Construction
Construction Labourer & Trades Assistant resume: ATS keywords & examples (Australia)
Builders and labour hire agencies screen on tickets first. A short CV with your White Card, licences and site types up top gets more calls.
Typical advertised pay
Roughly $30–$42 an hour, depending on site and tickets
Indicative only. Always check the ad and the relevant award.
Top keywords recruiters screen for
- White Card
- Site safety / SWMS
- Power tools
- Materials handling
- Site clean-up
- PPE compliance
- Traffic control
- Concreting
- Demolition
- Excavation support
Checks, licences and tickets
- White Card (General Construction Induction)
- Working at Heights
- Traffic control (some roles)
- Driver licence and own transport
- Forklift / EWP (bonus)
Example achievement bullets
- Supported trades on commercial builds across three Brisbane sites over 12 months.
- Followed SWMS and PPE requirements with zero lost-time incidents.
- Handled materials and kept work areas clean to pass weekly site safety audits.
Examples only. Use your own real numbers and duties.
Common reasons these CVs get rejected
- Tickets buried at the end of the CV
- Not listing site types (residential, commercial, civil)
- No start-date or transport availability
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