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Industrial Spray Painter resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what industrial spray painters 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 industrial spray painters should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Industrial spray painter with a trade background in surface preparation and coating application. Skilled in operating spray equipment and ensuring coatings meet thickness and finish specifications. Committed to safety, quality, and efficient production.
Key skills
- Surface preparation using degreasing, abrasive blasting, and sanding
- Mixing and thinning coatings to specification
- Applying protective and decorative coatings with HVLP and airless spray equipment
- Operating spray booths, curing ovens, and ventilation systems
- Inspecting finishes for defects, runs, and film thickness
- Reading plans and specifications
- Using hand and power tools
- Worksite safety management and WHS compliance
- Attention to detail and quality control
Experience: example bullet points
- Prepared metal surfaces by degreasing, abrasive blasting, and masking, ensuring proper adhesion for coatings.
- Mixed and thinned paints and coatings to correct viscosity, testing with a viscosity cup to meet specifications.
- Applied protective coatings using HVLP and airless spray equipment, achieving consistent film thickness across large fabrications.
- Operated spray booths and curing ovens, monitoring ventilation to maintain a safe and efficient work environment.
- Inspected finished coatings for defects such as runs, sags, and thin spots, correcting issues to meet quality standards.
Education
Typically Year 12 or equivalent, followed by a Certificate III in Engineering (Fabrication) or a Certificate III in Surface Preparation and Coating Application through an apprenticeship.
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.
- Industrial spray painting
- Surface preparation
- Abrasive blasting
- Protective coatings
- HVLP spray gun
- Airless spray system
- Spray booth operation
- Film thickness gauge
- Viscosity cup
- WHS compliance
- PPE
- Quality inspection
- Coating application
- Trade qualification
- Certificate III in Engineering (Fabrication)
- Australian Standards
- Epoxy coatings
- Polyurethane coatings
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.