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Locksmith resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what locksmiths 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 locksmiths should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Qualified locksmith with a Certificate III in Locksmithing and hands-on experience across residential, commercial and automotive work. Comfortable running a mobile callout schedule, from cutting and coding keys to opening locked premises without damage and rekeying cylinders to Australian Standards. Holds a current state security licence and works calmly with customers under pressure.
Key skills
- Hand and power tool work
- Installation and maintenance of locks and access control hardware
- Quoting and estimating for callout and installation work
- Security operations and non-destructive entry
- Key cutting machines (Silca, Keyline)
- Pick and decoder sets
- Electronic key programming tools (Autel, Xhorse)
- Master keying software
- Rekeying and master keying
- Deadbolt and lockset installation to AS 4145
- Attention to detail
- Customer service
- Problem solving
Experience: example bullet points
- Rekeyed and serviced locks across a portfolio of rental properties, restoring access for tenants and reducing repeat callouts by standardising cylinder types.
- Programmed and cut replacement transponder keys for a range of makes and models, getting customers mobile again within the same visit.
- Opened locked homes, offices and vehicles using non-destructive entry techniques, avoiding damage and follow-up repair work.
- Installed deadbolts and access control hardware on commercial premises, working to AS 4145 and handing over a site that passed its security audit.
- Quoted and completed after-hours callouts from a stocked mobile kit, keeping first-attendance completion high.
Education
Certificate III in Locksmithing, typically completed through a four-year apprenticeship that combines off-the-job training with supervised workplace hours.
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 Locksmithing
- security licence
- Master Locksmiths Association of Australasia
- MLAA
- AS 4145
- deadbolt
- rekeying
- transponder key programming
- access control
- non-destructive entry
- key cutting
- Silca
- Keyline
- Autel
- Xhorse
- master keying
- state police security licensing
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.