Overview
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Education
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Awards
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David Rodriguez

Monroe Township,NJ

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Maintenance Adminstrator

Wakefern Food Corporation
Elizabeth, NJ
04.2017 - Current
  • Guide colleagues within our department to help them with daily tasks: paying bills, order/receiving parts, review work orders, etc
  • Oversee challenging road calls that require extra troubleshooting and/or assistance
  • Coordinate with Dispatching Department & all Fleet Shops to repair OrbComm system (trailer GPS)
  • Handle any and all troubleshooting for OrbComm
  • Train mechanics how to address and fix issues that occur with OrbComm
  • Liaison between OrbComm and Fleet Shop
  • Organize tanker truck inspections and/or certifications

Added Responsibilities:

  • Fill in and manage the trailer shop in Elizabeth when shop supervisor is unavailable
  • Created a very good rapport with the mechanics
  • Head the out of service list and delegate the various jobs that need to be completed by: mechanics, switchers, fueler, etc
  • Evaluate and determine what repairs need to be conducted, which vendor to call and decide if it is something that can be fixed on site to save time and money
  • Demonstrate and explain how to troubleshoot and/or fix a mechanical issue that an employee is unsure on how to fix
  • Instruct supervisors in various departments and mechanics at different locations to use and understand Trimble (new maintenance system)
  • Support in the decision making with asset evaluation, scrapping, and/or selling trailers to stores
  • Collaborate and communicate with all the Fleet Shop locations to facilitate repairs on Wakefern equipment

Heavy Truck, Trailer, and Refrigeration Mechanic

Food Haulers
Elizabeth, NJ
01.2013 - 04.2017
  • Took on a newly created position at the Newark yard location and oversee all fleet operations
  • Diagnosis and maintain company assets - switchers, fuel trucks, forklifts, trailers, refrigerated units, company vehicles
  • Preform daily out-of-service yard checks
  • Create and complete service work orders
  • Basic understanding of dispatch roles and their daily job tasks

Education

Diesel Engine Drive Train-Transport Refrigeration

Lincoln Technical Institute
South Plainfield, NJ
06-2010

Skills

  • Repair management
  • Maintenance planning
  • Work order management
  • Scheduling coordination
  • Equipment inspection
  • Asset management
  • Maintaining facilities
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Leadership skills
  • Troubleshooting skills
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Task prioritization

Awards

  • Certificate of Heroism presented by the Mayor of Monroe Township (2019)
  • Successful Effort in Saving a Human Life with Exceptional Courage & Performance presented by MTVFC#1 (2019)
  • Clifford J. Bennett Achievement Award for Outstanding Achievement presented by MTVFC#1 (2006)
  • 3rd Highest Percentage of Calls presented by MTVFC#1 (2003)
  • Achievement Awards: Leadership (4 in total) presented by Lincoln Tech. (2010)
  • Outstanding Achievement (5 in total) presented by Lincoln Tech. (2019)

Professional Courses

  • Dale Carnegie Immersion
  • Microsoft Excel 1 (SRU)
  • Microsoft Excel 2 (SRU)
  • Microsoft Word 1 (SRU)

Timeline

Lead Maintenance Adminstrator

Wakefern Food Corporation
04.2017 - Current

Heavy Truck, Trailer, and Refrigeration Mechanic

Food Haulers
01.2013 - 04.2017

Diesel Engine Drive Train-Transport Refrigeration

Lincoln Technical Institute
David Rodriguez