How to Write a Resume for a Production Worker
Your résumé for a production job is a one-page snapshot of the experience and skills you have to offer a potential employer. It needs to be thorough and focused on the value you can bring to the workplace. Many skills are transferable, so be sure to incorporate all the things you are trained on, even if some may be outdated. Be honest and stick with the facts about dates, education and your previous job titles. Follow these guidelines to write a résumé for a production worker seeking employment.
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Instructions
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Write a Résumé for a Production Worker
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Type your name at the top of the document in bold letters. Immediately under that enter your personal contact information. Include your mailing address, phone number with the area code and an email address if you have one.
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Make a headline titled Equipment Proficiency. List every type of equipment that you can operate. Spell out the details of the equipment and its functionality. For example, write "Dual Function Embroidery Machine, 4 head, 15 thread" instead of simply "embroidery machine."
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List the job skills you have developed. Make a separate section for these and include descriptive detail such as "Pharmaceutical grade bottle fill and capping." Review each job you have had to remember skills you have used during the years.
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Write a list of previous employers. Put them in chronological order with the most recent first. Use a long-range calendar to remind yourself of dates. On one line put the years you were employed (for example, 2001 to 2007), the name of the company, the city and the state where the job was located. On the next line write the job titles you held while at the company. Also include any military experience in this section.
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Make a new section titled Education. List the name of any college or vocational school you attended and the dates you were there. Write out the name of your high school next.
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Title the next section Additional Training. Write out a list of courses, seminars and workshops that you have completed during your career. Include programs that were taught in-house by your employer (e.g. fire safety training) as well as programs that were taught by outside vendors (such as Calibration Laboratory Procedures by Foster Wheeler Training Systems).
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Include a final section that lists your hobbies and interests. Keep this section brief, but be sure to include entries that demonstrate dexterity, stamina and personal values.
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Place the words "References available upon request" on the final line of the page.
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Tips & Warnings
Keep your résumé to one page so that it is easy for the human resources department to read quickly.
Do not include your Social Security number on a résumé.
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