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John S. Zoltowski

California City,CA

Summary

Seasoned manager with relevant experience in overseeing rental, fleet, and maintenance operations, managing inventory, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Strengths include adeptness in strategic planning, team leadership, and problem-solving. Notable impact made in previous roles through implementation of efficient processes for enhanced operational productivity. Proficient at cultivating long-term customer relationships, contributing to business growth.

Overview

39
39
years of professional experience

Work History

District Fleet Manager

WM
Simi Valley, CA
02.2025 - Current
  • Company Overview: (Waste Management) Simi Valley CA.
  • Managed full fleet of primary and secondary equipment, and continually focused on achieving market base profitability through effective management of all fleet and maintenance activities within the assigned area, including cost control, management development, and high training and safety standards.
  • Ensured safe and reliable vehicles are available to meet operational requirements. Conducted fleet evaluations to ensure maintenance standards are met.
  • Managed maintenance personnel to ensure performance and cost focus across the area.
  • Reviews capital equipment requisitions in line with Corporate guidelines and objectives.
  • Managed effective utilization of vehicle assets.
  • Ensures maintenance shops are adequately staffed and mechanics are properly trained.
  • Ensures vehicle management systems are effectively utilized.
  • Complied with and ensured adherence to WM's Mission to Zero standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient operations.
  • Meet all financial review dates and corporate directed programs in a timely fashion.
  • Assist in the budget process as required.
  • Assisted in creating a positive team-oriented environment through employee development and motivation.
  • Ensured the cleanliness and maintenance of the maintenance shops through regular inspections and preventive maintenance programs.
  • Managed personnel needs for the department including selecting, coaching, and training staff and maintenance leads, and evaluating employee performance. Provides input into termination, compensation, and promotion decisions.
  • Motivates, coaches, counsels and disciplines maintenance personnel according to WM's policies and procedures and ensures that maintenance personnel are in compliance with the standards of their administration of counseling and disciplinary steps.
  • Provided training and presentations as needed in a positive and professional manner.
  • (Waste Management) Simi Valley CA.

Fleet Maintenance Manager

Athens Trash Services
City of Industry, CA
09.2023 - 05.2024
  • Company Overview: (Equipment and Transportation) City of Industry CA.
  • Managed equipment fleet, parts and maintenance programs.
  • Coordinated service with vendors, evaluated usage and maintenance history.
  • Recommend and advise executive management in proper equipment purchases.
  • Evaluating used equipment for replacement.
  • Develop budget and capital expense forecasts.
  • Profit and loss management.
  • Perform project management and field inspections, ensuring compliance.
  • Maintain all management reports necessary to audit the performance of the department and employees.
  • Ensure processes and procedures are being followed to ensure maintenance personnel are performing quality inspections and repairs, documenting all repairs, and making process alterations as needed.
  • Prioritize workload according to safety factors & operational needs and ensure workload is evenly distributed.
  • Reviews productivity levels and the progress of all repairs.
  • Oversee and monitor equipment compliance by ensuring daily inspections of all company equipment and vehicles that are governed under the Federal and State regulatory agencies (Federal Motor Carrier, DOT).
  • Monitors BIT programs to ensure they are done in a timely manner consistent with all regulatory DOT requirements.
  • Maintain a safe work environment by ensuring safe work practices are followed.
  • Conduct weekly/monthly safety meetings.
  • Administer company policy and procedures and promote positive employee relations.
  • Self-motivated and results-oriented with a proven and documented history of success.
  • Ensures proper parts inventory management and organization. Performs regular inspections to guarantee processes are being followed.
  • Provide proper coaching and mentorship to all maintenance employees that will help promote a healthy positive work environment.
  • Coordinate with the Safety team.
  • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers, outside agencies, and the public.
  • Ability to perform efficiently and effectively and use judgment in making quick decisions under pressure.
  • Promote the use of relevant technology and information systems that improve maintenance tracking performance using Dossier, Fleetio and Salesforce.
  • (Equipment and Transportation) City of Industry CA.

