Does Great Lakes Cheese pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Great Lakes Cheese employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Great Lakes Cheese. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Great Lakes Cheese?

49% of Great Lakes Cheese employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Great Lakes Cheese 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Great Lakes Cheese?

Line Attendant (18) , Machine Operator (18) , Bulk Cheese Handler (10) , Maintenance Technician (5) , Production Supervisor (5) , Supervisor (4) , Warehouse Worker (4) , Case Packer (3) , Operator (3) , Production (3) , Production Manager (3) , Warehouse Associate (3) , Anonymous (2) , Associate Account Manager (2) , Bulk Merchandiser (2)

What are the pros of working at Great Lakes Cheese according to real employee reviews?

"It's good pay and the the ESOP program is nice that's about it!" ((in 36 reviews)); "Company is growing and benefits are good" ((in 16 reviews)); "Great people and environment." ((in 11 reviews)); "Excellent Management, culture is second to none" ((in 4 reviews)); "As starting in supervisor the team has been amazing in teaching me about cheese." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Great Lakes Cheese according to real employee reviews?

"Horrible management and kind of confusing" ((in 21 reviews)); "15 minute breaks if you work more hours." ((in 5 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 5 reviews)); "Long hours" ((in 4 reviews)); "They talk about how they treat their employees like family." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Great Lakes Cheese locations?

Hiram , Plymouth , Manchester , La Crosse , Fillmore , Wausau , Cuba , Abilene , Adams , Rochester , Seymour , Onalaska , Sheboygan , Tullahoma , Burton , Cleveland , Ohio

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3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(184 total reviews)

Dan Zagzebski

84% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture & values

2.5

Work/Life balance

2.4

Senior management

Great Lakes Cheese has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 184 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Great Lakes Cheese employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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184 reviews

2.0

Feb 1, 2026

Pay is the saving grace

Line attendant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High Pay for the area Decidedly Decent PTO amount Quick and Decent Raised

Cons

No lunch breaks Management feels like proctology HR lies to your face while smiling Watched a coworker get pointed for having to leave due to procedures/regulations for puking

1.0

Jan 4, 2026

Family needs to run the company again

Corporate sanitation

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Esop program and bonus program for management

Cons

The company has hired alot of woke management that gets nothing done. Not the family company it used to be. Has definitely lost sight of the founders core values.

4.0

Jan 3, 2026

Good job, debatable calling it a career.

Bulk cheese handler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Pay beats out most manufacturers in the area. 2. Good entry level job. 3. Employer profit sharing. 4. Food jobs are stable.

Cons

1. Management is too far removed from day to day tasks. 2. Being a Bulk cheese handler is physically demanding. 3. Not enough emphasis on quality, or in any meaningful way at least.

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Family needs to run the company again

Good job, debatable calling it a career.

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