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Metal Fabricator resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what metal fabricators 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 metal fabricators should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Qualified metal fabricator with a Certificate III in Engineering (Fabrication Trade) and hands-on experience cutting, shaping and welding steel and sheet metal to structural specifications. Comfortable reading engineering drawings, running CNC and manual equipment, and checking finished work against Australian building codes and welding standards.
Key skills
- Reading plans and specifications
- MIG/TIG welding
- Plasma cutting
- CNC and manual fabrication equipment
- Building codes and standards (AS/NZS 1554)
- Worksite safety management
- CAD/CAM software
- Precision measuring with callipers and tape measures
Experience: example bullet points
- Interpreted engineering blueprints and technical drawings to plan cutting, bending and welding sequences for structural steel and sheet metal components
- Operated MIG, TIG and plasma cutting equipment to fabricate parts to specified tolerances, reducing material waste through accurate marking and measuring
- Welded and inspected structural joints against AS/NZS 1554 standards, identifying and reworking defects before final sign-off
- Assembled fabricated components and ran quality checks against build specifications, catching dimensional errors before installation
- Maintained a clean, safe worksite in line with WHS requirements, contributing to an incident-free workshop record
Education
Certificate III in Engineering (Fabrication Trade) completed through an apprenticeship, the standard pathway for most metal fabricators in Australia; some go on to a Certificate IV or diploma in engineering for supervisory or design-adjacent work.
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.
- Metal fabrication
- AS/NZS 1554
- MIG welding
- TIG welding
- Plasma cutting
- CNC fabrication
- White Card
- WHS
- Structural steel
- Boilermaker
- Certificate III Engineering Fabrication
- Blueprint reading
- CAD/CAM
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.