Bunnings Resume: Retail and Trade Team Member Applications

The store sells to two different customers: a homeowner with a half-finished project and a tradie on a deadline. Your resume should show which one you can serve:

• Product knowledge – name the categories you know: timber and landscaping, plumbing, electrical, hardware, paint, tools, garden.
• Trade background – certificate III qualifications, apprenticeships, site experience, subcontracting.
• Tickets – forklift, order picker, elevated work platform, White Card, driver licence classes.
• Customer advice – examples where you solved a project problem, not just a transaction.

Only list what you can produce on request, but do list all of it. In a hardware store the following carry real weight:

• Forklift licence (LF) and order picker (LO) – high-value tickets for yard and nightfill work.
• White Card (general construction induction) – expected for anyone with site experience.
• Trade certificates and state licences – plumbing, electrical, carpentry, cabinet making.
• Current Australian driver licence and vehicle – some roles move between stores.

Use a single column, A4, 10 to 11 point text with clear headings: contact details with suburb and postcode, a three-line summary naming your product strength, then Experience in reverse-chronological order, Trade qualifications and tickets, Availability and two referees. Put tickets above experience if they are your strongest asset.

Describe work with materials and customers, not job titles alone: advised customers on timber sizing and fixings for deck builds, upselling 30% of those transactions into fixings and protection products.

Bunnings trade is busiest on weekends, in spring and before public holidays. State weekend availability and any peak-season experience explicitly. If your work involves lifting, ladder work or outdoor yards, mention safe manual handling and any safety training – hiring managers screen for people who will still be on the roster in twelve months.