Name: Caleb Barry Title: Production Manager Briefly share your work experience/background: I started my career in the quality field before transitioning into continuous improvement and operations management roles. Through that I developed a strong multi-faceted background in manufacturing as well as continuous improvement. I have now spent over 15 years in various manufacturing settings transforming […]
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Name: Buck Buchanan Title: Southwest Territory District Sales Manager Briefly share your work experience/background: I’ve started in the dairy business 36 years ago. My first job was stacking 68# blocks of butter. From there I progressed from Lab Tech through to Plant Manager where I was in Tulare, CA for 17 years. In 2017, I
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Congratulations to all of our employees who have been promoted over the last five months: Kyarra McGlown – Receiving Clerk, Alma Hernandez – A Shift Production Supervisor, Valerie Serrano – C Shift Senor Lead Line Operator!
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Congratulations to Brady Meyer & Hannah Hart of Grainger, one our 2023-2024 Suppliers of the Year! Grainger is a second time winner of the Supplier of the Year award! Grainger is a nationwide company for MRO supplies, but our contacts are small town/family oriented people! They have been calling on Crest for over 22 some
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Congratulations to Laura Biggs with Ampak, our 2023-2024 Supplier of the Year winner! Ampak is a first time winner of Supplier of the Year and a family owned company we have been doing business with for over 20 years. They are one of our top suppliers of gums & emulsifiers. Over the years, they have
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Congrats to our 1st Place Continuous Improvement Winners, Jerry Maronde & Rick Cox (Maintenance B-Shift)! Jerry and Rick’s idea was to retro-fit an old rotary pick on a clyborne cartoner to help with the draw in on the horizontal cartoner. This has been a major improvement for this cartoner and has lead to significant improvements
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Congratulations to all of our employees who have been promoted over the last four months!Jesus Castillo – C West Production Supervisor Nick Sterling – Ingredient Weigher John Cline – Truck Driver Viktoria Vasilk – QA A Shift Maddex Ramos – QA A Shift Travis Westenfelt – Machine Shop Emily Lessman – Analytical Lab Carlos Buelvas
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On July 11, Crest Foods teamed up with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive yesterday in Ashton, IL. Over 30 donors participated in the 5 hour blood drive, saving an estimated 100 lives! We couldn’t have done this without the incredible volunteers, donors, American Red Cross staff, and our community who shared
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Name: James Jacobson Title: Technical Service Manager Briefly share your work experience/background: Worked at Meadow Gold Dairy in Salt Lake City, Utah for 28 years. In 1995 I started my career in the dairy as a hourly employee. I was promoted to Production Supervisor, then Warehouse Manager. My last position held at Meadow Gold was
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Name: Chris Carter Title: Controls Specialist Briefly share your work experience/background: 10+ years in the industrial electrical environment. Working with high voltage to PLC controls and everything in between. What are your hobbies/interests? I enjoy gardening, sports and bringing ideas to life. Tell us a little about your family: I am a father of 3
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