Manufacturing and engineering

Metalworker CV: example and template

This example is for metalworkers and fabricator-welders at manufacturing plants and companies making steel structures, gates, railings and machines, and for vocational school graduates.

The production manager wants to know which parts you make on your own from a drawing, on which machines and whether you weld. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: metalworker

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Tadeusz Majewski

Steel structure fabricator

Kielce +48 123 456 789 tadeusz.majewski@example.com

Professional profile

Metalworker with 10 years of experience in steel structures and machine parts. I make parts from technical drawings on my own: I cut, drill, bend and MAG weld. I install structures in the workshop and at the customer's site and look after dimensions and quality.

Work experience

Steel structure fabricator

03.2019 - present

Steel structure manufacturer, Kielce

  • Making parts for hall and canopy structures from shop drawings.
  • Cutting with a band saw and torch, drilling, bending on a press brake.
  • MAG welding of parts up to 20 mm thick.
  • Installing structures at the customer's site, including at height from a lift.
  • Checking dimensions and preparing parts for painting.

Metalworker

05.2015 - 02.2019

Agricultural machinery plant, Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski

  • Making and assembling machine subassemblies.
  • Hand and machine working, threading, grinding.
  • Repairing and reconditioning parts.

Education

Metalworker

2011 - 2014

Vocational school in Kielce

Skills

  • Reading technical drawings
  • Cutting, drilling, bending
  • MAG welding
  • Installing steel structures
  • Measuring with callipers and gauges
  • Operating a press brake and saws

Licences

  • Welder certificate, process 135 (MAG), PN-EN ISO 9606-1
  • UDT licence for mobile elevating work platforms
  • UDT licence for overhead cranes

Languages

  • German: A2

Additional information

  • Category B driving licence
  • Ready for installation work at customers' sites

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How to write a metalworker CV

Professional summary

Say what you make, from what materials and whether you work on your own from a drawing. Add welding and licences, because in this job they often decide whether you are hired.

Metalworker with 2 years of experience at a manufacturing plant. I make simple parts from drawings, cut, drill and thread and help with assembly. I want to get a welder certificate.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the parts, machines and material thicknesses. Separate workshop work from installation at the customer's site, because the requirements differ, for example work at height.

Weaker: Metalworking.

Better: Making parts for hall structures from shop drawings.

Weaker: Working metal.

Better: Cutting with a band saw and torch, drilling, bending on a press brake.

Weaker: Welding.

Better: MAG welding of parts up to 20 mm thick.

Skills worth listing

List techniques, machines and measuring tools. Under personal skills, show accuracy and independence.

Professional skills

  • Technical drawings
  • Hand and machine working
  • Welding
  • Installing structures
  • Measuring
  • Cutting and bending machines

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Independence
  • Working safely
  • Teamwork
  • Readiness to travel

Licences

List welding certificates with the process and standard and UDT licences for cranes and platforms. For many companies they are a condition of employment as a fabricator-welder.

Metalworker CV with no experience

Describe your vocational school, placements and the parts you made. Add a welding course, if you have one.

Say that you read technical drawings and want to gain experience. Manufacturing plants are happy to take graduates.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A steel structure manufacturer looks for welding and installation, a machinery plant for precise machining and subassembly, and a gates and railings company for versatility and installation at the customer's site. Move what the job ad is about to the top. If the job ad names a specific machine or welding process, use the same name on your CV.

The most common mistakes on a metalworker CV

Questions and answers

What should a metalworker put on a CV?

Types of parts, reading drawings, machining, machines, welding with the process, installation, UDT licences and driving licence.

Does a metalworker have to weld?

Not always, but welding skills and a certificate greatly improve your chances, especially in steel structures.

How do I list a welder certificate on a metalworker CV?

Give the process, for example 135 (MAG), the standard and the expiry date.

Can you become a metalworker with no experience?

Yes, after a vocational school or course. On your CV, show placements and reading technical drawings.

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