance of time-management and accuracy in verbal communications.
Work History Example #2
General Merchandise Clerk
Meijer
- Worked for Meijer as a grocery stocker.
- Employed at Meijer's as a (GMC).
- Provided communication and help to costumers.
- Trained to be a cashier, retail clerk, and food clerk of every department at Meijer.
- Desired to meet, greet and help our Meijer guests on a consistent basis.
Work History Example #3
Kitchen Clerk
McDonald's
- Maintained positive and polite attitude.
- Used cash register to place orders and process payments, prepared sandwiches, used deep fryer, oven, stove.
- Dried and shelved the dishes and put the utensils in their proper place once clean.
- Practiced keeping the work space clean such washing dishes and other utensils that were used through-out the day.
- Cleaned kitchen appliances, work areas, tables, spilled food, drinks, and broken dishes.
Work History Example #4
General Merchandise Clerk
Kroger
- Trained new hire employees on standard operating procedures and proper oral communication procedures.
- Worked for Kroger in produce stocking TRAINED IN STOCKING TRAINED CASHIER -previous WAREHOUSE experience Trained packer
- Recognized for never being late, the entire time I was employed at Kroger.
- Maintained appropriate client confidentiality concerning written and verbal communication.
- Worked full time during summer of 2015 and was awarded two Bagger of the Week awards at Kroger
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries from food clerk resumes:
High School Diploma
2005 - 2005
Highlight your food clerk certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education section.
Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your food clerk resume:
- Food Safety Manager Certification