New Manpower Onsite Supervisor: Daniel Medina Crest Foods is happy to welcome Danny Medina as our new Onsite Manpower Supervisor! In this role, Danny is responsible for making sure our temporary Manpower employees succeed in their new positions at Crest Foods. As a general resource for all Manpower em- ployees, he can help with such things as any HR or Payroll-related questions, get them
where they need to go on their first day, or be a listening and empathetic ear. Our hope continues to be, as it always has been with this position, that the Onsite Manpower Supervisor helps new employees succeed, embrace the com- pany culture, and ultimately get hired in as a full time employee at Crest Foods. Welcome to the team, Danny! A little about Daniel: I was born in Tampa, Florida and moved to Illinois when I was very young. I grew up in the small town of Lee Center and went to school at Franklin Center High School. This area is very familiar to me and I am happy to be back with many people that watched me grow up here as a young man. I am happily married with 2 kids. My wife, Danielle runs her own cleaning business with her mother. I have a 10 year old daughter, Brooklynn, and a 1-year old son, Chase. My family means the world to me! Knowing how important my family was, a few years back I made the choice to go back to school. I started at Sauk Valley Community College receiving an Associate Degree in Business Management. My fire for school grew past that and I decided after my two years I wanted more. I moved forward in my education at Northern Illinois University College of Business, where I received my Bach- elors in Human Resources. During my time in school I worked in a co-op at BorgWarner in Dixon, Illinois. I was able to gain the experience needed to take on the Manpower Onsite Supervisor role. It is never too late to go back and reach those goals! I am a prime example of this. What is your background? I have worked in the manufacturing setting since I graduated high school. My first real job was here at Crest Foods as a mixer at the mix facility. I worked there for about 3 years. From there I went on to work at a few different factories but was never satisfied. I wanted more and school was the answer. College really taught me about myself in many different areas. I changed over a 4-year span into something better than I once was. I am super proud of this fact. My background is in Human Resources in a manufacturing setting. I am very knowl- edgeable in finding, screening, and recruiting. I also have knowledge in other areas such as benefits, workman’s com- pensation, and training and development. I am pursuing my SHRM-CP certification this coming spring. (Society of Human Resources Management Certified Professional certification.) What interested you about this position? This position was a perfect fit. With my background being HR coming out of college with little experience, I was looking for something to really challenge me and teach me every day. Every day is different and always changing. What makes my job easy is that I get to work with many very wonderful people and the family atmosphere is what brings me to work every day. What are some of your goals in this position? My goal is to reduce the turnover here at Crest Foods for Man- power employees. I want to learn every day and grow into a great leader. My focus in this role is to put the Human in Human Resources. I want to lead by example and be that go to person for anyone. I am here to help and if I can make a difference in just one person’s life, that is what I live for. What are some of your interests? I am very athletic. Growing up every season was a different sport. Baseball, football, and wrestling were my go to. I am a die-hard CUBS and BEARS fan. Today in my older age I love to play golf and slow pitch softball. I love coaching my daughter in her softball as well. She is an amazing little player. My son has already been throwing a baseball since he was old enough to sit up on his own. Now, I can’t get him to stop throwing everything, including his food on the floor. My wife and I enjoy going to dinner, movies, and shopping.
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