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Catering Manager resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what catering managers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most catering managers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Catering Manager with hands-on experience planning menus, running live service and supervising kitchen and front-of-house teams across corporate, wedding and institutional events. Comfortable managing food cost budgets, staff rosters and food safety compliance at the same time. Builds client relationships that lead to repeat bookings and referrals.
Key skills
- Menu planning and food cost budgeting
- Food safety and hygiene compliance (HACCP-based systems)
- Kitchen and front-of-house staff supervision
- Operations management across multiple venues
- Rostering and venue operations
- EPOS systems
- Inventory management software
- Event planning platforms
- Microsoft Excel
- Client relationship management and advisory
Experience: example bullet points
- Planned menus and managed food cost budgets for multi-course corporate and wedding events, keeping ingredient costs within agreed margins
- Supervised kitchen and front-of-house staff through live service, coordinating course timing for events ranging from small functions to large receptions
- Maintained compliance with food safety standards and state health regulations, including HACCP-based food safety plans and regular internal audits
- Liaised directly with clients to confirm menus, dietary requirements and event logistics ahead of service, resolving last-minute changes without disrupting the run sheet
- Analysed service performance data and built staffing rosters against projected covers, cutting instances of under- and over-staffing on event days
Education
Typically a Certificate III or IV in Hospitality or Commercial Cookery, often followed by a Diploma of Hospitality Management; a good share of catering managers also hold a bachelor's degree in hospitality, business or tourism management, reached through progression from chef, cook or supervisory roles rather than study alone.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Food Safety Supervisor certificate
- HACCP
- FSANZ Food Standards Code
- RSA (Responsible Service of Alcohol)
- state food authority registration
- EPOS
- function and banquet catering
- allergen management
- WHS compliance
- event logistics coordination
- staff rostering
- food cost budgeting
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.