Maintenance

Maintenance foreman CV: example and template

This example is for maintenance foremen at manufacturing plants, steelworks, food plants and automotive plants, and for mechanics, electricians and automation technicians who want to lead a team.

The employer wants to know how many technicians you lead, which machines you maintain, how quickly you fix breakdowns, how you plan inspections and which qualifications you hold. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: maintenance foreman

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Adam Kurek

Maintenance foreman

Legnica +48 123 456 789 adam.kurek@example.com

Professional profile

Maintenance foreman with 15 years in industry, the last 5 running a maintenance shift at a metal processing plant. I head a team of 12 mechanics, electricians and automation technicians and am responsible for breakdowns, inspections and spare parts. Mean time to repair fell from 74 to 41 minutes, and inspections done on time rose from 68% to 95%.

Work experience

Maintenance foreman

03.2021 - present

Metal processing plant, Legnica

  • Leading a team of 12 mechanics, electricians and automation technicians on shifts.
  • Fixing breakdowns on rolling and cutting lines, mean time to repair from 74 to 41 minutes.
  • An inspection plan in the work order system, inspections on time from 68% to 95%.
  • The spare parts store and orders for critical parts with purchasing.
  • Permits to work, machine lockout and health and safety for service work.

Maintenance electrician

06.2010 - 02.2021

Cable manufacturing plant, Wroclaw

  • Diagnosing and repairing machine electrical systems.
  • Programming simple changes in PLCs.
  • Standing in for the foreman.

Education

Engineering degree, automation and robotics

2006 - 2010

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

Skills

  • Leading a maintenance team
  • Diagnosing and fixing breakdowns
  • Planning inspections
  • Work order system and machine history
  • Spare parts
  • Machine lockout and health and safety

Qualifications

  • SEP qualification certificate up to 1 kV, supervision and operation
  • UDT licence for maintaining overhead cranes
  • Lockout and tagout training, 2022

Languages

  • English: B1

Additional information

  • 3-shift work

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a maintenance foreman CV

Professional summary

Write how many technicians you lead, which machines you maintain and in which industry. Add two figures, for example repair time and inspections on time. The employer is looking for someone who will get a machine running fast after a breakdown and make sure there are fewer breakdowns.

Maintenance electrician with 9 years of experience at a manufacturing plant. I diagnose and repair machine electrical systems, make simple changes in PLCs and stand in for the foreman. I am looking for work as a maintenance foreman.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the team, machines, breakdowns, inspections, the work order system, spares and health and safety. Show results in numbers. Add your work with production and purchasing.

Weaker: Leading the team.

Better: Leading a team of 12 mechanics, electricians and automation technicians on shifts.

Weaker: Breakdowns.

Better: Fixing breakdowns on rolling and cutting lines, mean time to repair from 74 to 41 minutes.

Weaker: Inspections.

Better: An inspection plan in the work order system, inspections on time from 68% to 95%.

Skills worth listing

List diagnostics, breakdowns, inspections, the work order system, spares and health and safety. In your soft skills show calm under pressure, decisiveness and passing on knowledge.

Professional skills

  • Maintenance team
  • Diagnostics
  • Inspections
  • Work order system
  • Spare parts
  • Health and safety

Personal skills

  • Calm under pressure
  • Decisiveness
  • Passing on knowledge
  • Communication
  • Responsibility

Qualifications

List SEP certificates with supervision, UDT licences for equipment maintenance and lockout training. The employer checks these qualifications first.

How to become a maintenance foreman

Most people move up from maintenance mechanic, electrician or automation technician. On your CV show your cover and the machines you know best.

Add supervision qualifications and experience planning inspections. A foreman is responsible for the whole team on a shift.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A metal plant looks for heavy machinery and hydraulics, a food plant for hygiene and fast repairs, and automotive for robots and figures. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a maintenance foreman CV

Questions and answers

What should a maintenance foreman put on a CV?

The team, machines, breakdowns, inspections, the work order system, spares, health and safety and qualifications.

Which figures are worth giving?

Mean time to repair, mean time between failures, inspections on time and downtime due to breakdowns.

How does a foreman differ from a maintenance manager?

A foreman leads the team on a shift and fixes breakdowns, and a manager is responsible for the whole department, budget and maintenance strategy.

Do I need SEP qualifications?

Usually yes, often in the supervision group too.

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