State your objective only when it is necessary. Especially more advanced management resumes should be directed at specific positions - not mass mailed. Anyone seeking an advanced position should at least have access to a computer or word processor, on which they can use a database to address their applications. This facilitates initial application and follow through mail merge options. There is much less confusion of terms in the management sector than in the kitchen.
Most European terminology is recognized in the United States.
It is perhaps important to note, that the incursion of women in America into management positions has made it absolutely necessary to recognize the possibility of a resume recipient being female. Dear Sir or Madam will do when you cannot find the name of the person to whom you are applying, but a direct letter will always make a better impression. Server' is preferable, if you need to indicate front of the house positions. The use of the words 'boy' and 'girl', however, should be avoided at all costs. Unfortunately, the level of courtesy in American hiring has sunk with the incorporation of restaurants and hotels.