Welder Resume

By Jamie Thork, Monster contributor

Much like welding itself, a good welder resume needs to combine separate pieces of your candidacy and solidify them into one secure entity. To be considered for top welding jobs, it helps to have a comprehensive resume that covers your experience, skills, and certifications. View our sample resume for a welder below to get ideas on how to fill out your own.

You'll want to include all of your qualifications in a clear, easy-to-read format so that a hiring manager doesn't have to spend more than a few seconds (literally, seconds) to know that you are a worthy candidate. Try to replicate the clean layout of our structural welder resume below.

Replace the traditional welder resume objective with a strong qualifications summary (also called a career summary) below your contact information. In a few sentences, let the hiring manager know why they should keep reading. Talk about your professional experience in the field, the different responsibilities you held, and where you have had exceptional successes. Then you can break down your resume into detail-rich sections that demonstrate why you're a great fit for the job.

Debating the best welder resume skills to include? Here's a tip: Look at the job ad to see the qualifications that are placed toward the top of the job listing, as employers typically list skills in order of priority.

Welder Resume Sample

John Smith
1202 West 23rd Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218
name@anyisp.com 555-555-555 cell 555-555-5555

Welder Supervisor

Talented and precision-focused welder with more than 10 years’ experience in welding, tool and machine fabrication, inspection, and supervision. Excel at improving productivity and maintaining exceptional safety standards. Success conducting thorough inspections and ensuring adherence to superior quality controls. Outstanding design, blueprint reading, and mathematical abilities. Continually follow advances in welding industry to maximize efficiency.

Areas of Expertise

  • Structural & Steel Welding Capability
  • Rotational Capacity Testing
  • AASHTO/FHWA Specifications
  • Team Training & Competence Building
  • Team Collaboration Expertise
  • Qualification Testing
  • Quarterly Machine Calibration
  • Bolt Pretension Testing

Career Experience

Ramo & Sons, Baltimore, Maryland, 6/20XX – Present

Welding Supervisor

Oversee and coordinate efforts of eight welders engaged in fabrication of heavy metal products and mechanical tools and machinery. Participate in design of customized tools and interpret blueprints to effectively instruct welders in advanced fabrication techniques. Perform welding of critical and high-value components. Inspect all fabricated materials after assembly for adherence to blueprint specifications and quality standards. Contribute to staff management to include hiring, shift scheduling, training, and team building.

Key Contributions:

  • Boosted productivity and reduced shop downtime by continually researching and implementing the latest tools, equipment, and techniques.
  • Reduced turnaround times and saved $2,000/month through steadfast development of standardized procedures.
  • Substantially improved existing procedures and enhanced the QA process while establishing open lines of communication with management.

Reddick Welding, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 3/20XX – 6/20XX

Welding Inspector

Inspected welded steel parts for large-scale tool and machine organization, performing visual (VT) and liquid penetrant (PT) inspections to assess quality of fabrications; ensured compliance with customer specifications and internal QA guidelines. Checked parts against blueprints and inspection reports to determine accuracy. Discussed modifications with welders and addressed schedule variances with shipping department. Repaired and welded machine parts and plant equipment; performed sheet metal fabrications.

Key Contributions:

  • Developed specialized tracking method to monitor and improve welding department accuracy and productivity.
  • Identified and corrected quality issue with major welding project, preventing potentially thousands of dollars in future repair and damage costs.

D-West Mechanical, Baltimore, Maryland, 9/20XX – 2/20XX

Welder / Toolmaker

Applied expertise with MIG / TIG / Stick / MAG and Fluxcore welding to assemble fabricated metal products. Operated plasma cutter and acetylene torches. Fabricated tools in accordance with blueprints; installed, dismantled, and moved machinery / heavy equipment according to written plans and drawings. Set up, assembled, and tack welded parts. Provided maintenance and repair of welding equipment. Maintained welding station to include changing wire reels, feeders, guns, tips, cups and sleeves.

Key Contributions:

  • Proactively assisted team members, interacting positively to ensure timely, quality completion of critical projects within deadline.
  • Assumed shop supervisor responsibilities in absence of manager.

Education and Credentials

Basic and Advanced Stick Welding ~ MIG Welding ~ TIG Welding

Delta School of Trades – Baltimore, Maryland

American Welding Society (AWS) Certification

CWI – Certification of Welding Inspectors

CWS – Certification of Welding Supervisors

Professional Affiliations

Member – American Welding Society

Write at your own pace by saving the above welder resume template (free download) in Word.

Jobs for welders are projected to grow by 8% (or 34,100 jobs) over the next decade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The median wage for a welder is $18.20 per hour and can reach as high as $23, according to Monster data. You'll find a high level of employment for this job in the following areas:

To find out what you might earn in your area, check out the Monster Salary Tool. Additionally, you can search for welder jobs and similar occupations like toolmaker jobs on Monster.

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