Self driven, hard working, fleet maintenance supervisor with extensive years of hands-on experience in diesel engine repairs, rebuilding, and replacement of parts. Highly skilled at troubleshooting and diagnosing malfunctions in engine, transmission, fuel, electrical, hydraulic, air, and suspension systems. Strong leader who educates junior mechanics using industry expertise.
-Managed maintenance team employees and contingent workers, including hiring, mentoring, scheduling, training and development, as well as offering promotion, discipline and termination recommendations.
-Supported teammates in overseeing equipment maintenance and out-of-service equipment at outlying Service Centers supported by the shop.
-Overseen routine maintenance functions to ensure equipment proficiency and the highest productivity levels; ensure all work orders, including commercial work orders, are closed accurately and on time.
-Reviewed and analyzed trends in parts utilization, gains, shortages, usage, uptime and non-movement, in a way that ensures the highest efficiency and productivity of the shop.
-Ensure shop cycle counts and inventory levels are handled correctly, including movement and non-movement of inventory within assigned thresholds.
-Monitored the shop for safety, service, quality, efficiency, financial controls and maintenance compliance.
-Upheld an operational fleet and ensured implementation of the company's strategy.
-Assign and direct daily workload of repair orders for defective vehicles listing all defects for technicians and welders.
-Schedule preventive maintenance services and repairs of vehicles, coordinate with dispatch operations to ensure fleet is operational.
-Maintain comprehensive records of all maintenance activities, ensuring accountability and compliance.
-Produce purchase orders for parts needed to complete repair orders, contact suppliers regarding the status of shipments and tracking of parts, sort and organize incoming parts.
-Inventoried and maintained a parts room in excess of $100,000 in repair parts and tires needed for daily repairs.
-Develop relationships with OEM's, outside vendors to ensure current, future technology and outside assistance available.
-Provide leadership and guidance to technicians and ensure that they are following proper safety and work procedures completing repairs in a efficient, and timely manner.
-Adherence and awareness of all DOT, FMCSA, and OSHA rules/regulations.
-Conduct monthly shop safety meetings and scheduling new employee safety training.
-Execute facilities maintenance ensuring a clean and safe work environment, completing fire inspections, and eye wash station inspections.
-Audit technicians daily worksheet times and attendance for submission to payroll.
-Develop and maintain positive relationships with customers to increase overall customer satisfaction.
-Generate repair orders for defective vehicles listing all defects for technicians.
-Schedule preventive maintenance services and repairs of vehicles, coordinate with customers to ensure fleet is operational.
-Produce purchase orders for parts needed to complete repair orders, contact suppliers regarding the status of shipments and tracking of parts, sort and organize incoming parts.
-Inventoried and maintained a parts room in excess of $30,000 in repair parts and tires needed for daily repairs.
-Guide technicians and ensure that they are following proper safety and work procedures completing repairs in a efficient, and effective manner.
-Assign and direct daily workload of repair orders to technicians.
-Maintain, troubleshoot, diagnose and repair a variety of equipment, including diesel engines, transmissions, and drive train components.
-Performed all levels of preventive maintenance services on truck and trailer equipment; such as changing oil and filters, checking batteries, and lubricating equipment and machinery.
-Inspected, tested, and listen to defective equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test instruments such as handheld computers, motor analyzers, chassis charts, and pressure gauges.
-Inspected brake systems, steering mechanisms, wheel bearings, and other important parts to ensure that they are in proper operating condition.
-Identify and determine parts required for repair of units.
-Determine warrantable repairs and document on repair orders.
-Proficient with the use of hand tools such as screwdrivers, pliers, wrenches, pressure gauges, and precision instruments, as well as power tools such as pneumatic wrenches, welding equipment, and jacks and hoists.
-Maintained work area appearance and safety by wearing proper PPE.
-Examined MRAP's following checklist to determine the extent of damage or malfunctions and performed sustainment and battle damage repairs to the various platforms making vehicle operational and mission capable.
-Completed preventive maintenance checks and services (PMCS) ensuring operational readiness of Cougar, Buffalo, MaxxPro, Husky, and MATV MRAP's were maintained at 90% or higher.
-Troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctions, testing engine, electrical, fuel, air, hydraulic, and suspension system components using various diagnostic tools such as CAT-ET, Cummins INSITE, WABCO, Allison-Doc, Dana Diagnostic, and system schematics.
-Responsible for replacing defective parts in a timely manner on CAT, Cummins, Navistar Engines, and Allison transmissions.
-Serviced heating and air conditioning system.
-Installed BLOCK I Modifications by upgrading vehicle hull armor around transfer and transmission and installing Automated Fire Extinguishing Systems (AFES) on over 50 Cougar MRAP's with zero re-work efforts required.
-Maintained and serviced Spark II Mine Rollers by repairing and replacing defective parts such as hydraulic hoses, cylinders, accumulators, wiring harnesses, solenoids and road wheels.
-Communicated with customers regarding vehicle issues and potential repairs needed to maintain readiness.
-Contributed to being awarded contract extension by providing excellent customer service at all times while forward deployed.
-Instructed, trained, and guided Marines, Georgian and Italian Soldiers how to do vehicle repairs correctly, safely, and proficient
-Ensured all engineer equipment is up to date on required daily, weekly, monthly, and annual preventative maintenance checks and services (PMCS) by reviewing the equipment record folder and generating schedule for required services.
-Established, inventoried and maintained a Pre-Expended Bin (PEB) in excess of $50,000 in repair parts.
-Managed the Daily Process Report (DPR) and other output reports.
-Reconciled with the Senior Maintenance Chief, Maintenance Management Officer, and Supply Officer to ensure that daily administrative transactions mirror the output reports.
-Coordinate, manage and supervise Marines by assigning the daily work load.
-Trained and Instructed subordinate Marines on the proper PMCS of all engineer equipment.
-Ensure applicable MCO/Directives, and Technical Manuals (TM) are utilized while performing maintenance repairs.
-Created training and readiness standards checklists for 5 different military occupational specialties within the engineer equipment section and created individual training folders for each of the 10 assigned Marines.
-Improved the engineer sections appearance, discipline, and morale through 14 uniform and equipment inspections, as well as the initiating professional military education (PME) and close order drill programs.
-Facilitate, coordinate, schedule, and supervise all training evolutions to achieve 100% completion annually.
-Compliant with all mandatory safety training, regulations, and guidelines resulting in no safety related incidents.
-Performed hourly, weekly, monthly and annual preventive maintenance checks and services (PMCS) on engineer equipment manufacturers ranging from John Deere 644E, 624KR Tractor, Rubber Tired, Articulated Steering, Multipurpose Forklift (TRAM), Terex Light Capability Rough Terrain Forklift SK (LRTF), Caterpillar D7G Medium Bulldozer, IDF CAT D9 Bulldozer, 130G and 120M Grader, 621B Scraper, Case II50E and II5SE Bulldozers, and SkyTrack MMV Extended Boom Fork Lift.
-Removed, disassembles and reassembles engines and major systems/subsystems on electrical, fuel, hydraulic, and air systems.
-Completed major maintenance repairs, overhauls, and modifications in accordance with technical manuals (TM) with the proper procedures and specifications.
-Serviced engine cooling systems, repaired and replaced radiators, hoses, and water pumps.
-Replaced wheels and tires.
-Troubleshot and tested electrical system malfunctions using a multimeter; testing volts, ohms, and short to ground or short to power.