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Vehicle Body Builder resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what vehicle body builders 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 vehicle body builders should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Vehicle Body Builder with hands-on experience fabricating and assembling bus, truck, and trailer bodies. Skilled in reading blueprints, cutting and shaping metal, and welding and riveting structural sections. Committed to precise fit, safe work practices, and quality finishes.
Key skills
- Fabrication and finishing
- Reading plans and specifications
- Hand and power tool work
- Installation and maintenance
- Worksite safety management
- Craft and handmade production
- AutoCAD
- SolidWorks
- MIG welding
- TIG welding
- Plasma cutting
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
Experience: example bullet points
- Fabricated and assembled bus body frames from blueprints, cutting and shaping metal panels to within 2 mm tolerances.
- Welded and riveted body sections for a fleet of 12 trailers, ensuring structural integrity and alignment.
- Installed windows, doors, and access panels on truck bodies, adjusting components for smooth operation.
- Read and interpreted engineering drawings and specifications to determine body dimensions and assembly sequence.
- Maintained a clean and safe work area, using PPE and following WHS procedures for welding and cutting tasks.
Education
Certificate III in Engineering (Fabrication Trade) or Certificate III in Automotive Manufacturing Technical Operations, or equivalent industry experience. Some employers also value a Certificate IV in Engineering.
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.
- Vehicle Body Builder
- Fabrication
- MIG welding
- TIG welding
- Plasma cutting
- Blueprint reading
- Automotive manufacturing
- Bus body building
- Truck body building
- Trailer manufacturing
- Australian Design Rules (ADRs)
- WHS
- WorkSafe
- AutoCAD
- SolidWorks
- Certificate III in Engineering (Fabrication Trade)
- Sheet metal
- Riveting
- Aligning
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.