Robert John Tobin III
Mt. Dora
Summary
Hardworking/Dedicated Maintenance Mechanic bringing 3+ years of experience performing diverse maintenance and repair duties. Strong communication skills to minimizing downtime and enhancing operational efficiency. Dedicated to maintaining optimal equipment functionality by managing routine and complex equipment and facility matters. Proven ability to troubleshoot complex machinery and ensure compliance with safety standards.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Mechanical Maintenance Technician
TG Lee
08.2023 - Current
- Preventive Maintenance (PM): Conduct routine inspections, lubricate moving parts, and replace worn components (like bearings, seals, and motors) before a failure occurs.
- Breakdown & Emergency Repairs: Respond quickly to mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical failures on the floor to minimize production downtime.
- System Troubleshooting: Diagnose malfunctions on complex machinery (e.g., blow-molders, fillers, palletizers, and pasteurizers) by reading blueprints, schematics, and PLC controls.
- Facility & Utility Maintenance: Maintain supporting infrastructure, including ammonia refrigeration units, industrial boilers, overhead doors, and conveying equipment.
- Compliance & Safety: Adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and safety guidelines. This often includes maintaining sanitary, food-safe welding and equipment repairs.
- Documentation: Record maintenance activities, track parts used, and log work orders in a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS)
Service Technician
Coldstar
06.2010 - 08.2023
- An ammonia refrigeration technician is responsible for maintaining, repairing and examining refrigeration systems, working specifically with ammonia refrigeration.
- Responsible for preventative maintenance and responds to any breakdowns.
- Confer with operators and observes, tests, and evaluate operation of machinery and equipment to diagnose cause of malfunction.
- Disassemble machinery and equipment to remove parts and make repairs.
- Interface with state and federal government agencies as required.
- Operate refrigeration, steam generation and all utility systems.
- Perform daily chemical testing and logging all test results, making adjustments required to maintain refrigeration & utility system within established limits.
Lead Ammonia Service Techician
Farley's SRP
08.2008 - 08.2023
- An ammonia refrigeration technician is responsible for maintaining, repairing and examining refrigeration systems, working specifically with ammonia refrigeration
- Responsible for preventative maintenance and responds to any breakdowns.
- Confer with operators and observes, tests, and evaluate operation of machinery and equipment to diagnose cause of malfunction.
- Disassemble machinery and equipment to remove parts and make repairs.
- Interface with state and federal government agencies as required.
- Operate refrigeration, steam generation and all utility systems
- Perform daily chemical testing and logging all test results, making adjustments required to maintain refrigeration & utility system within established limits.
Education
High School Diploma -
Cornerstone Christian Correspondendce School
Townsend, GA01-2009
Skills
- Service Reciprocating, Rotary and Screw
- Service Alfa Laval Plate And Frame Heat Exchangers
- Service Cornell Ammonia Pumps
- Service Vilter & Krack Evaporators And Imeco
- Ammonia Condensers/Compressors
- Service all types of valves RS, Hansen, Danfoss
- Compliance & Safety
- Dependable/Responsible
- System Troubleshooting
- Ability to manage and delegate to others
- Ability to work under pressure
- Preventive Maintenance
- Documentation
- Breakdown & Emergency Repairs
Certification
- Certified Assistant Refrigeration Operator in Refrigeration February 2015 Refrigerating Engineer's & Technicians Association, Albany, OR
- Advanced Maintenance Training in Blowmold March 2025 Mid-America Machining, Inc, Brooklyn, MI
- Process & Controls: SCADA Systems & HMI Training in SCADA Systems & HMI May 2026 RWS ONE, Roscoe, IL
- Process & Controls: HTST Flow & Operation in HTST December 2025 RWS ONE, Roscoe, IL
- Process & Controls: Industrial Automation Training in Automation Training May 2026 RWS One, Roscoe, IL
Timeline
Mechanical Maintenance Technician
TG Lee
08.2023 - Current
Service Technician
Coldstar
06.2010 - 08.2023
Lead Ammonia Service Techician
Farley's SRP
08.2008 - 08.2023
High School Diploma -
Cornerstone Christian Correspondendce School