Joseph Vandevender

Experience

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  Prestone Products Corporation

  Jan 1995 - Jan 2000

  • Maintenance Tech

    Jan 1995 - Jan 2000

  • maintenance tech

    Jan 1995 - Jan 2000

  • maintenance tech

    Jan 1995 - Jan 2000
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  FedEx Ground

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2006

  Facility Maintenance Manager

  FED EX Ground Responsible for the management and coordination of maintenance activities. • Ensure that operational objectives are achieved. •Record keeping and CMMS system management. •Environmental Management. •Management of contracted services. • Training of supervisors to become future maintenance leaders – promoted 1 supervisor into Maintenance Manager positions during my tenure. •Achieved a significant increase in uptime through equipment modifications and adherence to the PM program. • Reduced maintenance expenses by developing and implementing cost control strategies. •Supervision of work execution through balance motivation and discipline. •Dedicated to the elimination of repetitive failures. •Review Equipment History for trends & recommended improvements. •Provide detailed job plan instructions when needed. •Interview, evaluate and hire prospective employees. •Manager FedEx Ground Public Company; 10,001+ employees; FDX; Package/Freight Delivery industry 2001 – 2004 FED-EX Ground (3 years) •Responsible for the management and coordination of maintenance activities. •Plan and conduct safety training, oversee Maintenance Safety Committee. •Ensure that operational objectives are achieved. •Implement Preventive and Corrective Maintenance. •Source and manage maintenance activities through third party vendors. •Reduced maintenance expenses by developing and implementing cost control strategies. •Achieved a significant increase in uptime through adherence to the PM program. •Interview, evaluate and hire prospective employees. •Train new personnel in all aspects of daily operations. Show less

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  DHL

  Nov 2006 - Feb 2009

  Facility Maintenance Manager

  Responsible for the Facilities and Material Handling management and coordination of maintenance activities of a 500,000 sf automated distribution facility. •Ensure that operational objectives are achieved. •Purchase and implement a CMMS system to track and schedule maintenance activities. •Environmental Management / SWEPPP / SPCC. •Management of contracted services. •Source, select, and train a staff of 16 maintenance technicians. •Achieved a significant increase in uptime through equipment modifications and adherence to the PM program. •Reduced maintenance expenses by developing and implementing cost control strategies. •Supervision of work execution through balance motivation and discipline. •Dedicated to the elimination of repetitive failures. •Review Equipment History for trends & recommended improvements. •Provide detailed job plan instructions Show less

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  Conveyor Support Services

  Jan 2010 - Feb 2013

  General manager conveyor Support Services

  • Started a Maintenance Company to install and upgrade conveyor and sortation systems for large automated Distribution Centers nationwide• Acquired large contracts that generated necessary revenue to build a profitable company; in the first year generated + $1 million in revenue which enabled the company to merger with CSS Inc. • Business has expanded to a national presence and remained profitable during difficult economic times.• Managed approximately twenty (20) employees at multiple locations to successfully meet the expectations of our clients. Show less

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  Intelligrated

  Nov 2013 - Jul 2014

  Facilities Maintenance Manager

  • Responsible for the management and coordination of all maintenance activities within a + 400,000 SF automated Distribution Center with a staff of Nine (9) Technicians.• Automation Supervisor at the Home Depot Facility, • Implemented system to track and schedule maintenance activities• Record keeping and maintenance system management. • CMMS Maintenance Connection• Achieved a significant increase in uptime through adherence to the PM program. • Repaired a budget from three times overage to compliance in 2 months• Interviewed, evaluated and hired prospective employees. • Trained new personnel in all aspects of daily operations. • Provided detailed job plan instructions as necessary. Show less

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  Sears Holdings Corporation

  Jul 2014 - May 2015

  Facility Maintenance Manager

  • Responsible for the management and coordination of all maintenance activities within a + 2,225,000 SF automated Distribution Center with a staff of approximately Thirty (30) Technicians.• Ensured operational objectives were consistently achieved. • Record keeping and maintenance system management. • Environmental Management. • Managed all facilities maintenance contracted services. • Engineered setup of Home Delivery Road Runner layout and implemented install• Vendor cost studies and comparison of in house corrections via bid and cost • Reduced maintenance expenses by developing and implementing cost control strategies. • Supervised work execution through a balance of motivation and discipline. • Eliminated repetitive failures.via reviewing Equipment History for trends & initiated corrective action. • Provided detailed job plan instructions as necessary. • Interviewed, evaluated and hired prospective employees.• CMMS maintenance W/O program for Sears, “Through Bread”• Evaluation of entire facility and created Project List, Bids and in house repairs Show less

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  C & S Wholesale Grocers

  Apr 2015 - Dec 2021

  Regional Facilities Maintenance Manager
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  JOEV.LLC

  Dec 2021 - Feb 2024

  Business Owner

  Consultant, Design,Engineering and construction for automation and logistics

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  Associated Universities, Inc.

  Jan 2024 - now

  Technical Manager

  Telescope Maintenance Manager and technician Maintenance