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Blacksmith resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what blacksmiths 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 blacksmiths should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Qualified blacksmith with hands-on experience in forging, fabricating and repairing metalwork for heritage, architectural and agricultural clients. Skilled in reading plans, operating power hammers and welding equipment, and finishing metal to withstand Australian outdoor conditions. Committed to safe workshop practice and precise, durable work.
Key skills
- Hand and power tool work
- Fabrication and finishing
- Reading plans and specifications
- Plant and equipment operation
- Worksite safety management
- Craft and handmade production
- MIG welding
- Power hammer operation
- Plasma cutting
- AutoCAD
- Fusion 360
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
Experience: example bullet points
- Forged and assembled custom gates and balustrades from mild steel, working from client drawings and meeting agreed delivery dates.
- Repaired and reconditioned farm equipment and hand tools, restoring function for repeat rural clients.
- Operated power hammer, MIG welder and plasma cutter to shape and join metal parts, reducing turnaround on a batch of brackets from five days to three.
- Applied grinding, wire brushing and protective coatings to outdoor ironwork, extending service life in coastal conditions.
- Checked dimensions against plans before cutting, which cut rework on a run of 40 identical components.
Education
Certificate III in Engineering, Fabrication Trade (Blacksmithing) or equivalent trade qualification; some blacksmiths enter with Year 12 and learn on the job, while others add a Certificate IV or diploma in art metalwork.
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.
- Certificate III in Engineering, Fabrication Trade
- MEM30319
- blacksmithing
- forging
- architectural metalwork
- heritage metalwork
- MIG welding
- TIG welding
- power hammer
- plasma cutter
- White Card
- WHS
- Australian Standards
- AS 1554
- trade qualified
- apprenticeship
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.