Equipment manager resume examples from 2026
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How to write an equipment manager 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: Start with your professional title, or the one you aspire to.
Step 2: Detail your years of experience in equipment manager-related roles and your industry experience.
Step 3: What are your biggest professional wins? Here is your opportunity to highlight your strongest accomplishments by placing them at the start of your resume.
Step 4: Don't forget, your goal is to summarize your experience. Keep it short and sweet, so it's easy for recruiters to quickly understand why you're a great hire.
Hiring managers spend under a minute reviewing resumes on average. This means your summary needs to demonstrate your value quickly and show why you are the perfect fit for the equipment manager position.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
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:
- Look to the job listing. You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description. Take note of the skills listed for the job.
- Put all relevant hard and soft skills in your skills section.
- Be specific. If you are too broad, you may not be giving the best picture of your skills and leave the hiring manager uncertain of your abilities.
- Be up to date. Software names change and companies merge. Don't look out of touch by being careless.
- Be accurate. Spelling and even upper or lowercase can dramatically change meanings. Make sure you are correctly listing your skills.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on an equipment manager resume:
- Equipment Maintenance
- Equipment Room
- Logistics
- Equipment Management
- Equipment Inventory
- Student Athletes
- Inventory Control
- Construction Equipment
- Equipment Operation
- NCAA
- Equipment Repair
- PowerPoint
- Athletic Equipment
- Troubleshoot
- Medical Equipment
- Rental Equipment
- Support Equipment
- Equipment Issues
- Direct Reports
- Inventory Management
- Parts Inventory
- Equipment Orders
- Routine Maintenance
- Football Equipment
- Equipment Utilization
- Preventative Maintenance
- HVAC
- Football Program
- Test Equipment
- GPS
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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 equipment manager.
How to write equipment manager experience bullet points
Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.
Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:
- 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.
This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.
Here are effective examples from equipment manager resumes:
Work history example #1
Auto Body Technician
Poor Boy Tree Services
- Provided painting and fiberglass services.
- Performed all phases of auto body repair.
- Used special cleaning products to remove tar, grease, and other unwanted substances from paint.
- Experienced in solvent based painting, auto body repair and paint prep (no frame work).
- Completed vehicle repair orders based on supplied insurance company estimates for a wide range of repairs.
Work history example #2
Diesel Mechanic
Best Buy
- Performed basic maintenance on Peterbilt Tractor trucks.
- Certified Class A CDL with doubles, triples, and tankers with hazmat endorsements.
- Operated and inspected vehicles diagnosis and inspection purposes.
- Maintained database for recall/tracking of calibrated tools/equipment and processed tools/equipment for shipment.
- Maintained an environmentally safe work place through compliance with OSHA standards.
Work history example #3
Helicopter Mechanic
Lockheed Martin
- Used a variety of SRMs and ATA codes.
- Performed 100 hour and Annual inspections Performed line maintenance and flight-line operations Troubleshoot airframe and engine systems Perform post inspection engine runs
- Maintained Commercial chillers, boilers, HVAC equipment, industrial compressors and vacuums.
- Performed Depot level repairs to CH-47C fuel pods and corrosion repair to aircraft Structures, Disassembled and reassembled CH-47 fuel tanks.
- Inspected aircraft to ensure all flight operational standards were met (Military, FAA, EPA and OSHA).
Work history example #4
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Miami Beach
- Operated and maintained heavy equipment to include front loaders, graders, back-hoes, dump trucks and rollers.
- Communicated effectively with customers on future problems and repairs that might need to be addressed.
- Scheduled, performed maintenance on Caterpillar and man basket, John Deere series.
- Worked on heavy mining equipment such as front end loaders, dump trucks, and excavators.
- Serviced dump trucks, tractor-trailers, backhoes, loaders, dozers, track hoes, off-road trucks, etc.
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Add an education section to your resume
Here is the best way to format your education section:
- Display your highest degree first.
- If you graduated over 5 years ago, put this section at the bottom of your resume. If you 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 equipment manager resumes:
Certificate in mechanical engineering technology
University of Akron, Akron, OH
2002 - 2003
High School Diploma
2001 - 2001
Highlight your equipment manager certifications on your resume
Certifications are a great way to showcase special expertise or niche skills. Some jobs even require certifications to be hired.
To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.
Here are some of the best certifications to have on equipment manager resumes:
- Certified Equipment Manager (CEM)
- EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)
- Certified Manager Certification (CM)
- Certified Aviation Manager (CAM)
- Certified Management Professional (CMP)