Carpenter CV Example

A sample structure for carpenters: trade test, the kind of work you do, sites and projects, tools and safety.

Profile

Qualified carpenter with a trade test and nine years on residential and commercial building sites. Installs roof trusses, doors, frames, built-in cupboards and shuttering, working from drawings.

Experience bullets

  • Installed roof trusses and ceilings on 40 houses in a residential development, finishing each roof within the programme.
  • Built and fitted kitchens and built-in cupboards for an apartment block of 60 units.
  • Set out and built formwork (shuttering) for concrete slabs and columns from engineer’s drawings.
  • Supervised two apprentices and worked under the site safety plan with no lost-time injuries.

Skills

Trade test (carpenter)Roof trussesDoors and framesBuilt-in cupboardsShutteringReading drawingsPower toolsSite safety

Builders want to know what you can build and how big the jobs were. List your trade test, the types of project, and photos of your work if you have them.