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Boiler operator resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a boiler operator resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Put a resume summary on the top of your resume to highlight your accomplishments. A 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 write a strong, impressive resume summary:

Step 1: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.

Step 2: Next put your years of experience in boiler operator-related roles.

Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.

Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.

These tips will help you demonstrate why you are the perfect fit for the boiler operator position.

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List the right project manager skills

Your Skills section is an easy way to let recruiters know you have the skills to do the job. Just as importantly, it can help your resume not get filtered out by hiring software. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. 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.
  2. Include as many relevant hard skills and soft skills as possible from the listing.
  3. Use the most up to date and accurate terms. Don't forget to be specific.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some boiler operator interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a boiler operator resume:

  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Air Compressors
  • Boiler Room
  • Chillers
  • HVAC
  • Steam Boilers
  • Water Treatment
  • Ladders
  • Cooling Towers
  • Plumbing
  • Auxiliary Equipment
  • Hand Tools
  • Plant Equipment
  • Plant Operations
  • Perform Routine Maintenance
  • Boiler Operation
  • Water Pumps
  • Routine Maintenance
  • Water Systems
  • OSHA
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Test Results
  • Safety Devices
  • General Maintenance
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Safety Procedures
  • Water Chemistry
  • Water Softeners
  • Gauge Readings
  • Steam Pressure

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How to structure your work experience

A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.

  1. Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
  2. Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.

How to write boiler operator experience bullet points

Your resume is your chance to show your biggest accomplishments. Don't just list your job responsibilities, instead take the opportunity to show why you're really good at what you do. Here is how you do that:

  • Start with strong action verbs like managed, spearheaded, created, etc. Your goal is to show what you did and verbs will help demonstrate your contributions.
  • Use numbers to quantify your achievements. Did you save time with a new report? Increase revenue? How large was the team you managed?
  • Keep it concise. You're highlighting your achievements. Consider if all details you are sharing are relevant, or can be written more efficiently.

Here are great bullet points from boiler operator resumes:

Work history example #1

Building Mechanic

SoftLayer Technologies

  • Installed hardware components in servers.
  • Advanced knowledge of Windows and Linux.
  • Maintained the integrity and functionality Windows based operating systems upon ticket requests.
  • Performed maintenance (HVAC, plumbing, electrical and carpentry) to over 2000 individual units in the greater Atlanta area.
  • Planned and implemented new facility electrical and equipment requirements for software and engineering labs resulting in increased efficiency and productivity.

Work history example #2

Assistant Boiler Operator

First Transit

  • Operated backhoes and excavators on a daily basis, with breaker attachments as well.
  • Operated a front end loader, dozier, and a bobcat.
  • Operated, maintained and repaired electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, HVAC and ammonia cooling systems.
  • Provided feedback to supervisors and associates on order filling accuracy
  • Operated four D-type with heat boilers using auxiliary burners to maintain main line pressure, and running of soot blowers.

Work history example #3

Boiler Operator Helper

Saputo

  • Automated Allen Bradley Plc Foxboro interface.
  • Removed all of the feedwater piping on 3 laundry boilers.
  • Loaded structural parts of boilers, pressure vessels, and tanks on pallets, using hoist.
  • Maintained the boilers and monitored temperature gauges for efficiency.
  • Installed, maintained and repaired industrial HVAC units in apartments and commercial buildings.

Work history example #4

Boiler Operator

Del Frisco's Restaurant Group

  • Operated, maintained and repaired electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, HVAC and ammonia cooling systems.
  • Prepared 5 types of steam boilers for inspection over 200 times in 30 years.
  • Serviced HVAC, boiler systems and cooling towers and, as well as, kept track of water treatment.
  • Removed all of the feedwater piping on 3 laundry boilers.
  • Used ISO 9001 and ISO 14000 Standards, 5S Methodologies and OSHA/VPP guidelines in the production of all parts and products.

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Add an education section to your resume

Employers are looking for a few things when looking at the Education section of your resume:
  • The highest degree you have achieved.
  • TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
  • TField of study
  • TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities

Here are some examples of good education entries from boiler operator resumes:

Some College Courses in engineering

Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO

2011 - 2011

Highlight your boiler operator certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification 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 boiler operator resume:

  1. EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)
  2. OSHA Safety Certificate
  3. Certified Industrial Refrigeration Operator (CIRO)
  4. Heating Professional
  5. Electrical Maintenance Technician Certificate

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