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Metal Trades Assistant cover letter template
A structured letter with example content specific to this role. Replace the bracketed placeholders and adjust the details to the job you're actually applying for.
How to structure it
Opening
Name the role and, in one line, the strongest reason you're a fit. Skip the throat-clearing.
Middle
One or two paragraphs of real, specific evidence: what you did, and the result. This is where most letters go generic. Yours shouldn't.
Why this employer
One genuine, specific reason you want this job at this company, not any company. Vague enthusiasm reads as a template that wasn't customised.
Close
Thank them, note your resume is attached, and make it easy to reach you.
Re: Application for Metal Trades Assistant
I'm writing to apply for the metal trades assistant role at [Company Name]. I've spent my working time alongside welders, boilermakers and fitters, doing the cutting, grinding, positioning and general workshop work that keeps fabrication jobs moving, and I'd like to bring that experience to your team.
In my most recent role I was the person the boilermakers came to when they needed stock cut and ready. I'd read the drawing, mark and cut the length, deburr it and have it sitting at the bay before they finished the previous run. On one job with a long run of brackets, checking the setup on the first piece and then spot checking through the run meant the last batch matched the first, and the fitter didn't have to send any back. I also kept the shared grinders and drills checked and tagged out when they weren't right, which cut down on time lost hunting for a working tool.
[add one genuine, specific reason: a project, value, or market position you can point to]
Thanks for considering my application. My resume is attached, and I'd be glad to talk through my experience or come in for a practical trial at a time that suits you.
Getting it right
- Keep it to one page. A hiring manager spends seconds on this before deciding whether to read your resume.
- Address a named person where you can find one, rather than "To Whom It May Concern".
- Don't repeat your resume line for line. Use the letter to add context a bullet point can't: why this role, why now, why here.
- Match the tone of the job ad. A formal listing calls for a formal letter; a casual one gives you room to write more like yourself.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Make it specific to the actual employer before you send it.