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 37 reviews)); "Company is growing and benefits are good" ((in 14 reviews)); "Great people and environment." ((in 10 reviews)); "As starting in supervisor the team has been amazing in teaching me about cheese." ((in 4 reviews)); "Pay is competitive for the area." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Horrible management and kind of confusing" ((in 19 reviews)); "Very short breaks that are audited and will be used against you (even if you miss another break)." ((in 6 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

1.0

Jan 24, 2025

Difficult

Bulk merchandiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is good that’s about it

Cons

Work 6-7 days a week, no work life balance, short breaks, people

3.0

Jan 21, 2025

Decent

Machine operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, and good retirement.

Cons

Forced overtime, bidding policy locks in employees for too long.

2.0

Jan 17, 2025

Horribly ran

Warehouse worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and I guarantee that is it

Cons

Poor management Unsafe practices Preach employee owned to your face but the almighty dollar is the main drive

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