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Fabrication technician resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a fabrication technician resume

Craft a resume summary statement

A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in fabrication technician-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 fabrication technician interviews.

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List the right project manager skills

Your Skills section is a place to list all relevant skills and abilities. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Look at the job listing and skills listed. You need to include the exact keywords from the job description to get your resume in front of an actual human. Do you have those skills? Fantastic! Be sure to list them.
  2. Include as many relevant hard or technical fabrication technician skills as possible for each job you apply to.
  3. Be specific with the skills you have and be sure you are using the most up to date and accurate terms.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some fabrication technician interviews.

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

  • Hand Tools
  • Math
  • Customer Service
  • CNC
  • Calipers
  • OSHA
  • Engineering Drawings
  • Work Ethic
  • Preventative Maintenance
  • Grinders
  • Tape Measure
  • Good Communication
  • Safety Procedures
  • MIG
  • Dexterity
  • Plumbing
  • Cranes
  • Etch
  • Production Process
  • HVAC
  • Drill Press
  • Troubleshoot
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Quality Standards
  • Jigs
  • CAD
  • Perform Routine Maintenance
  • FAB
  • Clean Room Environment
  • PPE

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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 fabrication technician.

How to write fabrication technician 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 fabrication technician resumes:

Work history example #1

Fabrication Technician

Boeing

  • Received training in Lean Manufacturing, Just-In-Time inventory tracking system and OSHA regulations promoting operations and a safe working environment.
  • Operated a GFM Multi-Axis CNC ply cutting machine in One Piece Frames clean contamination room as Knife Operator.
  • Performed a variety of non-routine and non-repetitive operations.
  • Presented numerous projects using Access, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
  • Certified in all plating processes and operations such as copper plating, gold plating, nickel-iron plating, and cobalt-iron plating.

Work history example #2

Fabrication Technician

Cision

  • Supervised operators on the line and ensured following of company policy and guidelines of SQF's and GMP's.
  • Reviewed work orders to ensure work is performed according to specifications
  • Reworked and repaired on-field returns and in-house defects in compliance with IPC-J-Standard, IPC-7711-Rework, IPC-A-6l0 Worker Proficiency
  • Operated windows- based proprietary software during live shows for graphic messaging.
  • Supervised studio crew assigned to facilitate the guest's appearance including audio operator and camera people.

Work history example #3

Assembler & Quality Control

Baker Hughes, a GE

  • Installed Boards in an ESD environment using ESD Shoes and Ground Straps.
  • Performed complex electro-mechanical assembly following manufacturing procedures and blueprints.
  • Involved in Production Support and troubleshooting data quality and integrity issues.
  • Swabbed bottling equipment surfaces for microbiological testing to verify effectiveness of cleaning and sanitation procedures.
  • Supervised setup of jobs from Bills Of Material (BOM) and pick lists.

Work history example #4

Aircraft Structure Mechanic

L3 Technologies

  • Worked on C-130 aircraft mods for the Dragon Spear program.
  • Maintained maintenance records in accordance with FAA and Military Specifications Secret Security Clearance.
  • Performed Heavy Overhaul Maintenance on C-130 aircraft.
  • Participated in daily FOD inspections, shop clean up, and assist in hangar clean up as directed by site manager/leads.
  • Used specific engineer drawings and blue prints along with jigs and forming blocks to construct airframe from ground up.

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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 for resumes:

Some College Courses in drafting and design

The Art Institute of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

2007 - 2007

Highlight your fabrication technician 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 fabrication technician resume:

  1. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
  2. OSHA Safety Certificate
  3. Certified Welding Engineer
  4. EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)
  5. Certified Welding Fabricator (CWF)
  6. Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT)

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