Miner resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what miners 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 miners should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Miner with hands-on experience operating drilling, blasting and loading equipment in underground and open-cut environments. Strong record of following strict WHS protocols, maintaining plant and equipment, and monitoring geological conditions to keep extraction sites productive and compliant. Comfortable with shift rosters, remote-site living and physically demanding work.
Key skills
- Plant and equipment operation
- Worksite safety management (WHS)
- Hand and power tool work
- Drill rig operation
- Load-haul-dump (LHD) vehicle operation
- Licensed explosives handling
- SCADA monitoring systems
- Regulatory compliance
- Risk and internal controls
- Problem solving under time pressure
- Attention to detail in hazard identification
Experience: example bullet points
- Operated drilling, blasting and loading equipment across underground and open-cut faces, meeting daily production targets while maintaining zero lost-time injuries for the shift crew
- Inspected mine sites and equipment daily for safety hazards and maintenance needs, logging findings and closing out corrective actions before shift handover
- Installed and maintained ground support structures, ventilation and drainage systems in line with site safety management plans
- Monitored geological conditions and recorded production data using SCADA systems, flagging changes to supervisors to prevent unplanned downtime
- Followed lockout-tagout and confined-space entry procedures consistently, contributing to the site's clean safety audit record
- Held and maintained statutory tickets and a licensed explosives certification, kept current through scheduled refresher training
Education
Typical pathway: Year 10 or 12 completion, followed by a Standard 11 (or equivalent) mine safety induction and a Certificate II in Surface Extraction Operations or a Certificate II or III in Underground Metalliferous Mining, often completed through a traineeship; specific roles require licensed tickets such as drill rig, load-haul-dump or explosives handling.
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.
- WHS
- Resources Regulator
- Standard 11 induction
- RIIWHS201E
- high risk work licence
- shot firer's licence
- lockout-tagout (LOTO)
- confined space entry
- drill and blast
- load-haul-dump (LHD)
- SCADA
- ground control management plan
- FIFO/DIDO roster
- statutory ticket
- site safety management plan
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.