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Product Grader resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what product graders 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 product graders should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Product Grader with hands-on experience assessing fruit, vegetables, meat and seafood against buyer and regulatory specifications. Skilled in manual inspection and automated sorting systems, with a strong focus on food safety and accurate QA records. Known for consistent grade calls that protect consignment value and keep substandard product out of the supply chain.
Key skills
- Food safety and hygiene
- Operations management
- Regulatory compliance
- Plant and equipment operation
- TOMRA optical sorting systems
- Compac Spectrim grading software
- Refractometer (Brix meter)
- Digital calipers
- Excel-based quality records
- Attention to detail
- Physical stamina and dexterity
- Written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Inspected and graded up to 12 tonnes of stone fruit per shift, consistently meeting buyer specifications and reducing rejected consignments.
- Calibrated and monitored TOMRA optical sorters, cutting manual rework on a 20-person line from two hours to one hour per shift.
- Recorded grading results in Excel-based QA logs for consignments of up to 500 cartons, giving traceability from shed to buyer.
- Trained new packers on defect identification and grade standards, reducing repeat errors across a 15-person team.
- Operated refractometers and digital calipers to measure Brix and size against specifications, ensuring only compliant product reached the next stage.
- Maintained hygiene and equipment checks in line with HACCP and WHS requirements, passing internal audits without major findings.
Education
Certificate III or IV in Food Processing, Agriculture or a related field is the most common pathway, with some graders holding a diploma or degree in food science or agribusiness; practical experience and on-the-job training also support entry.
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.
- HACCP
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
- Work Health and Safety (WHS)
- AUS-MEAT
- Meat Standards Australia (MSA)
- National Measurement Institute (NMI)
- trade measurement
- cold chain
- Certificate III in Food Processing
- Certificate IV in Food Processing
- food safety supervisor
- Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)
- quality assurance
- grading
- defect identification
- Brix
- TOMRA
- Compac Spectrim
- refractometer
- digital calipers
- Excel
- QA records
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.