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Equipment Hire Manager resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what equipment hire managers 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 equipment hire managers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Equipment Hire Manager with a background in plant, tool and machinery hire across construction, mining and agricultural customers. Runs the full hire cycle from quoting and rate agreements through to servicing, compliance and damage claims, with a focus on fleet availability and repeat business. Comfortable leading yard, workshop and counter teams in a fast-moving depot.
Key skills
- Operations management
- Inventory management
- Quoting and estimating
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Selling and negotiation
- Point of Rental
- HireHop
- MEX
- Microsoft Excel
- Xero
- Customer service
- People leadership
- Safety and compliance awareness
Experience: example bullet points
- Oversaw daily hire, delivery and return of plant and tools, keeping turnaround times tight and machines ready for the next booking.
- Prepared hire contracts, quotes and rate agreements for construction, mining and agricultural clients, adjusting terms to suit project length and site conditions.
- Scheduled servicing, repairs and compliance checks across a mixed fleet, cutting unplanned breakdowns on site and keeping key equipment earning.
- Supervised a yard, workshop and counter team of up to 10, setting rosters across a seven-day operation and stepping in on the tools when demand peaked.
- Managed damage and loss assessments, working with customers and insurers to recover costs and close claims without losing repeat business.
- Liaised with major customers on availability and site requirements, matching the right machine to the job and building a reliable hire schedule.
- Introduced a pre-hire inspection and handover checklist that reduced not-fit-for-purpose returns and improved customer confidence.
- Tracked fleet utilisation and hire revenue in Excel and the hire system, flagging slow-moving assets for rate reviews or disposal.
Education
Year 12 or equivalent, often with a Certificate III or IV in business, retail management or a plant-related trade; some managers hold a diploma in business or operations management. Tickets such as a White Card, high risk work licence or HR licence are common and sometimes required.
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.
- equipment hire
- plant hire
- hire controller
- hire desk
- dry hire
- wet hire
- fleet utilisation
- damage assessment
- rate agreements
- pre-start checks
- Work Health and Safety (WHS)
- White Card
- high risk work licence
- elevated work platform (EWP)
- Point of Rental
- HireHop
- MEX
- Hire and Rental Industry Association (HRIA)
- site inductions
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.