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Production foreman CV: example and template

This example is for production foremen at plastics, metal, packaging and components plants, and for team leaders who want to be responsible for a whole department or shift.

The employer wants to know which department you run, how many team leaders and workers you have, how you deliver the plan, what the machine and scrap figures are and how you look after safety. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: production foreman

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.

Andrzej Wysocki

Production foreman

Tychy +48 123 456 789 andrzej.wysocki@example.com

Professional profile

Production foreman with 14 years in plastics processing, the last 6 running the injection moulding department of a plant making automotive parts. I am responsible for 22 injection moulding machines, 3 team leaders and 48 operators on 3 shifts, the plan, quality and health and safety. Machine efficiency rose from 71% to 82%, scrap fell from 2.8% to 1.1%, and the department has had no workplace accident for 2 years.

Work experience

Production foreman, injection moulding department

02.2020 - present

Manufacturer of plastic automotive parts, Tychy

  • Running the department: 22 injection moulding machines, 3 team leaders and 48 operators on 3 shifts.
  • Delivering the production plan and assigning orders to machines with the planning department.
  • Machine efficiency up from 71% to 82% through shorter changeovers and downtime analysis.
  • Scrap down from 2.8% to 1.1%, corrective actions with the quality department.
  • Health and safety and workplace order, 2 years with no accident, working time records and rotas.

Team leader, injection moulding setter

04.2011 - 01.2020

Plastics processing plant, Gliwice

  • Leading a crew of 12 operators.
  • Setting the process and changing moulds.
  • First-piece checks.

Education

Engineering degree, mechanical engineering

2007 - 2011

Silesian University of Technology

Skills

  • Running a production department
  • Delivering the production plan
  • Machine efficiency and downtime analysis
  • Reducing scrap
  • Continuous improvement and workplace order
  • Health and safety and working time records

Qualifications

  • SEP qualifications up to 1 kV, operation
  • Continuous improvement methods training, 2021
  • Health and safety training for people managing workers, 2023

Languages

  • English: B1

Additional information

  • 3-shift work
  • 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 foreman CV

Professional summary

Write which department you run, how many machines, team leaders and workers it has and in which industry. Add two or three figures, for example machine efficiency, scrap and accidents. The employer is looking for someone who will deliver the plan, improve results and keep order in the department.

Team leader and injection moulding setter with 8 years of experience in plastics processing. I lead a crew of 12 operators, set the process and change moulds. I am looking for work as a production foreman.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the department, machines, people, plan, figures, quality and health and safety. Show results in numbers and what you change to achieve them. Add your work with planning, quality and maintenance.

Weaker: Running the department.

Better: Running the department: 22 injection moulding machines, 3 team leaders and 48 operators on 3 shifts.

Weaker: Efficiency.

Better: Machine efficiency up from 71% to 82% through shorter changeovers and downtime analysis.

Weaker: Scrap.

Better: Scrap down from 2.8% to 1.1%, corrective actions with the quality department.

Skills worth listing

List running a department, the plan, figures, scrap, continuous improvement and health and safety. In your soft skills show leadership, decisiveness and calm during breakdowns.

Professional skills

  • Production department
  • Production plan
  • Machine efficiency
  • Scrap
  • Continuous improvement
  • Health and safety

Personal skills

  • Leadership
  • Decisiveness
  • Calm during breakdowns
  • Communication
  • Fairness

Qualifications

List SEP and UDT qualifications, training in continuous improvement methods and health and safety training for people managing workers.

How to become a production foreman

Most people move up from team leader or setter who knows the process and machines. On your CV show what you are already responsible for beyond your own crew.

Add the figures and changes you introduce. A foreman leads team leaders and is responsible for the result of the whole department.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

Automotive looks for figures and quality discipline, a packaging plant for output and changeovers, and a metal plant for machining and machine safety. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a production foreman CV

Questions and answers

What should a production foreman put on a CV?

The department, machines, people, plan, figures, quality, health and safety, qualifications and shift system.

How does a foreman differ from a team leader?

A team leader runs one crew, and a foreman is responsible for a whole department or shift and several team leaders.

Which figures are worth giving?

Machine efficiency, plan completion, scrap, downtime and workplace accidents.

Is a technical education needed?

Usually yes, at least technical secondary school. An engineering degree helps with promotion.

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