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Maintenance internship resume examples from 2026

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a maintenance internship resume

Craft a resume summary statement

A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the maintenance internship role.

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

Step 2: Include your years of experience in maintenance internship-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 internship interviews.

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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. 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.
  2. Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
  3. Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some maintenance internship interviews.

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

  • Customer Service
  • Preventative Maintenance
  • Maintenance Intern
  • Hand Tools
  • Industrial Maintenance
  • Plumbing
  • Safety Procedures
  • C++
  • HVAC
  • Fire Protection
  • PowerPoint
  • Maintenance Tasks
  • Maintenance Procedures
  • General Maintenance
  • General Repairs
  • Mowing
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Production Equipment
  • CAD
  • CMMS
  • Grounds Maintenance
  • PLC
  • Building Maintenance
  • Plant Equipment
  • Routine Maintenance
  • FAA
  • Maintenance Projects
  • Electrical Systems
  • AC
  • Ac Dc

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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 maintenance internship 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 maintenance internship resumes:

Work history example #1

Loader/Unloader

Capstone Logistics

  • Ensured product is processed in using RF scanner.
  • Unloaded all semis with all types of products for Affiliated Foods.
  • Worked with the RF Scanner.
  • Certified to operate various forklifts!
  • Handled all inbound and outbound goods and materials of the warehouse.Loaded and unloaded forklifts and other warehouse machinery and equipment.

Work history example #2

Maintenance Internship

Dietz & Watson

  • Reported directly to the Maintenance Planner in routinely doing independent facility walk-throughs to identify potential industrial hygiene preventive maintenance/housekeeping concerns.
  • Assisted in installation and removal of commercial HVAC units, including duct work and piping.
  • Traveled on Safety Audits with Corporate Safety Department - handled OSHA Regulations for plant.
  • Assisted the maintenance superintendent with developing facility shutdown/project planning baseline utilizing Microsoft Project software to ensure an accurately detailed work plan.
  • Planned and installed an automated steam boiler blow-down system with PLC programmer to monitor and adjust Total Dissolved Solids.

Work history example #3

Maintenance Internship

United States Steel

  • Installed, maintained, calibrated and troubleshot PLCs, automatic process control loops, and gas analyzers.
  • Maintained and repaired electronic and mechanical systems in the energy facility.
  • Reported directly to the Maintenance Planner in routinely doing independent facility walk-throughs to identify potential industrial hygiene preventive maintenance/housekeeping concerns.
  • Conducted inspections of the tanks for the facility for rust, corrosion, and leaks.
  • Cleaned and maintained warehouse in compliance with OSHA standards.

Work history example #4

Maintenance Internship

Parks & Recreation

  • Policed landscaping around facility and parking lot detail.
  • Maintained and repaired HVAC, electrical problems and drywall Maintained swimming pool Reordered stock and inventory
  • Installed new chlorine monitoring equipment and interfaced it with the SCADA system via a PLC.
  • Repaired small HVAC units In rooms.
  • Required to troubleshoot when problem arise.

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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 for resumes:

High School Diploma

2018 - 2018

High School Diploma

2018 - 2018

Highlight your maintenance internship certifications on your resume

Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.

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 maintenance internship resume:

  1. OSHA Safety Certificate
  2. Facilities Maintenance Technician Certificate
  3. EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)
  4. Certified Maintenance Technician (CMT)
  5. Certified Maintenance Manager (CMM)

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