Service Manager (III)

CATERPILLAR (EMPIRE CAT)
Imperial, CA
06.2011 - 06.2023
  • Company Overview: (CATERPILLAR DEALERSHIP) Imperial CA.
  • Plan, organize and manage all service, sales, parts and rental operations.
  • Overseen the operation of fleet vehicles for the assigned region.
  • Keep the Executive Management team informed about Parts, Sales, Service, fleet and rental activities.
  • Maintains the company's reputation as an ethical company.
  • Assisted Managers at five dealership locations.
  • Responsible for achieving profitability expectations.
  • Responsible for business plan development and execution for the assigned market to achieve sales, service and parts goals.
  • Maintain all management reports necessary to audit the performance of all department BUDGETS and P&L responsibilities.
  • Align the assigned sales, service and parts activities with corporate goals, objectives, and values.
  • Conduct regular client calls and visits to positively impact client satisfaction.
  • Influence good repair and rebuild efforts.
  • Ensure departments maintain communications with clients so they are informed as to the status of repair and parts request.
  • Assist service and parts managers in maintaining and managing all parts back orders, policy, and rework.
  • Continually ensure ongoing business development of supervisors, leads, and managers.
  • Follow and administer company policy.
  • Cooperate with personnel in other work areas and departments to build high levels of cross department teamwork.
  • Create an environment of ownership and personnel accountability where each person is responsible and accountable for their performance.
  • Assist managers on controlling fleet cost and expense.
  • Caterpillar (Certified inspector) in Contamination Control.
  • Work safely. Adhere to all applicable safety policies. Comply with all company policies, procedures, and standards.
  • (CATERPILLAR DEALERSHIP) Imperial CA.

Product and Technical Support Representative/Master Technician

Komatsu/Core Machinery
Bakersfield, CA
10.2010 - 06.2011
  • Company Overview: (DEALERSHIP) Bakersfield CA.
  • Thorough understanding of stress, mechanics of materials and the behavior of components.
  • Provided training, instructions and guidelines to clients purchasing new Komatsu equipment.
  • Maintained both mechanical and technical support.
  • (DEALERSHIP) Bakersfield CA.

Equipment Maintenance General Manager

Western Mesquite Mines
Brawley, CA
02.2010 - 10.2010
  • Company Overview: (GOLD MINING) Brawley CA.
  • Directed supervisors and staff in daily operations. Inspected daily operations and projects in progress, to assure quality of work to completion.
  • Provided administrative and technical direction to staff, discussed policies and procedures by regulatory agencies.
  • Managed company, contractors and a labor ready staff consisting of 60 employees daily.
  • Established the training requirements for staff and non-staff to ensure they are recognized.
  • Forecasted mine maintenance operating cost to determine and justify the capital expenditures required to maintain a world-class maintenance standard.
  • Managed an annual budget of approximately $30 million.
  • Planned and executed a component replacement and rebuild strategy for the heavy equipment mining fleet, plant processing and facilities maintenance.
  • Overseen the maintenance of all mining, process, facilities, and site mobile equipment operated within all areas of operations.
  • Managed contracts and contracted personnel.
  • Established and sustained world-class safety standards and programs, as well as for the equipment maintenance standards throughout the mine maintenance organization.
  • Responsible for the maintenance job preparation, execution and outcomes. Provided guidance to maintenance staff in all applicable areas.
  • Worked closely with the training department team to ensure training focus is achieved for the maintenance functions.
  • Developed plans and coordinated work plans for assigned projects and responsibilities. This may include project management, cost estimates and program development.
  • Coordinated work with other units and site departments.
  • Trained in Tap Root and Root Cause Analysis.
  • (GOLD MINING) Brawley CA.

Equipment Maintenance Supervisor

ASARCO
Kearny, AZ
01.2008 - 02.2010
  • Company Overview: (COPPER MINING) Kearny AZ.
  • Directed mechanical crews to maintain shovels and drills keeping in compliance with ASARCO safety standards.
  • Supervised all field repairs including shovels, drills and other equipment that breaks down in the field.
  • Maintained availability of 88% and above for the shovels and drills for the past 2 years. Achieved budget for 2 years.
  • Managed the cost per hour and contract for P&H shovels.
  • Implemented a system for tracking the monthly cost as well as the contract to-date figures for shovels and drills.
  • Increased the ability of ASARCO mechanics to repair shovels and drills, reducing the need for contractors.
  • Track ground engaging tools for shovels / drills and reduced costs.
  • Proficient in the use of MIMS / ELLIPSE / KRONOS.
  • Re-wrote Lock Out-Tag Out Procedures for 2800 / 4100 shovels, 49R I.II.III Bucyrus drills.
  • Trained in root cause failure analysis.
  • (COPPER MINING) Kearny AZ.

