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Screen Printer resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what screen printers 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 screen printers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Screen printer with hands-on experience across textiles, signage and specialist substrates. Skilled in screen preparation, ink mixing to Pantone references, and operating manual and automatic carousel presses. Focused on accurate colour reproduction and clean, consistent output.
Key skills
- Screen preparation and emulsion coating
- Pantone colour matching
- Manual and automatic carousel press operation
- Ink mixing and viscosity adjustment
- Substrate handling (textiles, signage, glass, plastics)
- Conveyor dryer curing and quality inspection
- Adobe Illustrator
- CorelDRAW
- Wasatch SoftRIP
- Exposure unit operation
- Attention to detail
- Time and deadline management
Experience: example bullet points
- Prepared and exposed mesh screens for daily production runs, maintaining registration accuracy across multi-colour jobs.
- Mixed inks to match Pantone references, reducing colour correction time on repeat orders from 30 minutes to 15 minutes.
- Operated a six-colour automatic carousel press to print runs of up to 500 garments per day, inspecting each piece for defects.
- Cured printed items through a conveyor dryer, adjusting temperature and belt speed to suit different fabrics and inks.
- Trained two junior staff in screen reclaiming and ink mixing, which cut material waste on the team's shift.
- Maintained press equipment by cleaning squeegees, checking squeegee pressure and reporting mechanical issues before they caused downtime.
Education
Year 12 or equivalent, with a Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Screen Printing) or relevant on-the-job training. Many screen printers also hold a Certificate III in Printing (ICP31315) or complete short courses in colour management.
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.
- Screen printing
- Pantone Matching System
- Mesh screens
- Emulsion coating
- Exposure unit
- Squeegee
- Carousel press
- Conveyor dryer
- Plastisol ink
- Water-based ink
- UV ink
- Colour matching
- Registration
- Substrate
- Work Health and Safety (WHS)
- Adobe Illustrator
- CorelDRAW
- Wasatch SoftRIP
- Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts
- Print finishing
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.