Production and technology

Production technologist CV: example and template

This example is for production technologists at steel structure, metalworking, machine and furniture plants, and for technicians, engineers and supervisors who want to prepare manufacturing technology.

The employer wants to know which products you work out, how you prepare process documents, routings and standards, which technologies you know and how you calculate manufacturing costs. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: production technologist

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.

Krzysztof Mazurek

Production technologist

Stalowa Wola +48 123 456 789 krzysztof.mazurek@example.com

Professional profile

Production technologist with 8 years of experience in making steel structures and construction machine parts. I prepare process documents, routings, time and material usage standards, welding procedures and sheet nesting programs. I estimate manufacturing costs for quotes. After changing the nesting, sheet waste fell by 9%, and time standards for new products differ from reality by less than 5% on average.

Work experience

Production technologist

02.2020 - present

Steel structure and machine parts manufacturer, Stalowa Wola

  • Process documents and routings for around 150 new products a year.
  • Time and material usage standards, deviation from reality below 5%.
  • Welding procedures in cooperation with the welding coordinator.
  • Sheet nesting programs, waste down 9%.
  • Manufacturing cost estimates for quotes and shop floor support with problems.

Technician in production preparation

07.2016 - 01.2020

Metalworking plant, Tarnobrzeg

  • Machining process sheets.
  • Material lists.
  • Archiving documents.

Education

Engineering degree, mechanical engineering

2012 - 2016

Rzeszow University of Technology

Skills

  • Process documents and routings
  • Time and material usage standards
  • Welding and cutting technology
  • Machining
  • Sheet nesting programs
  • Manufacturing cost calculation

Training

  • Welding technology training for supervisory staff, 2021
  • Sheet nesting software course, 2020
  • Production planning system training, 2022

Languages

  • English: B1

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 technologist CV

Professional summary

Write which products you work out, which technologies you know and which documents you prepare. Add a result, for example less waste or accurate standards. The employer is looking for a technologist who will prepare production so that the shop floor knows what to do and how, and the quote adds up.

Mechanical technician with 4 years of experience in production preparation. I prepare machining process sheets and material lists. I am looking for work as a production technologist.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the products, technologies, documents, routings, standards, quotes and work with the shop floor. Show results in numbers. Add the software you use and the production planning system.

Weaker: Documents.

Better: Process documents and routings for around 150 new products a year.

Weaker: Standards.

Better: Time and material usage standards, deviation from reality below 5%.

Weaker: Savings.

Better: Sheet nesting programs, waste down 9%.

Skills worth listing

List documents, routings, standards, technologies, nesting and cost calculation. In your soft skills show accuracy, technical thinking and working with supervisors.

Professional skills

  • Process documents
  • Routings
  • Time standards
  • Welding and cutting
  • Sheet nesting
  • Cost calculation

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Technical thinking
  • Working with the shop floor
  • Independence
  • Meeting deadlines

Training

List training in technology, nesting software, machine tool programming and production planning systems. Name the software if the job ad requires it.

How to become a production technologist

Most people start as a technician in production preparation or after studying mechanical engineering. On your CV show the technologies you know from practice.

Add shop floor experience if you have it. A technologist who knows the machines from the operator's side makes better documents.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A steel structure plant looks for welding and nesting, metalworking for machining technology and programs, and a furniture maker for wood technology and board usage standards. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a production technologist CV

Questions and answers

What should a production technologist put on a CV?

The products, technologies, documents, routings, standards, quotes, software and results.

How is a technologist different from a design engineer?

A design engineer designs the product, while a technologist works out on which machines and in what order to make it.

Which results are worth giving?

Less waste, accurate time standards, accurate quotes and fewer problems on the shop floor.

Does shop floor experience help?

Yes, a technologist who knows the operator's work prepares documents that are easier to follow.

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