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Stonemason resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what stonemasons 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 stonemasons should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Stonemason with hands-on experience cutting, shaping and setting natural stone for walls, paving, facades and restoration work. Comfortable reading construction drawings, working to tight tolerances and managing silica dust and other site hazards. Looking for a role where craft, safety and finished stonework matter equally.
Key skills
- Natural stone cutting and shaping
- Heritage masonry repair and repointing
- Reading construction drawings and specifications
- Mortar and grout mixing
- Stone setting for walls, floors, paving and facades
- Masonry saw and angle grinder operation
- Diamond blade selection and use
- Stone chisels and mallets
- Laser level set out
- Worksite safety and SWMS compliance
- White Card
- Attention to detail and physical stamina
Experience: example bullet points
- Cut and shaped sandstone blocks for a heritage wall restoration, matching the existing profile so new stone sat flush with the original courses.
- Laid bluestone paving across a public forecourt, setting falls to specification so water drained away from the building line.
- Repointed older masonry on a facade, removing failed mortar and packing new mortar to a consistent depth for a clean finish.
- Read construction drawings and set out wall lines with a laser level, reducing rework on a multi-unit project.
- Maintained masonry saws and angle grinders, checking guards and blades before each shift to keep the crew working safely.
- Mentored an apprentice in stone chiselling and mallet work, helping them move from simple cuts to finished face work.
Education
Certificate III in Stonemasonry (apprenticeship), often after Year 10 or Year 12, with additional short courses in heritage restoration or working at heights as needed.
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.
- Stonemason
- Certificate III in Stonemasonry
- Heritage masonry
- Repointing
- Stone restoration
- White Card
- Work Health and Safety
- SWMS
- Australian Standards
- Masonry saw
- Angle grinder
- Diamond blade
- Laser level
- Sandstone
- Bluestone
- Granite
- Marble
- Mortar
- Construction drawings
- Paving
- Facade
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.