Dogger resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what doggers 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 doggers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Dogger with a current High Risk Work Licence and experience directing crane operations on construction and civil sites. Skilled in calculating load weights, securing loads with slings and shackles, and maintaining exclusion zones to keep every lift safe and on schedule. Committed to precise communication and strict adherence to WHS regulations.
Key skills
- High Risk Work Licence (Dogging)
- Load weight and centre of gravity calculation
- Slinging and securing loads with chains, slings, shackles and spreader bars
- Crane directing using hand, whistle and radio signals
- Reading plans and specifications for lift planning
- Worksite safety management and exclusion zone setup
- Two-way radio communication
- Rigging slings and shackles
- Spreader bars and lifting beams
- Tag line control
- Load chart interpretation
- Attention to detail and physical stamina
Experience: example bullet points
- Directed crane operators on a major commercial construction project, using hand and radio signals to position structural steel and precast panels accurately, with no incidents over the project duration.
- Calculated load weights and centres of gravity for irregular loads, selecting appropriate slings and shackles to ensure safe working loads were never exceeded.
- Inspected lifting gear before each shift, identifying and tagging out worn slings and shackles, which prevented potential equipment failures.
- Set up exclusion zones and controlled load movement with tag lines, guiding loads into position in tight site areas without damage to surrounding structures.
- Coordinated with crane operators and rigging teams to plan complex tandem lifts, reducing lift setup time and keeping the project on schedule.
Education
High Risk Work Licence (Dogging) obtained through a short course or as part of a Certificate III in Construction; many doggers enter the role with Year 12 or equivalent and on-the-job training.
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.
- High Risk Work Licence
- Dogging
- CPCCLDG3001
- SafeWork NSW
- WorkSafe Victoria
- Work Health and Safety
- WHS
- Australian Standards
- AS 2550
- crane operations
- rigging
- slinging
- load charts
- tag lines
- spreader bars
- two-way radios
- exclusion zones
- construction
- mining
- port operations
- dogger
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.