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How to write an assembler/tester resume
Craft a resume summary statement
Your resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to writing the most important 2-4 sentences of your resume:
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in assembler/tester-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.
Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.
Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.
These tips will help you demonstrate why you are the perfect fit for the assembler/tester position.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description in your resume. Look at the job listing and consider which of the listed skills you have experience with, along with related skills.
- Include as many relevant hard skills and soft skills as possible from the listing.
- Use the most up to date and accurate terms. Don't forget to be specific.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on an assembler/tester resume:
- Safety Rules
- Hand Tools
- Test Equipment
- Test Results
- Test Data
- Quality Standards
- Part Numbers
- Test Specifications
- Transducers
- FOD
- FAA
- Electrical Components
- Product Specifications
- Calipers
- Test Procedures
- Lean Manufacturing
- Dexterity
- Assembly Drawings
- Engineering Drawings
- Circuit Boards
- Mechanical Assembly
- Blueprint Specifications
- Sub Assemblies
- Assembly Line
- Brazing
- Electrical Tests
- QA
- PPE
- Test Fixtures
- SMT
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How to structure your work experience
Next you should include your work experience. Structure your work experience section by listing your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
Include only recent, relevant jobs. Avoid including work experience over 20 years to avoid ageism.
Beneath each job, you should have bullet points to emphasize why you're the perfect fit for the assembler/tester.
How to write assembler/tester experience bullet points
Effective job bullet points do more than just describe your job duties. Instead, they should be specific and measurable accomplishments. Here are some strategies to mastering job bullet points:
- Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
- Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
- Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.
Here are examples from great assembler/tester resumes:
Work history example #1
Circuit Board Assembler
Parker Hannifin
- Observed all safety rules and maintained a foreign object damage (FOD) free work area.
- Worked from chart posted by supervisor at beginning of shift.
- Applied riveting and soldering techniques for appearance, durability, and structural soundness.
- Demonstrated ability in handling customer products, equipment setup, and operation.
- Applied manual dexterity to preform various job functions.
Work history example #2
Assembler/Tester
Boeing
- Performed surveillance and prepared documentation related to inspections and quality procedures.
- Worked closely with design, manufacturing, and test engineers to troubleshoot, implement and improve manufacturing processes and designs.
- Generated researched & resolved daily material in transit and production report for accuracy to assisted supervisor on various projects.
- Performed inspections during fabrication, assembly and installation throughout the manufacturing process.
- Performed electronics troubleshooting, analyzing, soldering, test and assembly of aircraft components/parts.
Work history example #3
Assembler/Tester
Aerotek
- Assembled various molded devices in a clean room facility based on FDA requirements.
- Communicated with material handlers, quality inspectors, maintenance, supervisors, and management in order to insure quality production.
- Performed SMT & Gull-wing and Thru hole soldering.
- Resolved assembly problems by altering dimensions to meet specifications, notifying supervisor to obtain additional resources.
- Installed helicoils and prepped parts for paint using plugs and tape to make sure that all non-painted areas stayed paint free.
Work history example #4
Assembler/Tester
Goodman Manufacturing
- Assembled components to cable/cabling, excellent finger/hand dexterity.
- Assembled cable and harness units in a line environment utilizing manual dexterity.
- Performed electronic and mechanical assembly of test systems.
- Programmed SMT and through-hole chips per customer specification.
- Reconditioned radar cables returned from the battled fields during Operation Desert Storm.
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:
High School Diploma
2004 - 2004
High School Diploma
2017 - 2017
Highlight your assembler/tester certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education section.
Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your assembler/tester resume:
- Master Certified Electronics Technician (CETma)
- Industrial Electronics (IND)
- Forklift Safety and Inspector