What a warehouse resume should lead with
Warehouse Associate jobs are in warehouses, distribution centers, and fulfillment centers. A hiring manager for these jobs reads the top of your resume first, so put this there: reliability, speed and accuracy, safety habits, and any forklift or pallet jack experience.
Put your work history first, then a short skills section and any certifications.
Write your summary in two or three lines. Say the job you want, what you have done that fits it, and one thing that makes you reliable.
A sample warehouse resume. Type your details and watch it fill in.
[Your name]
[City, State] · [your phone] · [your email]
Summary
Warehouse Associate with [number] years of [experience, clinicals or training]. [Your two strongest skills for this job, for example order picking and packing.] [One result you are proud of, with a number.]
Experience
Warehouse Associate, [Employer name], [City, State]
[Month Year] to [Month Year or Present]
- Picked, packed, and shipped orders [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Loaded and unloaded trucks [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Scanned and counted inventory [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Moved pallets with a pallet jack [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Kept aisles and work areas clean and safe [add how many, how often, or for whom].
[Your previous job title], [Employer name]
- [A duty from this job that also matters as a warehouse, with a number.]
Certifications
- Forklift certification [date earned]
- OSHA 10 [date earned]
- Pallet jack training [date earned]
- High school diploma or GED [date earned]
Skills
Order picking · Packing · Shipping and receiving · Inventory counts · RF scanners · Pallet jack · Safety rules · Meeting goals · loading and unloading · inventory · RF scanner
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Credentials to list on a warehouse resume
List only what you hold or are finishing. Put the state or issuing body and the year.
- Forklift certification
- OSHA 10
- Pallet jack training
- High school diploma or GED
- Steel-toe boots
Example warehouse resume lines
These are things people in this job really do. Use a line only if you did it, and add a number when you have one: how many patients, loads, orders or rooms, or how often.
- Picked, packed, and shipped orders
- Loaded and unloaded trucks
- Scanned and counted inventory
- Moved pallets with a pallet jack
- Kept aisles and work areas clean and safe
- Met daily pick or pack goals
- Checked orders for damage and mistakes
- Worked on my feet for full shifts
Skills and words employers look for in a warehouse resume
Many employers search resumes by keyword, and recruiters skim for the same words. Use the ones that are true for you, spelled the way the job posting spells them.
Skills: Order picking, Packing, Shipping and receiving, Inventory counts, RF scanners, Pallet jack, Safety rules, Meeting goals, Lifting 50 pounds, Teamwork.
Words from warehouse job postings: order picking, packing, shipping and receiving, loading and unloading, inventory, RF scanner, pallet jack, safety, productivity goals, lifting.
| Top skills to show | Words employers search for |
|---|---|
| Order picking | order picking |
| Packing | packing |
| Shipping and receiving | shipping and receiving |
| Inventory counts | loading and unloading |
| RF scanners | inventory |
| Pallet jack | RF scanner |
| Safety rules | pallet jack |
| Meeting goals | safety |
| Lifting 50 pounds | productivity goals |
| Teamwork | lifting |
What the job involves: O*NET 53-7062.00, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (US Department of Labor).
Coming to warehouse work from another job
Your past work counts if you say what it shows. Retail stocking, food service, and moving jobs show lifting, speed, and following a process.
Never claim a duty you did not do. Say what you did in words this job uses.
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