Welder CV example
Welding hires on coding: process, positions and material. A CV without certifications and their standards never reaches the shop floor.
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- Sector
- Trades and services
- Template used
- Oslo
- ATS level
- ATS verified
- ATS keywords
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Megan Lewis
Coded welder in TIG and MIG for stainless steel
megan.lewis@mail.com · 07700 900456 · Manchester · linkedin.com/in/megan
Professional summary
Welder with ten years in fabrication and structural steel. Coded in TIG and MIG to ISO 9606-1 in PA, PC and PF positions, with a 98.5% radiographic pass rate. I work stainless, carbon steel and aluminium from isometric drawings.
Experience
Welder
Employer name · City · 2019 – Present
- Held a 98.5% radiographic pass rate over three years
- Welded 1,200 metres of stainless pipework in a food production plant
- Cut shop rework 22% by tightening edge preparation checks
Education
Qualification or certificate for the role
Training centre · Year
Skills
- TIG and MIG/MAGAdvanced
- Stainless and aluminium weldingAdvanced
- Isometric drawing readingAdvanced
- Edge preparationAdvanced
- Dimensional checksAdvanced
- Hot work safetyAdvanced
Languages
- EnglishNative
- SpanishB2
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Professional headline
This is the line that decides whether they keep reading: a specific role and years of experience, never an adjective.
Coded welder in TIG and MIG for stainless steel
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Example professional summary
Three or four sentences with your specialism, one figure and your goal. It sits right under the headline.
Welder with ten years in fabrication and structural steel. Coded in TIG and MIG to ISO 9606-1 in PA, PC and PF positions, with a 98.5% radiographic pass rate. I work stainless, carbon steel and aluminium from isometric drawings.
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Achievements that work in this role
Past-tense verb, what you did, measurable result. Three to five per role, strongest first.
- 01Held a 98.5% radiographic pass rate over three years
- 02Welded 1,200 metres of stainless pipework in a food production plant
- 03Cut shop rework 22% by tightening edge preparation checks
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Skills to include
Written as plain text: rating bars are invisible to automated filters.
- TIG and MIG/MAG
- Stainless and aluminium welding
- Isometric drawing reading
- Edge preparation
- Dimensional checks
- Hot work safety
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ATS keywords
The terms filters search for in this role. Place them inside your experience, not in a list at the end.
- TIG
- MIG
- coded welder
- ISO 9606
- radiographic testing
Work them naturally into your experience — these are the terms screening software scans for.
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Tips for this CV
What separates a CV for this trade from a generic one.
- 01
List every coding with process, position, material and standard — that's the real filter.
- 02
Add your NDT pass rate if you know it.
- 03
Specify sectors (marine, food, petrochemical) and the thicknesses you usually run.
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What a welder CV is
Short definition, ready to quote.
A welder CV is the one or two page document used to apply for a welder role in trades and services: it brings together the professional headline, the profile summary, experience with measurable results and the competencies the trade expects you to evidence, such as TIG and MIG/MAG and Stainless and aluminium welding. Unlike a generic CV, it is ordered around what the applicant tracking system and the hiring manager look for in a welder: the words used in the advert and the numbers of the actual job.
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Keywords and where to place them
Each term works best in a specific place in the document. Repeating them all at the end scores nothing.
| Keyword | Where to place it |
|---|---|
| TIG | In the professional headline |
| MIG | In the profile summary |
| coded welder | Inside an achievement with a figure |
| ISO 9606 | In the skills list |
| radiographic testing | In training or certifications |
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How this welder CV gets through the filters
What the example above does right, point by point.
- The headline reads «Coded welder in TIG and MIG for stainless steel»: the job title (welder) appears literally in the first line, not as a creative synonym.
- The trade's keywords —TIG, MIG, coded welder— sit inside the experience and summary, where the filter reads them in context.
- Every achievement carries its figure. «Held a 98.5% radiographic pass rate over three years» is the pattern to copy: volume, timeframe and result.
- Skills such as TIG and MIG/MAG, Stainless and aluminium welding, Isometric drawing reading are written as plain text, never as rating bars or stars, which no parser can read.
- The Oslo template is single-column and rated ATS verified, so the sections come out in order.
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What hiring managers look for in a welder
The three points that separate two candidates in this trade.
Processes and positions
Give processes by name (MMA, MIG/MAG, TIG) and your coded positions. That decides whether you fit the role, long before your years of experience.
Current coding
Your coding to standard, with parent material, thickness and date. Codings lapse, so always give the year — employers check.
Material and sector
Carbon steel, stainless, aluminium or pressure pipework are different jobs. State material, thickness and sector: fabrication, structural, marine or pipework.
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Common mistakes on a welder CV
The ones that repeat in this role, each with its fix.
- 01
Writing “welder” with no process or position
Without process and position your CV doesn't answer the only question in the advert. It is the biggest single reason applications get dropped in this trade.
- 02
Not saying whether codings are live
A lapsed coding means retesting and a delayed start. Give dates and say which ones you keep renewed.
- 03
Leaving out drawing reading
Fabrication drawings, weld symbols, tolerances and dimensional checks are what separate you from someone laying a bead where they are told.
- 04
No mention of inspection
Visual inspection, radiography, dye penetrant or ultrasonics, plus your weld acceptance rate. On pressure pipework it is the deciding figure.
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What a welder earns
So you can tell whether an advert is at market rate before applying.
- Usual range
- Typically £32,000-£48,000 a year, with coded TIG and pressure pipework at the top and day rates above that offshore
- What moves the figure
- Process and material matter more than years: coded TIG on stainless pays above structural MIG.
- Where the figure comes from
- Ranges observed in UK welding adverts through 2026.
Frequently asked
Questions about a welder CV
- What goes first on a welder's CV?
- Processes and coded positions, directly under the headline, with material and thickness. It is the information employers filter on.
- How long does coding last?
- It depends on the standard and continuity of work, and can be extended with employer records. Always give the date of your latest test.
- Is drawing reading worth mentioning?
- Yes, in detail: fabrication drawings, weld symbols and dimensional control. It is the step from operative to fabricator.
- Does safety training help?
- A great deal: confined spaces, hot work permits, working at height and a current site card. Without them some plants cannot let you in.
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