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Shipper resume examples from 2026

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a shipper 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 shipper-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 tips will help you demonstrate why you are the perfect fit for the shipper position.

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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. 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 shipper 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 shipper interviews.

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

  • Pallets
  • Basic Math
  • Math
  • Shipping Receiving
  • Electric Pallet Jack
  • Safety Standards
  • Load Trucks
  • Customer Orders
  • Safety Procedures
  • Computer System
  • RF Scanner
  • Inventory Control
  • Scan Gun
  • Loan Packages
  • Cycle Counts
  • International Orders
  • Hand Trucks
  • Stencils
  • Hazmat
  • International Shipments
  • IATA
  • LTL
  • Fed-Ex
  • Rail Cars
  • Hazardous Materials
  • DHL
  • Forklift Training
  • UPS Worldship
  • Safety Regulations
  • USPS

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How to structure your work experience

Your employment history is arguably one of the most important parts of your resume. It shows you have experience and foundation in your field to successfully master the shipper position. Here is how to most effectively structure your work experience:

  1. List your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order. Employers care about your most recent experience the most.
  2. 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.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs.

How to write shipper experience bullet points

Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.

  • Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
  • What were your responsibilities or goals?
  • How did you accomplish them?
  • Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )

Here are effective examples from shipper resumes:

Work history example #1

Production Line Worker

Staffmark Holdings

  • Sanded Stained Packaged Assembled wood office furniture Used a jointer-planer Various common assembly tools
  • Attained valuable TPS (Toyota Production System) and Kaizen training.
  • Attached sun visors and dome lights after headliner was installed.
  • Worked for a company named Grainger through Adecco assisting with a security detail during the pope's visit to Philadelphia.
  • Loaded and unloaded staging equipment for production companies and transferred to various storage facilities.

Work history example #2

Shipper

WW Grainger

  • Processed returns and exchanges by using assorted software to position the item for re-inventory.
  • Changed positions periodically in a 4 year span from Quality Control, Machine Picking, and LTL freight packing.
  • Affected efficiency in shipping/logistics through accuracy, hard-work, excellent organization, and tracking of inventory and records control.
  • Played a key role in implementing two new ERP systems.
  • Used computerized UPS/Fed-Ex program to pack/ship merchandise worldwide.

Work history example #3

Shipper

Target

  • Worked directly with supervisor to coordinate staffing moves and provide team communications.
  • Supervised and trained employees performing related work assignments.
  • Sorted products and loaded them into a semi trailer.
  • Experienced with RF scanner and Radio.
  • Worked in large warehouse mail order company; entered product sku numbers into computer system to make ready for customers orders.

Work history example #4

Shipper

XPO Logistics

  • Moved freight from storage areas, loading docks, containers by forkliftShipped Hazmats according to standards and UPS and FedEx guidelines
  • Updated warehouse records daily and informed the supervisor on available space.
  • Specialized on certain equipment such as : Order picker, Reach truck, Walkie rider, Stand-up Forklift & Clamp truck
  • Liaised between logistics centers, carriers, customers, and Transportation Center daily.
  • Maintained high quality performance meeting or exceeding all productivity goals.

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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 for resumes:

High School Diploma

2005 - 2005

Highlight your shipper certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.

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 shipper resumes:

  1. OSHA Safety Certificate
  2. EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)

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