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Aircraft Refueller resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what aircraft refuellers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most aircraft refuellers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Aircraft Refueller with a strong focus on safety, accuracy, and efficient turnarounds. Experienced in operating refuelling bowsers and hydrant dispensers, and in completing fuel documentation to aviation standards. Committed to following CASA and dangerous goods regulations in a fast-paced airport environment.
Key skills
- Plant and equipment operation
- Worksite safety management
- Operations management
- Refuelling bowser operation
- Hydrant dispenser operation
- Aviation fuelling nozzle and hose reel handling
- Two-way radio communication
- Fuel volume and documentation software
- Safety and compliance awareness
- Attention to detail
- Time and deadline management
- Physical stamina and dexterity
Experience: example bullet points
- Operated refuelling bowser and hydrant dispenser to service aircraft across a busy domestic terminal, consistently meeting turnaround windows.
- Connected hoses and nozzles to aircraft fuel points, ensuring correct grade and volume by cross-checking flight paperwork and fuel documentation software.
- Conducted pre-fuelling safety checks on earthing, spill kits and fire equipment, reporting defects to supervisors before they affected operations.
- Recorded fuel volumes and completed documentation accurately, reducing the need for re-checks and preventing delays.
- Responded to a minor spill by containing it and following environmental procedures, preventing any fuel from reaching stormwater drains.
Education
Certificate III in Aviation (Ground Operations) or equivalent, with dangerous goods handling training typically provided on the job.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- CASA
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority
- ADG Code
- dangerous goods
- Jet A-1
- Avgas
- hydrant dispenser
- refuelling bowser
- earthing
- bonding
- spill kit
- fuel quality
- turnaround
- airside
- tarmac
- defuelling
- fuel documentation
- two-way radio
- MSDS
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.