Versatile Assembly-Line Specialist and Trainer

David Anthony Pearson Jr.

La Crosse, WI ****************@*****.*** 608-***-****

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Motivated Assembly-Line Specialist with 5+ years of experience in manufacturing and logistics who excels in adaptability, effective communication, and meticulousness. EDUCATION

GED

Western Technical College, La Crosse, WI Expected Graduation: December 2025 WORK EXPERIENCE

Team Member/Upholstery, Ashley Furniture Industries, Arcadia, WI March 2018-October 2018

● Assembled furniture by using an upholstery staple gun to attach cloth-like materials to furniture

● Used a rubber mallet to pound staples into the furniture to make sure staples were not poking out

● Communicated with colleagues to inspect the quality of furniture Team Lead, Bimbo Bakeries USA, La Crosse, WI June 2017-February 2018

● Trained colleagues on assembly belt best practices, safety measures, and bread tray organization

● Aligned bread loafs properly on assembly belt to ensure loafs don’t clog up the machine

● Operated assembly belt by making sure bread is aligned the right way on the assembly belt Production Associate, Bimbo Bakeries USA, La Crosse, WI August 2016-June 2017

● Palletized crouton bags to prepare pallets for the forklifts

● Used safety air gun to clean machines that prepared croutons

● Emptied seasoning bags into seasoning machines to add different flavors to croutons Assembly Line, Kronos Food, Glendale Heights, IL November 2015-July 2016

● Organized bagged pita bread into boxes and taped these boxes to then palletize

● Operated electric pallet jack to move pallets to stretch wrap machine for packaging process

● Arranged gyro meat on slot carts to be prepared for cooking

● Cleaned and sanitized floors and machines after shift Manager, Taco Bell, Milwaukee, WI April 2009-August 2012

● Trained employees in food acronyms, preparation, organization, machine usage, and safety procedures

● Managed payroll for employees by assessing work hours on computer

● Double-checked inventory by ensuring items were correctly stocked and accounted for

● Scheduled work hours for employees by ensuring work hours and employee preferences were met

Cashier, Taco Bell, Milwaukee, WI February 2007-April 2009

● Interacted with customers by taking their food orders and processing payments

● Unloaded inventory trucks with food items into deep freezers

● Stocked food lines with the correct amount of food items

● Prepared food items by using cooking machines to prep food orders

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