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Concreter resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what concreters 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 concreters should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Concreter with hands-on experience mixing, pouring and finishing concrete across residential and commercial sites. Comfortable reading plans, setting formwork and operating plant and power tools to meet strength and finish specifications. Known for steady, accurate work under time pressure and a strong focus on site safety.
Key skills
- Building codes and standards (NCC, AS 3600)
- Worksite safety management
- Reading plans and specifications
- Plant and equipment operation
- Concrete pump operation and coordination
- Power trowel and float finishing
- Laser level setout
- Concrete saw cutting
- Hand and power tool work
Experience: example bullet points
- Mixed and placed concrete to specified strength grades across residential and commercial pours, keeping consistency within tolerance on every job
- Set and secured formwork and reinforcement ahead of pours, checking alignment against plans to avoid costly rework
- Operated concrete pumps and coordinated with labourers and other trades to keep large slab pours running to schedule
- Finished surfaces using power trowels, floats and grinding equipment to meet specified surface tolerances and falls
- Monitored curing conditions on site and applied sealers and curing compounds, reducing cracking and surface defects
- Followed WHS procedures on formwork, plant operation and manual handling, contributing to an incident-free record on site
Education
Certificate III in Concreting (CPC30320) completed through an apprenticeship, typically entered after Year 12 with a White Card and on-the-job training; most concreters build formal qualifications alongside paid site experience.
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.
- Certificate III in Concreting
- CPC30320
- White Card
- WHS
- AS 3600
- National Construction Code
- formwork
- reinforcement
- power trowel
- concrete pump
- high risk work licence
- curing compounds
- Safe Work Australia
- site safety induction
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.