Michigan Sugar is hiring general laborers starting at $11.16 per hour in preparation for its upcoming sugarbeet slicing campaign.
Company officials announced the jobs and others via the Michigan Sugar Facebook page. There are openings in administration, agriculture, operations, packaging and warehousing. The open positions in Bay City, Carrollton, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing, Mich., include sugar specialist, general laborer, lead electrician, mechanic, project engineer, corporate process engineer, maintenance supervisor, welder, shift supervisor, general sugar packer and more.
“Michigan Sugar Company has a variety of positions available across our company footprint. You can find information about those jobs and apply at www.michigansugar.com/careers,” said Rob Clark, director of communications and community relations. “More specifically, we are in great need this year of general laborers at our factories in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing. General laborers are responsible for a variety of tasks and work throughout the factory during campaign, which generally lasts from mid-August to mid-March.”
Bay City-based Michigan Sugar is a grower-owned sugar cooperative. Michigan Sugar made more than 1 billion pounds of sugar during its 2019-2020 sugar beet slicing campaign, which began in early September and wrapped up in early April. Its products are sold in wholesale and retail quantities under the Pioneer Sugar and Big Chief Sugar brands.
The company recently revamped its brand, unveiling new red bags, refreshing its Pioneer Sugar Facebook page and brand website, www.pioneersugar.com, and launching a Pioneer Sugar Instagram page.
Sugarbeet harvest begins in the fall. Over the course of last year’s campaign, Michigan Sugar sliced 4.1 million tons of suga beets. In addition to producing more than 1 billion pounds of sugar, the campaign yielded more than 158,000 tons of molasses and 122,000 tons of dry pulp products, both of which are sold as livestock feed, according to company officials.
Michigan Sugar aims to hire 22 general laborers in Bay City, 18 in Caro, 15 in Croswell and 21 in Sebewaing. Newly-hired employees will begin working as soon as Aug. 10, Clark said. Michigan Sugar does not provide health benefits to general laborers, but they are eligible for the company’s Employee Assistance Program, which offers confidential counseling services for a variety of issues, including marital or family discord, illness, financial difficulties, mental or emotional distress, alcohol or drug abuse and legal problems.
Clark said the top quality Michigan Sugar looks for in general laborers is reliability.
“We need people who show up to work every day. In addition, we are looking for candidates who work hard, are honest, and are willing to work in a variety of roles with different responsibilities,” he said.
“Employees who perform well have the opportunity for advancement within the facility, provided advancement is available. Campaign positions also allow for the employee to return year after year, provided they left the company previously in good standing. We have many regular, full-time employees who started with the company as campaign workers and turned it into a career.”
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