Manufacturing

Toolmaker CV: example and template

This example is for toolmakers at toolrooms, press shops, plastics processors and mould makers, and for fitters and machine operators who want to work on tooling.

The employer wants to know which tools you make and repair, on which machines, what accuracy you achieve and how quickly you get a tool back into production. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: toolmaker

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 Bielawski

Toolmaker

Bydgoszcz +48 123 456 789 andrzej.bielawski@example.com

Professional profile

Toolmaker with 12 years of experience at the toolroom of a plastics plant and a sheet metal press shop. I make and repair injection moulds, blanking tools and press tools, and grind, mill, spark erode and fit parts to an accuracy of 0.005 mm. I get tools back into production quickly and keep repair records.

Work experience

Toolmaker

03.2018 - present

Plastics processing plant, Bydgoszcz

  • Repairing and servicing about 80 injection moulds used in production.
  • Making inserts, punches and mould parts on grinders and milling machines.
  • Spark erosion and polishing mould surfaces.
  • Fitting and assembling moulds and trials on injection machines with the process engineer.
  • About 25% shorter average mould repair time thanks to a stock of spare parts.

Toolmaker

05.2013 - 02.2018

Sheet metal press shop, Torun

  • Repairing blanking and press tools.
  • Regrinding cutting edges.
  • Setting tools on presses.

Education

Mechanical technician

2008 - 2012

Mechanical Technical School in Bydgoszcz

Skills

  • Injection moulds
  • Blanking and press tools
  • Grinding and milling
  • Spark erosion (EDM)
  • Fitting and polishing
  • Technical drawings and measurement

Qualifications and licences

  • Wire EDM training, 2020
  • UDT certificate for floor-controlled cranes
  • Master craftsman certificate as a fitter

Languages

  • German: A2

Additional information

  • Two-shift work

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How to write a toolmaker CV

Professional summary

Write which tools you make and repair, in which industry and for how long. Add machines and the accuracy you work to, because a toolmaker is judged by precision. If you cut production downtime, give it in numbers.

Maintenance fitter with 3 years of experience who runs conventional grinders and milling machines and reads technical drawings. I helped with mould repairs in the toolroom. I am looking for work as a junior toolmaker.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe types of tools, machines, operations, accuracy and work with production. Show repair times and their effect on downtime. Add tool trials with the process engineer if you take part in them.

Weaker: Repairing moulds.

Better: Repairing and servicing about 80 injection moulds used in production.

Weaker: Machining.

Better: Making inserts, punches and mould parts on grinders and milling machines.

Weaker: Downtime.

Better: About 25% shorter average mould repair time thanks to a stock of spare parts.

Skills worth listing

List types of tools, machines, operations, measurement and drawings. In your soft skills show precision, patience and quick decisions when the line is down.

Professional skills

  • Moulds
  • Blanking and press tools
  • Machining
  • Spark erosion
  • Fitting
  • Measurement

Personal skills

  • Precision
  • Patience
  • Quick decisions
  • Independence
  • Working with production

Qualifications and licences

List a journeyman or master certificate, machine training and UDT licences, for example for cranes, if you move heavy moulds. EDM and CNC programming training are a big asset.

Toolmaker CV with no experience

Describe technical school, placements and work on conventional machines. Show that you read drawings and measure with a micrometer.

Start as a toolroom assistant. The trade takes years to learn, so write that you want to learn from experienced toolmakers.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A plastics plant looks for injection moulds and trials, a press shop for blanking tools and press setting, and a mould maker for building new tools from scratch. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a toolmaker CV

Questions and answers

What should a toolmaker put on a CV?

Types of tools, machines, operations, accuracy, repairs, downtime, qualifications and licences.

How does a toolmaker differ from a fitter?

A toolmaker makes and repairs production tools to very high accuracy, for example moulds and blanking tools.

Can you become a toolmaker with no experience?

Yes, as a toolroom assistant after a mechanical technical school.

Is spark erosion worth listing?

Yes, it is a valuable skill in mould making.

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