Chris Reynolds (Mix Floor Manager A) I came to Crest Foods at the recommendation of Paul Harmon who knew the place I was working (Caron Spinning) was closing down. It was always my intent to stay at Crest for as long as they would have me. My first position was as Sanitation Supervisor on C-shift. I had no experience in the food industry so I relied on some great people to learn what I could on the fly. Kyle Hassler was the Lead Sanitarian and was a great teacher. We had a great crew who made it fun to come to work. Many of the people who helped me learn the sanitation duties still work here. Dawn Summers, who got stuck UNDER a bartelt she was cleaning when she was VERY pregnant, Ray Van Drew, who hit his head so
hard while climbing out from behind mixer 2 east (twice) that it would have knocked a normal man out, and Karen Yardley also started her sanitation career on C-shift Sanitation. Jerry Sikkema, Iva Bousam, Dan Yates, and James Long were part of the B-shift crew and Bill Zacharias, George Reif, and Penny Ellis were on A-shift. I also enjoyed working with Connie Cater who was one of the most generous people I ever met; Bob Stehl was Kyle Hasslers’ euchre partner and seldom lost a game; Ed Libberton who was our Mr. Fix It; Jeff Kolb who told amazing baseball stories and Dennis Fulrath the author. I know I have forgotten to mention some great people and I apologize to them but, at my age, the memories can be fleeting. The people I have met and worked with are the best thing about working here for these 20 years, they really have gone by quickly. Thank you to the Meiners family for the opportunity.
Ed Weiler (Mix Shuttle Driver B) I came to Crest Foods in September of 1996. The com- pany that I worked at closed so I started to look around and ended up at Crest. I didn’t know at the time if it was going to be a long time career, but it has. It’s been a joy to work and watch the company grow. Everyone is a joy to work with and we have some good times. I remember the first day I worked here and Dave was showing me what to do. I went to set a pallet of flour on the stand and a bag fell off on the fork lift and split open and spilled all over the floor. All I could do was say to Dave “now what do I do”? He said “clean it up”.
Brian Schafer (Facilities Manager) Oh my, how fast 20 years goes by!! I had previously worked for Pfoutz Electric before being hired at Crest Foods. The 3 years that I worked for Pfoutz Electric I spent my time doing work at Crest Foods for most of those 3 years. Once hired on full time at Crest I received a lot of good hands on training for the next 18 years, thanks to good instructors, mainly Pat Hilliker (the old guy) and Jim Spangler, just to mention a few. Through many good times and some bad times, the tornado of course being one of those bad times, I have been fortunate to climb the ladder at Crest and work my way up to my current position as Facilities Manager. I would like to thank Crest Foods for the past 20 years and unless I win the lottery I’ll probably be here for another 20 years. Thanks again to everyone who has helped in any way!! One last thing: HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS??
Shane Stover (West Warehouse Receiving Clerk) Shane started working for Crest when he was in High School on a part time basis sorting and repairing pallets. Shane was later hired on full time as a Lift Truck operator and was in that position for 16 years. Shane is now our receiving clerk and is the back up for our secretary. Shane has been here long enough to see 3 warehouse expansions, a new mix facility, a new production area and the tornado in 2015. Outside of Crest Foods, Shane enjoys hunting and training his 6 dogs (Chesapeake Bay Re- trievers) for dock jumping and shed hunting. Shane has a son, Dillon, who is 14 years old and attends Rochelle high school.
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