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How to write a maintenance assistant 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: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in maintenance assistant-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 maintenance assistant interviews.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Many resumes are filtered out by hiring software before a human eye ever sees them. A robust Skills section can let recruiters (and bots) know you have the skills to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section:
- 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 maintenance assistant resume:
- Plumbing
- HVAC
- Customer Service
- Patients
- Electrical Equipment
- Maintenance Tasks
- GRASS
- OSHA
- Ladders
- Hand Tools
- Snow Removal
- Fire Protection
- Work Ethic
- Cleanliness
- Rehabilitation
- Mowing
- Compassion
- Mechanical Equipment
- Building Maintenance
- Grounds Maintenance
- Perform Routine Maintenance
- Lawn Care
- Maintenance Repairs
- Facility Maintenance
- Maintenance Projects
- Troubleshoot
- Facility Grounds
- Electrical Systems
- Safety Standards
- Light Fixtures
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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.
- Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
- Put the 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. 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 maintenance assistant 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 maintenance assistant resumes:
Work history example #1
Maintenance Assistant
Walmart
- Maintained standard of cleanliness of Walmart facility.
- Cleaned restrooms, break rooms, offices, swept, mopped, collected and disposed of all garbage in the facility.
- Maintained facility cleanliness through use of corporate systems.
- Ensured that Occupational Health and Safety Act guidelines were being followed properly for: Hazardous communications.
- Performed cleanliness of all assess of retail facility for consumer/employee use
Work history example #2
Maintenance Assistant
Alliance Residential
- Provided 24 hour on-call emergency service for tenants.
- Generated completed and open work order reports for production and facility supervisors.
- Focused on other major property issues, such as, HVAC, heating, electrical, plumbing and appliance repairs.
- Assisted Living Apartment Building with Covered Garage Facility for Seniors Citizens.
- Preformed grounds keeping including; mowing, spraying, watering, laying mulch, and fertilizing.
Work history example #3
Maintenance Assistant
Walmart
- Maintained proper OSHA standards for set up and break down of equipment.
- Maintained facility cleanliness through use of corporate systems.
- Trained the mechanics on the Siemens PLC and Allen Bradley control systems for Swiss Log equipment.
- Ensured that Occupational Health and Safety Act guidelines were being followed properly for: Hazardous communications.
- Maintained compliance with the regulations of OSHA.
Work history example #4
Maintenance Painter Apprentice
NXP Semiconductors USA
- Designated company representative for (Total Predictive Maintenance) Events on CNC equipment
- Liaised between facility personnel and the building engineers/property manager.
- Employed at highly automated auto glass facility.
- Provided electrical support in a CNC machine shop Maintenance support in heat treat
- Handled all incoming calls for HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, landscaping, snow removal and pest control needs.
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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 maintenance assistant resumes:
High School Diploma
2015 - 2015
Highlight your maintenance assistant certifications on your resume
Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.
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.
Here are some of the best certifications to have on maintenance assistant resumes:
- EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)
- OSHA Safety Certificate
- Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
- Medical Assistant
- Facilities Maintenance Technician Certificate
- Certified Maintenance Manager (CMM)
- Transit Bus Technician: Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC)
- Air Conditioning Service Certification
- Heating Professional
- Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Professional