Floor Sander and Finisher Resume Template
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Kyle Reed
Floor Sander and Finisher · Hardwood Refinishing
Minneapolis, MN
(612) 555-5753
kyle.reed@email.com
linkedin.com/in/kylereed
Profile
Floor sander and finisher with 9 years refinishing hardwood floors in homes and businesses across Minneapolis. Refinishes 1,200+ square feet a week using dustless containment systems and holds a 4.9-star average customer rating.
Refinishing Experience
Floor Sander and Finisher
2021 – Present
Northstar Hardwood Refinishing, Minneapolis, MN
- Refinish 1,200+ square feet of hardwood flooring a week for residential clients.
- Guide drum and edge sanders across floors until surfaces are smooth and level.
- Apply filler compound, stain and polyurethane coats to seal and finish wood floors.
- Run dustless containment on every job, protecting client furnishings and air quality.
- Hold a 4.9-star average rating across 200+ completed refinishing jobs since 2021.
Floor Finisher
2018 – 2021
Twin Lakes Flooring Care, St. Paul, MN
- Sanded and buffed hardwood floors to remove old finish and surface imperfections.
- Scraped and hand-sanded floor edges and areas inaccessible to floor sanders.
- Matched wood stain color across repaired boards and existing flooring.
- Vacuumed and buffed floors before finish application to ensure a clean surface.
Floor Finisher Helper
2016 – 2018
Twin Lakes Flooring Care, St. Paul, MN
- Attached sandpaper to sanding machine rollers and staged equipment for each job.
- Removed excess glue and filler from joints using scrapers and wood chisels.
Trade Skills
Floor sanding equipmentWood stain applicationPolyurethane finishingSurface prepDust containmentColor matchingHardwood repair
Tools & Equipment
Drum sander
Edge sander
Buffer
Dustless vacuum system
Training
OSHA 10-Hour Construction
OSHA Outreach Training Program
Education
High School Diploma
2015
Roosevelt High School
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Skills to list
- Floor Sanding Equipment
- Wood Stain Application
- Polyurethane Finishing
- Surface Prep
- Buffing Equipment
- Dust Containment
- Color Matching
- Hardwood Repair
Software and tools
- Flooring Technologies QFloors
- Pacific Solutions FloorRight
- Microsoft Excel
- FloorCOST Estimator for Excel
- Measure Square
- Floor planning software
- Microsoft Word
Duties to describe on a floor sander and finisher resume
- Buffed and vacuumed floors to ensure their cleanliness prior to the application of finish.
- Scraped and sanded floor edges and areas inaccessible to floor sanders, using scrapers, disk-type sanders, and sandpaper.
- Inspected floors for smoothness.
- Attached sandpaper to rollers of sanding machines.
- Guided sanding machines over surfaces of floors until surfaces are smooth.
- Applied filler compound and coats of finish to floors to seal wood.
Titles along the way
- Floor Finisher Helper
- Floor Sander and Finisher
- Flooring Crew Lead
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