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Stone Machine Operator resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what stone machine operators 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 stone machine operators should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Stone Machine Operator with hands-on experience running bridge saws, CNC routers and polishing lines to fabricate granite, marble and engineered stone benchtops. Reads job sheets and technical drawings to set cutting plans, then monitors each pass to hold tolerances and finish quality. Works to strict dust and slab-handling procedures in busy benchtop workshops.
Key skills
- Reading job sheets, technical drawings and cutting plans
- Bridge saw setup and calibration
- CNC stone router operation
- Polishing and edging machine operation
- Slab handling with overhead cranes and vacuum lifters
- Slabsmith nesting and cut planning
- AutoCAD drawing review
- AlphaCAM programming and toolpath checks
- Blade changes and routine machine maintenance
- Silica dust control and wet cutting
- Worksite safety management and WHS compliance
- Hand and power tool work
- Attention to detail and problem solving
Experience: example bullet points
- Set up and calibrated bridge saws and CNC routers from job sheets, holding cut tolerances on benchtop runs so finished pieces fitted first time on site.
- Loaded and positioned stone slabs with overhead cranes and vacuum lifters, keeping slabs stable and reducing handling damage.
- Operated polishing and edging machines to bring surfaces to the specified finish, checking against approved samples before handover.
- Read technical drawings and cutting plans in Slabsmith and AlphaCAM, reworking the nesting to get more usable pieces from each slab.
- Monitored machine performance and completed blade changes and routine maintenance, keeping the saw running through scheduled production.
- Followed wet cutting and dust extraction procedures to control silica exposure, keeping the workshop compliant with WHS requirements.
Education
Certificate III in Stonemasonry (CPC32320) or Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade (MEM31922), or equivalent experience gained on the workshop floor; some operators also hold a Certificate IV in Building and Construction.
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.
- stone benchtop fabrication
- stonemasonry
- bridge saw
- CNC stone router
- Slabsmith
- AlphaCAM
- AutoCAD
- engineered stone
- granite
- marble
- silica dust control
- wet cutting
- WHS
- Safe Work Australia
- vacuum lifter
- overhead crane
- White Card
- forklift licence (LF)
- job sheets
- technical drawings
- cutting plans
- blade changes
- machine guarding
- AS 4024
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.