-A hard working Field Service Technician that brings over 40 solid years of experience in the Restaurant Equipment Service Industry
_A highly motivated individual providing professional customer service with expertise in installing, troubleshooting and resolving issues with attention to detail
-Responsible and organized in managing multiple priorities
-Dependable and willing to take on added responsibilities with a positive attitude
-Recognized consistently for outstanding performance, customer service and quality work
-Motivated and dedicated with an objective to secure a challenging position with an established company that seeks to employ an individual with extensive skills, who is reliable and professional for a long term commitment to achieve corporate goals
-Site visits to key accounts to perform troubleshooting techniques to repair and/or replace or order parts as needed to keep equipment operational
-Average 3-6 sites on any given day
-Repaired various equipment including but not limited to food processing, cooking, bakery, deli, hood ventilation systems, electric motors, floor scrubbers, man lifts, commercial saws, and gearbox rebuilds
-Responsible for keeping all equipment up to OEM standards and customer satisfaction
-Responsible for equipment PM's, installations, equipment changeout, equipment training and manufacturer upgrades
-Sent to sites to complete failed and/or missed diagnosed repairs from previous technicians under direction of DSM
-Managed truck inventory, routine truck maintenance and truck appearance
-Responsible for after hours service calls as well as weekend on call duties
-Visited multiple sites to troubleshoot, repair and replace parts on various makes of commercial pizza, convection and conventional ovens
-Serviced ovens to company standards and customer satisfaction
-In down time, performed shop service and helped in rebuilding and refurbishing commercial pizza ovens
-Responsible for maintaining service vehicles routine maintenance
-Responsible for weekends and on call duties
-Multiple daily site visits to restaurants, grocery stores and meat packing plants to diagnose, service, repair and replace parts as needed to keep equipment operational, safe and USDA satisfactory
-Managed a strict PM schedule to service meat slicers , meat grinders, tenderizers and packaging equipment
-Maintained service logs of said services
-Responsible for all parts inventory, truck maintenance and appearance
-Provided shop help when needed rebuilding, repairing or refurbishing equipment for floor sales
-Specialized in running anywhere from 4 to 7 service calls daily to restaurants, schools, corporations and convention centers, servicing any and all types of food prep and cooking equipment
-Utilized multiple skills in new builds installing new and used equipment, in addition to running power source to equipment
-Performed water and gas hook ups followed by energizing equipment, checking calibrations and performance to manufacturer guidelines
-Fabricated as needed to fit equipment to operate safely and to code
-Maintained warranty service throughout expiration and continued customer service after warranty has expired
-Responsible for checking in shipment of electronic produce scales, setting scales up to manufacturer specifications to include assembly, calibration and ready them for installation
-Travel to scheduled site, install mounting brackets, scales and wire accordingly
-Train personnel on scale usage, maintenance and troubleshooting
-This was performed at all leading grocery stores in Chicago at that time totaling approximately 75 locations
-Extended service after warranty expiration
-Had close customer relations via phone with customer equipment issues and resolutions
-Performed shop help on food prep, cooking and packaging equipmen
-Maintained vehicle maintenance and appearance
-Skilled with ability to diagnose and resolve equipment issues whether it be mechanical, electrical or other issues
-Capability to work on wide range of equipment outside of food equipment
-Strong customer service skills to include customer contact, resolutions and follow up with customer and same applies to employer, DSM and team leaders
-Able to remain calm under pressure conditions and multi task
-Own all tools to test, calibrate and repair wide variety of equipment issues
-Able to drive at length to service sites without issues and work overtime and weekends as requested by employer, DSM and team leaders
-Garland, Frymaster, and Middleby Marshall Service Training Certification
-RSER Control Wiring Certificate
-Concordia Coffee Service Training
-Supervised and part of the implementation of a new service division with Reedy Industries [Chicago Food Prep]
-Reedy Industries, multiple "Tech of The Year" awards
-Hands on training with multiple makes and models of various types of equipment
-Extensive track record for commitment, loyalty and efficiency with long term relationships with previous companies
-RSES Control Wiring Certificate
-Frymaster Training Certificate
-Vulcan Hart Training Certificate
-Garland Training Certificate
-Concordia Coffee Training Certificate
-Middleby Marshall Training Certificate
-RSES Control Wiring Certificate
-Frymaster Training Certificate
-Vulcan Hart Training Certificate
-Garland Training Certificate
-Concordia Coffee Training Certificate
-Middleby Marshall Training Certificate