laborer

BelGioioso Cheese

Like most jobs the more you do it better you get.  Been here 10 years and it's cake walk.  High-stress/pressure situations daily but you gradually build a tolerance to it.  Communication is terrible, people churn out rumors, hard to sort out what's going on or what's changing.  If you don't like where you are you can notify management or even the plant manager to move, show up and do an honest days work and they'll work with you.  Usual work drama, ignore it.  Work is slow in the winter and busy in the summer.  Every other weekend off.  Some plants are a lot more physical than freedom, I work 3rd shift, management is pretty relaxed except when things go wrong or several call-ins happen. Been offered lead position a few times but I don't have the patience for it. Overall good company.

This is a great place to work short term if you want to pay off some debt, pay for school, or need a decent paying job with no experience in anything. I wouldn't recommend working here for more than a couple years. The company is owned by an Italian family and they definitely hire within their culture, and promote the same way. They tend to show bi-polar tendencies, along with the management. If you have a good supervisor that actually seems to care about you, and treats you with respect, don't expect them to stay in that position for very long. Management will lie to your face, and call you a liar before they will ever admit they are wrong. Management will also take your idea, tell their boss, implement the idea, and take all the credit.

I took a position as a Summer Laborer here and the short of it is that the pay is beyond almost any summer work you would find in the area, but on the other hand, it’s a sucky place to work during your summer. 

The schedules change often and the company refuses to do online scheduling. They severely lowball the hours you work a week with 50/wk being the norm (Some full time people working well over 60). The work depends on your location but it’s very repetitive and can be stressful if you fall behind If you really want a big chunk of change in your pocket for college and don’t mind working long hours and tough work, go ahead. It’s all about what you value from your time. 


The pay is good, and the benefits are very nice.  The insurance is some of the best I have seen in a long time but thats kinda where to good ends.  It depends on witch plant you work for but some of plants are really hard to work for do to middle management,  good old boys club.  And some middle management promotes back stabing as well as un far work practices.  No clear sense of direction and your schedule is subject to change at any time.  What I was told in the interview process as far as the hours I would work and what really happened is totally different.  Long hours and constant micro management makes a hard job even harder.  Is a shame I did like the work.


Management just tells you what you want to here then does the complete opposite by telling someone else something different. Hardest part of the job is dealing with the employees and management. People are allowed to look up records harass employees and do nothing about it they allow certain individuals to get away with things but will terminate someone for petty things like lifting a press 10 seconds early or forgetting to say your going on break 

Very greedy company to work for. This job does not pay well. Every cheese department makes the same amount of money even though some departments are a lot easier to work in than others. First shift is the only shift that is guaranteed to get 40 hours a week. Can’t stay late to get overtime and you can’t come in early. Employees as well as management are disrespectful. If you are looking for a place that will care about your well-being this certainly is not a company to work for.

Package product rapidly.
Clean and sanitize all packaging equipment daily. 
Excellent pay and benefits.
Supervisors can be poor and overreact in situations, making working there stressful. 
You never when you'll be done because it depends on production and you work a lot of Saturdays.
Impossible to move from second shift to first.

If you dont mind working everyweekend and takes for ever to get your vacation approved and if your ready to get fired at anytime. This job is for you. Even plant managers get fired. Its a weird place to work. You try to make changes, dont even think about it. If you plan to tell on someone, good luck not getting back fired.  I did my job and plus, since they are short handed. I got quit. I couldnt handle the drama, the stress , everyweekend. Oh yeah if you mess something up, or someone blames you, trust me you will pay 10% of the damage. Like it or not.  You will pay.

Highly fast paced and stressful environment in a rapidly changing environment, lot of internal politics and back stabbing between employees and supervisor.  The company is owned by Italian family and most members of the family are in executive team. They make you feel like they own you and your life for the money, they give your for your hard work. It is good company to get some experience, but not good for long term career. Corporate QA Manager  and her lead are the worst one in the team

It is a tough and physical place to work. It's also mentally exhausting as management takes joy in playing games with employees.  Schedule is never consistent and you work a lot of weekends and holidays. Way more than HR will tell you that you will in your interview.  A lot of unhappy people working there that only stay because of pay and its spreads hatred and negativity through the work environment.  If you have thick skin and can brush things off you might be OK, but they are hard on employees from the top down

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