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

4.0

Oct 6, 2025

Great company

Production

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance Coworkers and team

Cons

Pay could be higher Management

5.0

Aug 11, 2025

Associate Account Manager Great place to work

Associate account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

100% the culture, everyone is great to work with and esspecially work for. There is a ton of room to transfer departments if you are looking to try something new out.

Cons

Raises are bare minimum- 3ish % if you're lucky- You have to get a promotion or change roles

3.0

Aug 9, 2025

Fire at will

Warehouse associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay,Benefits,Easy to move around

Cons

Management,The Culture,No urgency to get things done,No standard

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3rd Shift Case Packer

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