Dishwasher/busser resume examples for 2025
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How to write a dishwasher/busser resume
Craft a resume summary statement
Your resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to writing the most important 2-4 sentences of your resume:
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in dishwasher/busser-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.
Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.
Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some dishwasher/busser 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
Your Skills section is a place to list all relevant skills and abilities. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- 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 dishwasher/busser resume:
- Wash Dishes
- Food Preparation Equipment
- Bus Tables
- Customer Service
- Dishwashers
- Dishwasher Machine
- Clean Tables
- Mop Floors
- Cooking Equipment
- Kitchen Equipment
- Clean Bathrooms
- Drink Orders
- Food Orders
- Hand Trucks
- Clean Kitchen
- Washing Machines
- Food Service
- Room Tables
- Scrub Floors
- Clean Environment
- Trash Removal
- Pickup Areas
- Unload Trucks
- Clean Linen
- RUN Food
- Cooking Utensils
- Clean Restaurant
- Banquet Tables
- Clean Floors
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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 dishwasher/busser 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 dishwasher/busser resumes:
Work history example #1
Cashier/Dishwasher
Walgreen Co
- Facilitated inter-departmental communication to effectively provide customer support.
- Created a welcoming, positive customer experience while entering sales at the front registers.
- Provided friendly, courteous and efficient service to Walgreens customers on a consistent basis.
- Worked at two different Walgreens store for four years with experience including, cashiering, stocking, photo department.
- Tallied funds in register drawer at the end of shift to ensure accurate deposits, with minimal to no errors.
Work history example #2
Courtesy Clerk
FRYS Food Stores
- Moved from courtesy clerk to an All Purpose Clerk in less then 8 months.
- Logged and balanced cash reports, fuel deliveries, safe drops, and lottery count.
- Handled products and food in the deli department in accordance with safety and sanitation guidelines.
- Assisted the flow of communication throughout the company.
- Provided customer service while ringing customers out at the checkout as proficient as possible under the rings per minute guidelines.
Work history example #3
Bus Person Dishwasher
IHOP
- Cleaned tables, clean floor, dishwasher, handled the cash register, etc.
- Washed dishes, cleaned bathrooms, bused tables, and prepped food for the line cooks.
- Provided cooking, maintenance, assistance and handling of the food grill station.Facilitate inventory and operate dishwasher
- Operated the dish machine to provide clean dishes to the waitresses and cooks.
- Washed dishes and maintained a sanitary environment through the shift and other related items as directed by the supervisor.
Work history example #4
Bus Person Dishwasher
Back Yard Burgers
- Prepared customer orders * Cleaned kitchen after closing * Operated grill and fryer * Cleaned dishes after closing
- Started working as a dishwasher here, but my drive propelled me forward on the line.
- Worked with servers to ensure great communication throughout the shift.
- Washed dishes and maintained a sanitary environment through the shift and other related items as directed by the supervisor.
- Cleaned tables, clean floor, dishwasher, handled the cash register, etc.
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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 for resumes:
High School Diploma
2012 - 2012
High School Diploma
2018 - 2018
Highlight your dishwasher/busser certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.
To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your dishwasher/busser resume:
- EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)