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How to write a mold maker 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: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.
Step 2: Next put your years of experience in mold maker-related roles.
Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.
Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.
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 mold maker position.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:
- You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description in your resume. Look at the job listing and consider which of the listed skills you have experience with, along with related skills.
- Include as many relevant hard skills and soft skills as possible from the listing.
- Use the most up to date and accurate terms. Don't forget to be specific.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a mold maker resume:
- Grinders
- Plastic Injection Molds
- CNC Machines
- Math
- Jigs
- Hand Tools
- Mastercam
- Calipers
- Manual Lathes
- Mold Components
- EDM Machines
- Mold Design
- Solidworks
- Preventative Maintenance
- Mold Maintenance
- Cad Cam
- CAD/CAM
- Machine Tools
- Wire EDM
- Repair Molds
- Drill Press
- Laser Welding
- Part Prints
- Haas
- Machine Shop Equipment
- ISO
- Production Runs
- Engineering Changes
- TIG
- Tig Welding
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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 mold maker.
How to write mold maker 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 examples from great mold maker resumes:
Work history example #1
Tool Maker
CENTRAL MACHINE SHOP
- Produced tooling and gauging to support production operations.
- Advanced to the high precision jig grinding department and became proficient in that capacity.
- Specialized in building of cam stations.
- Trained and cross trained co-workers on various CNC machines.
- Maintained and serviced the ANCA CNC grinder.
Work history example #2
Mold Maker
Revlon
- Designed new holder for CNC welder, leading to company set up time savings.
- Assisted in converting Engineering from drafting on the board to AutoCAD R14.
- Programmed and operated CNC machining and grinding operations.
- Trained & Supervised other employees on CNC Machines and other Machine Shop practices.
- Delivered finished product to customers in Southern California area.
Work history example #3
Tool Room Machinist
Space Exploration Technologies
- Calculated dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of mathematics and instruments such as micrometers and vernier calipers.
- Picked up on GibbsCam ranging from lathes, mills 3-axis & 4-axis, and big bore lathes using live tooling.
- Operated different type of CNC lathe and mill.
- Learned the basics of precision measuring devices ranging from micrometers, calipers, tool pre-setters, etc.
- Performed operations on Mori Seiki NL500, NL3000 machines with G- Codes, Fanuc control.
Work history example #4
Milling Machine Operator (Part-Time)
National Oilwell Varco
- Worked as a proficient forklift driver using stand-up and sit-down forklifts, side-loader experience also.
- Positioned workpiece on the lathe or vertical boring mill/VTL machine.
- Operated machine tools such as lathes, vertical boring mill/VTL to produce metal parts.
- Operated crane rigging up and down 7 10's and 4 10's rental equipment.
- Used Vernier Calipers, Micrometers, Radius Gauges, 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 for resumes:
Associate's Degree in precision metal working
Texas College, Tyler, TX
2011 - 2013
Highlight your mold maker 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 mold maker resume:
- Certified Machine Tool Sales Engineer (CMTSE)
- Certified Mold Professional (CMP)
- Master Engine Machinist