David Tolar
Graceland Fruit
Interlochen,MI
8
years of professional experience
Adaptable and hardworking team member with hands-on experience in packaging, labeling, sealing, and staging finished goods. Recognized for reliability, attention to detail, and maintaining safe, sanitary work areas. Focused on supporting smooth, accurate production output.
Work History
Fruit Packer
5 Years 4 Months- Sanitized work surfaces and equipment to uphold food safety requirements.
- Separated, labeled, and staged finished product for shipping and storage.
- Inspected incoming product for defects, contamination, and packaging damage.
- Assisted in maintaining a clean and safe work environment, adhering to safety guidelines and protocols.
- I was responsible for running box maker as well as bag inserter, ensuring bottom of bag was sealed, maintaining all paperwork on production line. Verifying print on box was correct and that box was labeled.
- Ensuring palletizer was stacking boxes correctly and wrapping the finished pallets
Glue Machine Operator
2 Years 1 Month- Set up glue machines, adjusted controls, and prepared production lines for consistent adhesive application.
- Inspected bonded parts, verified glue coverage, and separated nonconforming products for rework.
- I was required to mix glue as needed, clean and hang parts on the production line and unload parts after they are glued verifying the parts have sufficient glue.
- clean glue booth at the end of shift ensuring glue guns and glue lines are flushed out, swap out hooks on the production line and clean the hooks as needed
Donut Fryer
6 Months- Monitored fryer temperatures and cooking times to maintain product texture and appearance.
- Prepared doughnuts by mixing, proofing, and frying products to consistent quality standards.
- Glazed, frosted, and finished doughnuts according to daily production needs.
- Maintained clean workstations, equipment, and utensils in compliance with food safety practices.
Education
High School Diploma
Skills
Fruit handling
Food safety regulations
Box assembly operations
Labeling accuracy
Labeling
Box building
Efficient packing
Labeling skills
Sealing machines
Product weighing and measuring
Box construction
Processing equipment operation
Electric pallet jack
Pallet jack operation
Materials handling
Manual handling
Production documentation
Measurement calculations
Data entry
Basic mathematics
Forklift operation
Willingness to learn
Punctual and dependable
Hand-eye coordination
Visual inspection
Timeline
Fruit Packer
Graceland Fruit
06.2018 - 10.2023Read More
Glue Machine Operator
Magna International
04.2016 - 05.2018Read More
Donut Fryer
Daylight Donuts
11.2015 - 05.2016Read More
Benzie Central High School
High School Diploma
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