Beecher Illinois *****
Phone: 219-***-**** Home:708-***-****
E-mail: ************@*****.***
Frank Rolniak
Objective
I am looking for a career as a shop manager/shop foreman in the trucking industry to utilize all my training, skills and talent. I have over 25 years in the trucking and equipment field. I believe in giving 200% on the job performance. With over 20 years leadership experience, I would have a great deal to offer your company.
Summary of Qualifications
Work Experience
Dec.20013 –Sept.2014
I have experience in road break down repair of class A vehicles. I have experience with class A truck, trailer repair in clutch, brakes, drive trains, air systems, starter and electrical systems, A.P.U. systems, air conditioner systems, power take off systems, and all other major component replacements. I have welding experience in tig, stick and gas. Certification in D.O.T. inspections. I have fire fighter instructor training, Hazmat training up to operations level from the state of Michigan, and 51 different certificates from Fema. I was a lead Captain and President of Ironwood Township Volunteer Fire Department. My duties included all of the administrative work, writing grants, ordering supplies, sending reports to the township board, bi-monthly conferences with the board, and all other duties involved with managing the fire department. Also, experience working with venders and ordering parts. I have experience with AS 400 Transman and Diamond shop programs. I have experience in Cummins in-site and Detroit software.
Company: Rose Cartage, Lansing, Illinois
Job title: Shop Manager
Responsibilities: Driving service truck making roadside repairs on tractors and trailers. Documentation of all repairs. Inventory of supplies and parts for service truck. Daily reports with shop manager. When not on the road, I work in the shop doing all work from preventive maintenance to replacing major component parts.
Work Experience
Oct.2007 – Nov-2013
Company: Warner Enterprises, Bolingbrook, Illinois
Job Title: Service Truck Technician, Class A Mechanic
Responsibilities: Driving service truck making roadside repairs on tractors and trailers. Documentation of all repairs. Inventory of supplies and parts for service truck. Daily reports with shop manager. When not on the road, I work in the shop doing all work from preventive maintenance to replacing major component parts.
Work Experience
June 2007 –
Oct. 2007
Company: Calumet Lift Truck, South Holland, Illinois
Job Title: Forklift Technician
Responsibilities: Repairing and servicing forklifts and hydraulic equipment. Working with customers about repairs on their equipment. Filling out daily work orders. Identifying and ordering parts.
Work Experience
Nov. 2001 –
June 2007
Company: Forslund Building Supply, Ironwood, Michigan
Job Title: Truck, Forklift, Equipment Mechanic
Responsibilities: Doing all maintenance and repairs to: diesel tractors, trailers, truck cranes, forklifts, and all other yard equipment. Documentation of all repairs. Creating a maintenance program for all equipment. Conferences with managers from all lumberyards, discussing equipment breakdowns and maintenance needs. Also, ordering new and used equipment to meet their needs. Working with different vendors, ordering and pricing parts for repairs and inventory.
Work Experience
June1999 –
Nov. 2001
Company: Material Handling Services, Scholfield, Wisconsin
Job Title: Forklift Service Technician
Responsibilities: Working from service truck doing repairs and maintence service for customers, also, leased forklifts.and hydraulic equipment. Ordering parts from venders per customers’ needs, and inventory of all parts and supplies.
Work Experience
Dec.1985 –
June 1999
Company: Windjammer Marina, Chicago, Illinois
Job Title: Yard Forman, Watercraft Equipment Mechanic
Responsibilities: Supervising yard crew. Employee payroll and work schedules. Maintain and service yard equipment, keeping maintence records. Schedule boat launching with customers, also answering their questions and concerns. Rebuilding yard equipment engines and customers’ boats. Order all parts and kept inventory of supplies.
Work Experience
Jan.1983 –
Jan. 1985
Company: Parsec Inc., Bedford Park, Illinois
Job Title: Equipment Mechanic
Responsibilities: Leading third shift in maintaining and servicing breakdowns and repairs of spotting tractors and yard equipment. Reporting to first shift supervisor problems and work not finished from the third shift.
Work Experience
June 1980 –
Oct. 1993
Company: Refiners Transport, Riverdale, Illinois
Job Title: Diesel Tractor, Tanker Trailer Mechanic
Responsibilities: Lead man for the second shift. Preforming preventive maintance on class A tractors and tanker trailers. Going out on service calls repairing equipment per work orders. Reporting problems to the shop foreman.
Work Experience
June 1975 –
July 1980
Company: Tri R Truck Repair South Holland, Illinois
Job Title: Mechanic.
Responsibilities: Shop lead man. Road service work. Repair and maintence of diesel tractors, trailers, forklifts, truck cranes, and hydraulic equipment.
Education
U.S. Navy Engineman A School, Great Lakes Illinois
School for diesel engine, pumps, valves, lubrication systems, gas engine repair and preventive maintence.
Education
Lincoln Technical Institute, Chicago, Illinois
School for Automotive and Diesel repair.
I learned about brakes, automatic and manual transmissions, clutches, power dividers, drive lines, wheel alignment, fuel systems, cooling systems, brake adjustments, engine rebuilding, basic shop management, suspension systems, preventive maintenance programs.
Volunteer experience
Nov. 2000 –
June 2000
Ironwood Township Volunteer Fire Department
Job Title: President, Lead Captain, Instructor
Responsibilities: As president, all the administrative work: Grant writing, fire reports, running monthly business meetings, ordering supplies, making and keeping training reports, incident reports, issuing equipment, keeping records of the issuance. Making reports to the township board, bi-monthy conferences with the trustees. In charge of all fund raising activities. As lead captain, setting up training for firemen, in charge of accounting for all firefighters at an incident. Training of new members helping them to be certified firefighters. Go to local schools to teach children about fire safety. I have 13 firefighter certifications from the state of Michigan and 51 certifications from FEMA. I was also President of the Gogebic County Firemans Training Counsel and was lead advisor for the Firexplorers, Boy Scout program.
References
Available upon request.