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How to write a spot welder 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 spot welder role.
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 spot welder-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.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some spot welder 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:
- 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 spot welder resume:
- Spot Welding
- Spot Welders
- Quality Standards
- Assembly Line
- MIG
- Safety Equipment
- Stainless Steel
- Punch Press
- Jigs
- Aluminum
- Tape Measure
- Quality Checks
- Drill Press
- Arc Welding
- CNC
- Press Brake
- Brazing
- TIG
- Tig Welding
- Powder Coat
- Press Machine
- Resistance Welding
- Clamp
- Hoists
- Rough Spots
- Detect Defects
- Production Process
- Welding Robots
- Overhead Positions
- Gas 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 spot welder.
How to write spot welder 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 spot welder resumes:
Work history example #1
Spot Welder
General Dynamics
- Followed strict Navy and OSHA regulation and procedures.
- Performed Aluminum 5XXX MIG, Stainless Steel TIG, SMAW & Flux-Core welding according to Navy Welding Standards
- Assisted production supervisor or manger in making appropriate resource decision.
- Performed X-Ray welds on Nuclear submarines utilizing various welding processes (GMAW, GTAW, SMAW).
- Assembled submersible vessels utilizing state of the art SMAW welding techniques and procedures.
Work history example #2
Spot Welder
Union Tank Car Company
- Inspected and repaired box cars, tanker cars and hopper cars.
- Experienced with multiple welding processes including MIG, TIG, SMAW, FMAW of both carbon and stainless steel metals.
- Instituted and mastered Mig, Stick, Flux-core, and Submerged Arc welding practices.
- Welded carbon steel, stainless, an aluminum.
- Welded with Spray Mig for all assembly also using Air Arc for all piece removal.
Work history example #3
Spot Welder
Union Tank Car Company
- Experienced with multiple welding processes including MIG, TIG, SMAW, FMAW of both carbon and stainless steel metals.
- Inspected and repaired box cars, tanker cars and hopper cars.
- Welded with Spray Mig for all assembly also using Air Arc for all piece removal.
- Hired as a SAW welder but quickly adapted to FCAW welding, fitting and 3.5 to 4 in plate roll process.
- Advised production Manager for problems and troubleshooting robotics operations.
Work history example #4
Welder-Machine Operator
Hyosung
- Insured product quality standard based on customer specifications through five piece inspections on production samples from CNC Screw Machines.
- Worked with engineering to make several improvements to production.
- Communicated with superiors on expected completion dates and information obtained from troubleshooting.
- Prepped welding area, cut and fabricated material
- Operated CNC press brake; created programs for parts with no existing program; measured for quality against desired tolerances.
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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 spot welder resumes:
Some College Courses in general studies
Valencia College, Orlando, FL
2014 - 2014
Some College Courses in business
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
2007 - 2007
Highlight your spot welder 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.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your spot welder resume:
- Certified Welding Engineer
- Certified Welder