Production and steel structures

Welding team leader CV: example and template

This example is for welding team leaders at shipyards, steel fabrication shops, machinery plants and on erection sites, and for experienced welders who want to lead a crew.

The employer wants to know how many welders you lead, which processes you use, which structures you make, how you keep to welding procedures and how welds do in testing. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: welding team leader

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Wojciech Zielinski

Welding team leader

Szczecin +48 123 456 789 wojciech.zielinski@example.com

Professional profile

Welding team leader with 15 years in welding, the last 6 leading a crew in the hull department of a shipyard. I head a team of 11 welders using MAG and TIG on ship hull sections. I look after welding procedures, joint preparation and quality control. The share of welds needing repair after non-destructive testing fell from 4% to 1.5%.

Work experience

Welding team leader

02.2019 - present

Shipyard, hull department, Szczecin

  • Leading a crew of 11 welders on ship hull sections.
  • MAG and TIG welding to welding procedure specifications.
  • Welds needing repair after non-destructive testing down from 4% to 1.5%.
  • Assigning work, checking joint preparation and recording completed welds.
  • Welding health and safety, ventilation, work in confined spaces and fire protection.

Welder

05.2010 - 01.2019

Steel fabrication shop, Szczecin

  • MAG welding of hall and bridge structures.
  • Reading workshop drawings.
  • Standing in for the team leader.

Education

Fitter, welding course

2006 - 2009

Maritime School Complex in Szczecin

Skills

  • Leading a crew of welders
  • MAG and TIG welding
  • Welding procedure specifications
  • Joint preparation and inspection
  • Workshop drawings
  • Welding health and safety

Qualifications

  • Welder certificate to EN ISO 9606-1, processes 135 and 141
  • UDT overhead crane licence
  • Confined space work training, 2022

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • 2-shift work

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How to write a welding team leader CV

Professional summary

Write how many welders you lead, which processes you use and which structures you make. Give your certificates with the processes. The employer is looking for someone who knows welding from practice, keeps to procedures and makes sure welds pass testing.

Welder with 9 years of experience at a steel fabrication shop, with a certificate to EN ISO 9606-1. I MAG weld hall and bridge structures, read workshop drawings and stand in for the team leader. I am looking for work as a welding team leader.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the crew, processes, structures, procedures, weld inspection and health and safety. Show results in numbers, for example the share of welds needing repair. Add the materials you work with, for example stainless steel or aluminium.

Weaker: Leading the crew.

Better: Leading a crew of 11 welders on ship hull sections.

Weaker: Quality.

Better: Welds needing repair after non-destructive testing down from 4% to 1.5%.

Weaker: Inspection.

Better: Assigning work, checking joint preparation and recording completed welds.

Skills worth listing

List welding processes, procedures, joint preparation, drawings and health and safety. In your soft skills show accuracy, patience in teaching and firmness.

Professional skills

  • Welding crew
  • MAG and TIG
  • Welding procedures
  • Weld inspection
  • Workshop drawings
  • Health and safety

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Patience
  • Firmness
  • Responsibility
  • Communication

Qualifications

List welder certificates with the standard, processes and expiry date, UDT licences and training for particularly hazardous work. The employer checks that certificates are valid.

How to become a welding team leader

Most people move up from experienced welder with several processes. On your CV show your cover and who you train.

Add your knowledge of welding procedures and weld testing. A team leader is responsible for the quality of the whole crew's welds.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A shipyard looks for hulls and confined space work, a steel fabrication shop for halls and bridges, and a machinery plant for precision welding and stainless steel. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a welding team leader CV

Questions and answers

What should a welding team leader put on a CV?

The crew, processes, structures, procedures, weld inspection, health and safety, certificates and licences.

How should I list welder certificates?

Give the standard and welding processes, and if the employer asks, also the material and positions.

Which results are worth giving?

The share of welds needing repair, deadlines, the number of welders trained and workplace accidents.

How does a welding team leader differ from a welding shop foreman?

A team leader runs a crew and welds alongside it, and a foreman is responsible for the whole department and several crews.

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