Equipment Maintenance Supervisor

U. S. Borax / Rio Tinto Minerals
Boron, CA
01.1999 - 01.2008
  • Company Overview: (BORAX MINING) Boron CA.
  • Supervised a team of 40 mechanics daily, organizing work assignments, observing the work in progress and controlling the cost and the value of resources.
  • Worked with the planning and scheduling department daily for scheduling future planned work.
  • Participated in predictive maintenance activities to gather condition information.
  • Identified and communicated deficiencies with maintenance practice, equipment performance, workplace safety, workforce efficiency, and equipment reliability.
  • Assured proper use and care of company shop tools and test equipment.
  • Maintained employee compliance with departmental and company safety programs and policies.
  • Coached employees regarding job performance issues.
  • Assisted employees with technical and practical identification diagnosis of equipment and machinery defects or malfunctions.
  • Trained or arranged training for employees.
  • Participated in company labor relations and disciplinary action programs.
  • Special Projects (Team Leader)
  • Tire Maintenance Programs.
  • (BORAX MINING) Boron CA.

Used Car Dealership and Repair

J & P Auto
Lancaster, CA
01.1991 - 01.2008
  • Company Overview: (Business Partner) Lancaster CA.
  • (Business Partner) Lancaster CA.

Aircraft Technician

Northrop - Grumman
Palmdale, CA
01.1986 - 01.1999
  • Company Overview: (Aircraft Manufacturing) Palmdale CA.
  • Held a self-inspection stamp (SIS).
  • Performed installation of hydraulics, fuels, ECS and avionics systems of pre-production and production air checklists to accomplish, build and test procedures, while interpreting frequent changes in instructions.
  • Read and understand specific directions of assembly and disassembly and adjustment of aircraft components.
  • Used technical information on allowance, tolerances, etc.
  • Trained in aircraft production and maintenance safety practices and procedures.
  • Solved problems while working with incomplete, inaccurate references, or specifications by adapting trade theory and practices.
  • Worked out details from specifications that were incomplete.
  • Used aircraft knowledge to troubleshoot minor and major discrepancies.
  • Performed check of aircraft's forms for discrepancies during each work shift.
  • Corrected discrepancies and accurately annotated forms for work performed and completed.
  • Used common and specialized tools, powered and non-powered for maintaining test and evaluation of military aircraft.
  • Installed, tested and repaired systems, subsystems, components and accessories.
  • Used knowledge of supply systems and aircraft expertise to order, expedite parts and components for installation.
  • (Aircraft Manufacturing) Palmdale CA.

Education

Associate of Arts - Business, Retail Principles, Accounting

Suffolk Community College
Riverhead, NY
06-1985

Management and Leadership Training -

ASARCO

Management Training -

American Management Association

Management and Leadership Training -

CATERPILLAR

Master Technician -

CATERPILLAR

Master Technician -

KOMATSU

Skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Strategic Planning
  • Project Management
  • Safety Management Systems
  • Dealership Management
  • Asset Fleet Management
  • Risk Management
  • Maintenance Management
  • Failure Analysis
  • Budget and P&L
  • Product Support & Sales
  • Rental Sales
  • Parts Management
  • Fleet management
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Inventory management
  • Technical support
  • Employee management
  • Fleet monitoring
  • Expense tracking
  • Fleet scheduling
  • Inspection and quality assurance
  • Vehicle acquisition
  • Vehicle disposal
  • Telematics
  • Equipment procurement
  • Vehicle maintenance
  • Fuel management
  • MS office suite
  • Transportation regulations
  • Lifecycle management

Timeline

District Fleet Manager

WM
02.2025 - Current

Fleet Maintenance Manager

Athens Trash Services
09.2023 - 05.2024

Service Manager (III)

CATERPILLAR (EMPIRE CAT)
06.2011 - 06.2023

Product and Technical Support Representative/Master Technician

Komatsu/Core Machinery
10.2010 - 06.2011

Equipment Maintenance General Manager

Western Mesquite Mines
02.2010 - 10.2010

Equipment Maintenance Supervisor

ASARCO
01.2008 - 02.2010

Equipment Maintenance Supervisor

U. S. Borax / Rio Tinto Minerals
01.1999 - 01.2008

Used Car Dealership and Repair

J & P Auto
01.1991 - 01.2008

Aircraft Technician

Northrop - Grumman
01.1986 - 01.1999

Associate of Arts - Business, Retail Principles, Accounting

Suffolk Community College

Management and Leadership Training -

ASARCO

Management Training -

American Management Association

Management and Leadership Training -

CATERPILLAR

Master Technician -

CATERPILLAR

Master Technician -

KOMATSU

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