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Pressure Welder resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what pressure welders 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 pressure welders should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Pressure welder with a Certificate III in Engineering (Fabrication Trade) and current certification in manual metal arc, TIG and MIG welding across pipe and plate positions. Works to welding procedure specifications on pressure vessels, pipework and boiler plant, and is comfortable with preheat, interpass control and inspection requirements on live sites. Known for clean fit-up and for catching defects before they reach non-destructive testing.
Key skills
- Welding to welding procedure specifications (WPS) on pressure vessels, pipe spools and boilers
- MIG, TIG, manual metal arc and flux cored welding across pipe and plate positions
- Joint preparation, fit-up, alignment and preheat and interpass temperature control
- Reading isometric drawings, fabrication drawings and welding procedure documentation
- Weld inspection with gauges and profile templates, plus grinding out and rewelding defects
- Plasma cutting and oxy-acetylene heating and cutting
- Fabrication and finishing of carbon steel, stainless steel and alloy components
- Worksite safety management, including hot work permits, confined space and isolation procedures
- Hand and power tool work and general installation and maintenance
- AutoCAD for interpreting and marking up fabrication drawings
- Attention to detail and problem solving under production pressure
Experience: example bullet points
- Welded carbon and stainless steel pipe spools and pressure components to AS/NZS 3992 procedures, with test welds passing radiographic and visual inspection.
- Read isometrics, fabrication drawings and WPS documents to confirm joint preparation, consumables, preheat and interpass requirements before work started.
- Cut rework on a shutdown crew by checking fit-up and alignment before welding rather than correcting distortion after the root run.
- Inspected completed welds with gauges and templates, ground out and rewelded defects before handing the joint to the inspector.
- Maintained TIG, MIG and manual metal arc sets, torches and gas lines so unplanned equipment downtime stayed off the job.
- Worked to hot work permits, confined space entry and isolation procedures across operating plant, including shutdown and turnaround work.
- Trained two apprentices in joint preparation, tacking and bead sequencing, and checked their fit-up before they moved to production welds.
Education
Certificate III in Engineering (Fabrication Trade) through an apprenticeship, plus current welding certification for specific processes and positions to a recognised pressure equipment standard such as AS/NZS 3992 or AS/NZS 2980.
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.
- Pressure welder
- Boilermaker
- Welding certification
- AS/NZS 3992
- AS/NZS 2980
- AS 1796
- AS 1210
- AS 4041
- Welding procedure specification
- WPS
- Inspection and test plan
- Non-destructive testing
- NDT
- Radiographic testing
- Dye penetrant inspection
- Hydrostatic testing
- MMAW
- GTAW
- GMAW
- FCAW
- Preheat and interpass temperature control
- Certificate III Engineering Fabrication Trade
- White Card
- Confined space entry
- Working at heights
- Hot work permit
- Pressure vessel
- Pipe spool
- Shutdown and turnaround
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.