Diesel mechanic resume examples from 2025
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How to write a diesel mechanic 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 diesel mechanic-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 four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some diesel mechanic interviews.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:
- Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
- Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
- Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a diesel mechanic resume:
- CDL
- Preventative Maintenance
- DOT
- Hand Tools
- OSHA
- Diagnosis
- Ladders
- Electrical Systems
- Maintenance Services
- Shop Equipment
- Perform Routine Maintenance
- Routine Maintenance
- Propane
- Diesel Engines
- Unscheduled Maintenance
- Work Ethic
- PTO
- Hydraulic Systems
- Cummins
- Commodities
- Service Calls
- Construction Equipment
- HVAC
- Diagnostic Tests
- Diesel Equipment
- Taking Care
- Safety Devices
- Diesel Trucks
- Tractor Trailer
- Cleanliness
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How to structure your work experience
Your employment history is arguably one of the most important parts of your resume. It shows you have experience and foundation in your field to successfully master the diesel mechanic position. Here is how to most effectively structure your work experience:
- List your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order. Employers care about your most recent experience the most.
- 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.
How to write diesel mechanic 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 effective examples from diesel mechanic resumes:
Work history example #1
Diesel Service Technician
Comcast
- Completed troubleshooting for cable and internet issues.
- Installed and repaired services including video,internet,and telephone.
- Maintained communications between servers to Pc's and performed diagnostics for network issues.
- Installed video, telephone, internet Provided excellent customer service Corrected video, telephone, high speed internet problems
- Provided a full range of customer service for Comcast High Speed Internet product in a prompt and professional manner.
Work history example #2
Light Wheel Mechanic
Boeing
- Maintained personal tool certifications Installed pulleys and brackets.
- Performed all work to Company, Industry and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Regulations and Standards.
- Performed maintenance and repairs on MRAP vehicles major and minor to include battle damage.
- Performed initial and final inspection of various power generation equipment based on established standard operating procedure (SOP).
- Worked in a shop as a mechanic, troubleshooting and repairing vehicles for the US military.
Work history example #3
Mechanic
Walmart
- Greeted customers, changed oil/filter, checked fluid levels, greased chassis, changed tires, and repaired flats.
- Developed client side validation code using JavaScript and jQuery.
- Developed table less HTML (DIV and SPAN) in a DOM based architecture.
- Recommended merchandise based on customer needs.
- Created work orders and drove sales through upselling and add on purchases.
Work history example #4
Diesel Engine Mechanic
Boeing
- Performed all work to Company, Industry and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Regulations and Standards.
- Maintained personal tool certifications Installed pulleys and brackets.
- Maintained Commercial chillers, boilers, HVAC equipment, industrial compressors and vacuums.
- Certified Class A CDL with doubles, triples, and tankers with hazmat endorsements.
- Performed Phase and Non routine maintenance on all series of Embraer Executive Jets.
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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 from diesel mechanic resumes:
Certificate in aviation
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2014 - 2015
Highlight your diesel mechanic certifications on your resume
Certifications are a great way to showcase special expertise or niche skills. Some jobs even require certifications to be hired.
Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your diesel mechanic resume:
- Commercial Driver License (CDL)
- EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)
- Air Conditioning Service Certification
- Certified Auto Glass Technician (AGT)
- Mechanical Inspector Certification (CMI)
- Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Professional
- Medium/Heavy Truck Technician: Diesel Engines
- Certified Maintenance Manager (CMM)
- Master Medium/Heavy Truck Specialist