Welder Resume Example
Bead layout: a weld-bead ripple rule under the name, a processes-and-positions qualification table and NDT pass-rate stats for pipe, structural and fabrication welders.
Use this example Template: Welder
Daan Visser
Summary
Coded welder with 12 years on petrochemical, offshore and LNG projects in the Port of Rotterdam and the North Sea. Qualified to ISO 9606-1 in 6G on carbon steel, stainless and duplex, with TIG root and hot pass and MMA or FCAW fill and cap. My radiography and UT repair rate has stayed under 1.5% for five years. I read isometrics, prepare and fit up my own joints, control preheat and interpass temperatures and work safely at height and in confined spaces.
Experience
- Weld process piping from 2" to 36" in carbon steel, 316L and duplex during refinery turnarounds and new-build units
- Kept a 1.2% RT/UT repair rate across 4,800 joints; asked to weld the critical tie-ins on 3 shutdowns
- Mentor 5 apprentice welders through their ISO 9606 tests; all passed first time
- Welded jackets, topsides and offshore wind transition pieces in S355 and S420 plate up to 80 mm
- Worked with QC on WPS compliance, preheat logs and visual inspection to ISO 5817 level B
Qualifications
| Process | Material | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 141 + 111 | Carbon steel | 6G |
| 141 | 316L | 6G |
| 141 + 136 | Duplex 2205 | 6G |
| 136 | S420 | PF / PE |
Summary example
Coded welder with [N] years on petrochemical, offshore and LNG projects in the Port of Rotterdam and the North Sea. Qualified to ISO 9606-1 in [N]G on carbon steel, stainless and duplex, with TIG root and hot pass and MMA or FCAW fill and cap. My radiography and UT repair rate has stayed under [X%] for five years. I read isometrics, prepare and fit up my own joints, control preheat and interpass temperatures and work safely at height and in confined spaces.
Example bullet points for a Welder
- Weld process piping from [N]" to [N]" in carbon steel, [N]L and duplex during refinery turnarounds and new-build units
- Kept a [X%] RT/UT repair rate across [N] joints; asked to weld the critical tie-ins on [N] shutdowns
- Mentor [N] apprentice welders through their ISO 9606 tests; all passed first time
- Welded jackets, topsides and offshore wind transition pieces in S355 and S420 plate up to [N] mm
- Worked with QC on WPS compliance, preheat logs and visual inspection to ISO 5817 level B
Replace the [brackets] with your own numbers and facts. Never claim results you didn't achieve.
Skills to include
- GTAW / TIG (141)
- SMAW / MMA (111)
- FCAW (136)
- GMAW / MAG (135)
- Isometric reading
- Joint prep & fit-up
- Preheat & PWHT control
- Purging stainless & duplex
Tips for a Welder resume
- Put the hard requirements recruiters screen for in the top third: GTAW / TIG (141), SMAW / MMA (111), FCAW (136).
- List current credentials with the issuing body, e.g. ISO 9606-1 141/111 6G — CS, SS, Duplex, ASME IX 6G qualification.
- Give every recent role at least one measured result — for example rt/ut repair rate.
- Match the job title in your headline to the posting where it is honest to do so.
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