Journeyman pipefitter with 11 years installing process, steam and medical gas piping in hospitals, pharma plants and data centers. Reads isometrics and P&IDs, rigs and sets equipment, and led a 6-fitter crew on a $4.8M chilled-water plant delivered with zero hydro test failures.
Lead a 6-fitter crew on chilled-water, steam and condensate systems for hospitals and a 30 MW data center
Installed 2,400 ft of 12 in. chilled-water header for a $4.8M central plant, passing every hydrostatic test first time
Fabricated spools from isometrics in the shop, cutting field labor on two projects by roughly 900 hours
Brazed and verified medical gas lines to NFPA 99 for a 120-bed tower, cleared on first third-party verification
Pipefitter, Scioto Valley Piping (Dayton, OH)
Jun 2015 – Feb 2019
Installed stainless process piping to ASME B31.3 in a pharmaceutical clean-room expansion
Rigged and set pumps, heat exchangers and a 400-ton chiller using chain falls and come-alongs
Education
5-Year Pipefitter Apprenticeship, UA Local 189 Training Center (Aug 2010 – Jun 2015)
Skills
Certifications: ASSE 6010 Medical Gas Installer, UA Star Pipefitter, OSHA 30 Construction, NCCER Rigger
Piping: carbon and stainless steel, copper brazing, grooved and press systems, steam and condensate
Codes: ASME B31.1 and B31.3, NFPA 99, ASME Section IX
How to write a Pipefitter resume
A strong Pipefitter resume shows the licences you hold, the equipment and systems you work on, and how your work improved safety, uptime, quality or output. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Certifications
Experience
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Blueprint and schematic reading
Licences and trade certifications
Safety compliance (OSHA, NFPA 70E, LOTO)
Troubleshooting and diagnostics
Preventive maintenance
PLCs and controls
Precision measurement and GD&T
Welding and fabrication
CMMS (Maximo, Fiix, UpKeep)
Lean manufacturing and 5S
Example bullet points
Rebuilt the PM schedule for 14 injection molders in Fiix, cutting unplanned downtime from 9% to 4% in six months
Passed 3G and 4G AWS D1.1 bend tests and held a weld reject rate under 1% on structural steel
Wired 120 kVA of new service and panels to NEC 2023 with zero failed inspections across 30 commercial jobs
Tips from recruiters
Put licences and certifications near the top with the issuing body, state and number of hours or expiry date where relevant.
Name the machines, controls and processes you know (Haas, Fanuc, Allen-Bradley, GTAW) because hiring managers and ATS filters search for them.
Quantify safety and quality as well as output: incident-free hours, scrap, rework and inspection pass rates all count.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Pipefitter resume FAQ
What should a Pipefitter resume include?
A Pipefitter resume should show the licences you hold, the equipment and systems you work on, and how your work improved safety, uptime, quality or output. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Certifications, Experience, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Pipefitter?
Classic, Compact and Modern work well for Pipefitter roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Pipefitter resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Pipefitter put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Pipefitter roles are Blueprint and schematic reading, Licences and trade certifications, Safety compliance (OSHA, NFPA 70E, LOTO), Troubleshooting and diagnostics, Preventive maintenance and PLCs and controls.
How do I write strong Pipefitter resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as equipment uptime, scrap rate and OEE. For example: "Rebuilt the PM schedule for 14 injection molders in Fiix, cutting unplanned downtime from 9% to 4% in six months."