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Production engineer CV: example and template

This example is for production engineers at automotive, electronics, household appliance and furniture plants, and for process technologists, supervisors and production engineering graduates who want to improve production.

The employer wants to know which products you launch, how you design workstations and lines, how you set time standards and what results you have in efficiency and costs. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: production engineer

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.

Martyna Kolodziej

Production engineer

Wroclaw +48 123 456 789 martyna.kolodziej@example.com

Professional profile

Production engineer with 6 years of experience in household appliance production, the last 3 at a dishwasher assembly plant. I launch new models on the line, design workstation layouts and balance the line, and write time standards and work instructions. After rebuilding the line, output rose by 14% and the floor space it takes fell by 20%.

Work experience

Production engineer

02.2022 - present

Dishwasher assembly plant, Wroclaw

  • Launching 5 new models on the assembly line.
  • Workstation layout and line balancing, output up 14%.
  • Line floor space down 20% after the rebuild.
  • Time standards, work instructions and operator training.
  • Improvement workshops with supervisors and the quality department.

Production technologist

07.2019 - 01.2022

Furniture manufacturer, Olesnica

  • Process routings.
  • Material usage standards.
  • Supporting departments with problems.

Education

Master's degree, management and production engineering

2014 - 2019

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

Skills

  • Launching products on the line
  • Designing workstations and line layout
  • Line balancing and time standards
  • Lean methods and standardisation
  • Work instructions
  • Efficiency analysis

Certificates

  • Lean certificate, green belt level, 2022
  • Work time measurement training, 2021
  • Factory layout design software course, 2023

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • Driving licence category B

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 production engineer CV

Professional summary

Write which production you work in, which products you launch and which improvements you run. Add results, for example higher output or less floor space. The employer is looking for an engineer who will combine technology with work organisation and win over the people on the shop floor to changes.

Production technologist with 3 years of experience at a furniture manufacturer. I write process routings and material usage standards and support departments with problems. I am looking for work as a production engineer.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the products, lines, launches, workstation layout, standards and improvements. Show results in numbers. Add the methods you use and how you work with other departments.

Weaker: Launches.

Better: Launching 5 new models on the assembly line.

Weaker: Improvements.

Better: Workstation layout and line balancing, output up 14%.

Weaker: Standards.

Better: Time standards, work instructions and operator training.

Skills worth listing

List launches, workstation layout, balancing, standards, lean and instructions. In your soft skills show analysis, persuasion and working with people on the shop floor.

Professional skills

  • Product launches
  • Workstation layout
  • Line balancing
  • Time standards
  • Lean
  • Instructions

Personal skills

  • Analytical thinking
  • Persuasion
  • Working with people
  • Organisation
  • Independence

Certificates

List lean certificates, time measurement training and factory layout software. Give the certificate level if you have one.

First job as a production engineer

After university, describe your placements, thesis project and the tools you know. A technologist or junior engineer role is a good start.

Add improvement projects from university or student research groups. They show that you can think about a process.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

The automotive industry looks for standards and indicators, a household appliance maker for model launches and assembly lines, and a furniture plant for technology and material usage. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a production engineer CV

Questions and answers

What should a production engineer put on a CV?

The products, lines, launches, workstation layout, standards, improvements, results and certificates.

How is a production engineer different from a process engineer?

A production engineer deals with organising the line and the work, while a process engineer deals with the technology and parameters of a specific process.

Which results are worth giving?

Higher output, less floor space, shorter changeovers and launches on time.

Does a lean certificate help?

Yes, at many plants it is welcome or required.

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