Kitchen Staff Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Hospitality & Catering

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Kitchen Staff Skills List in Hospitality & Catering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Kitchen Staff role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Kitchen Staff job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 35% of Kitchen Staff job descriptions contained chef as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

chef
35%
catering
18%
cooking
14%
kitchen staff
14%
level 2 food hygiene certificate
14%
cleaning
14%
kitchen porter
14%
food prep
9%
food safety
9%
catering assistant
9%
school
9%
kitchen
9%
kitchen manager
9%
kitchen/canteen manager
5%
waiter
5%
food hygiene
5%
waitering
5%
haccp
5%
communication
5%
waitressing
5%
sous chef
5%
hygiene and safety
5%
food preparation
5%
grill
5%
vegetarian cooking
5%
dishes
5%
recipes
5%
regulations
5%
hygiene
5%
sanitation
5%
asian cuisine
5%
cook
5%
head chef
5%
dbs
5%
kitchen assistant
5%
customer service
5%
food service
5%
staff members
5%
reliable
5%
support staff
5%
senior sous chef
5%
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