Fitter resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what fitters 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 fitters should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Qualified fitter with experience in assembly, installation and maintenance of mechanical plant across manufacturing and mining settings. Skilled in reading engineering drawings, working to fine tolerances and diagnosing faults to keep equipment running safely. Committed to site safety and continuous improvement.
Key skills
- Mechanical fitting and assembly to tolerance
- Reading and interpreting engineering drawings and specifications
- Installation, alignment and commissioning of plant and machinery
- Fault diagnosis and breakdown maintenance
- Hand and power tool operation
- Lathe and milling machine operation
- Precision measurement using micrometers, verniers and dial gauges
- Hydraulic and pneumatic tooling
- AutoCAD
- Maintenance systems (MEX, SAP)
- Worksite safety management and compliance
- Problem solving and attention to detail
Experience: example bullet points
- Assembled and fitted hydraulic components for a 20-station production line, reducing assembly time from four hours to three per unit.
- Diagnosed and repaired a recurring fault on a conveyor drive, cutting unplanned downtime from two shifts to one.
- Installed and aligned a new packaging machine, bringing it into service two days ahead of schedule.
- Machined replacement parts on a lathe to tolerances within 0.02 mm, avoiding a three-week lead time for external supply.
- Maintained a fleet of 15 production machines, completing scheduled servicing with no safety incidents over a 12-month period.
Education
Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade (Fitting and Machining) apprenticeship, or equivalent trade qualification. Some fitters also complete a Certificate IV in Engineering or a Diploma of Engineering - Technical.
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 - Mechanical Trade
- Fitter
- Maintenance Fitter
- Mechanical Tradesperson
- Engineering Trade
- Work Health and Safety (WHS)
- Australian Standards
- AS/NZS 3788
- confined space
- working at heights
- hydraulics
- pneumatics
- preventive maintenance
- breakdown maintenance
- MEX
- SAP
- AutoCAD
- micrometers
- verniers
- dial gauges
- lathes
- milling machines
- dogging
- rigging
- elevated work platform
- forklift licence
- White Card
- fault finding
- alignment
- commissioning
- tolerance
- engineering drawings
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.