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Dish washer resume examples from 2026

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a dish washer resume

Craft a resume summary statement

A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the dish washer role.

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 dish washer-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 tips will help you demonstrate why you are the perfect fit for the dish washer position.

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List the right project manager skills

Your Skills section is an easy way to let recruiters know you have the skills to do the job. Just as importantly, it can help your resume not get filtered out by hiring software. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Look at the job listing and skills listed. You need to include the exact keywords from the job description to get your resume in front of an actual human. Do you have those skills? Fantastic! Be sure to list them.
  2. Include as many relevant hard or technical dish washer skills as possible for each job you apply to.
  3. Be specific with the skills you have and be sure you are using the most up to date and accurate terms.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some dish washer interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a dish washer resume:

  • Food Handling
  • Work Ethic
  • Fine Dining
  • Washing Machines
  • Team Work
  • Basic Math
  • Wine
  • Wash Dishes
  • Food Preparation Equipment
  • Excellent Dining
  • Dishwashers
  • Safety Standards
  • Scrub Floors
  • Kitchen Equipment
  • Exceptional Dining
  • Bus Tables
  • Mop Floors
  • Sanitation Standards
  • Hand Trucks
  • Clean Kitchen
  • Large-Volume Cooking Equipment
  • Clean Tables
  • Kitchen Floors
  • Pickup Areas
  • Food Orders
  • Clean Bathrooms
  • Kitchen Utensils
  • Various Maintenance
  • Unload Trucks
  • Work Tables

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How to structure your work experience

Your work experience should be structured:

  1. With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
  2. Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
  3. Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
  4. Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.

How to write dish washer experience bullet points

Effective job bullet points do more than just describe your job duties. Instead, they should be specific and measurable accomplishments. Here are some strategies to mastering job bullet points:

  • Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
  • Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
  • Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.

Here are examples from great dish washer resumes:

Work history example #1

Baby Sitter

Gold's Gym

  • Provided childcare for children and infants while parents focused on their health goals.
  • Encouraged fun outdoor adventures and created infant and toddler indoor activities to promote age appropriate development.
  • Worked front desk, babysitter for the customers kids
  • Acquired SCIP, First Aide, CPR training and certification
  • Worked with Ms. Alvey as a part-time babysitter as needed.

Work history example #2

Dish Washer

The Cheesecake Factory

  • Washed dirty dishes using washing machines.
  • Operated a dish washing machine and kept dishes stocked.
  • Worked dual positions as a dishwasher in the dish room and a buss boy in the lobby
  • Cleared table of debris after guests left dining table, rinsed dishes and loaded them in dishwasher.
  • Placed silverware and dishes to their appropriate location.

Work history example #3

Light Wheel Mechanic

ITT

  • Loaded armor on LMTV trucks licensed forklift operator up to 25,000 pounds
  • Controlled and inventoried all shop Hazmat material.
  • Designated Work Center troubleshoot "go-to" mechanic for all nine work centers.
  • Performed services and repair on assigned light and heavy vehicles such as M998, M1114, M1151 and M1070 HET.
  • Used a multi-meter in order to do different troubleshooting procedures.

Work history example #4

Crew Member

McDonald's

  • Cashed out Customers in Drive-Thru and at Front Counter, Cleaned the Lobby, Bathrooms and also bagged Customers food.
  • Prepared food and other menu items in accordance with McDonalds policy and food safety guidelines.
  • Followed McDonalds procedures for food quality and safety.
  • Conducted performance reviews regularly and successfully retained hard-working employees.
  • Cooked just a about 50 to 70 burgers per shift.

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Add an education section to your resume

Employers are looking for a few things when looking at the Education section of your resume:
  • The highest degree you have achieved.
  • TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
  • TField of study
  • TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

High School Diploma

2018 - 2018

High School Diploma

2007 - 2007

Highlight your dish washer certifications on your resume

Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.

Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.

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