production associate

distribution center supervisor

retail sales associate

intake specialist

truck driver

ORGANIC VALLEY

I absolutely loved Organic Valley. The CEO believed in the Coop's mission. PROFIT SHARING & annual bonuses, paid holiday meals! Excellent 401K if you take the time to research the options. Great health insurance plan, company sends you money to a HSA--you get to keep this if you ever leave. George Siemon (CEO) was a very caring person.

Many people began working here with no college degree and with excellent professionalism they moved up pretty quickly. This company did right by its employees and farmer owners.  I went to college but I was very happy that people were able to get ahead at this company by being hard working, honest, and compassionate. OV is nice to have around, I was always happy knowing I was employed there.

If you start with no experience (and no degree too), put a couple of years of good, consistent, accountable, hard work and you will move up. Don't expect to get promoted after six months.

I olnly left because it didn't feel like something I wanted to do forever. If you want to work for a company, get a paycheck, and be a part of a company that cares OV is the place!

Can't give enough praise.

It has the typical problems of any production company, but with tons of pros to counter.

Super collaborative place. Some people complained about their opportunities to move up but these people never took on 'extra work'. Supervisors promote people who make their job easier (who wouldn't?), you don't just get promotions and raises with seniority here. If you work hard and take responsibility (and offer to help when you can)  you will be rewarded after a couple years.

Worked in "sanitation ghee" started at 11:00PM was done 7:00AM. First of all 3rd shift certainly was LOWEST priority in every aspect. Including respect from other shifts, and the tasks to be completed, however did the most work of any shift ironically. Started the day running ghee batch's, until around 2AM then had to completely clean the ghee room. Next you then then had to go clean up the butter room after 1st and 2nd shifts, after 2 shifts of running it was a complete mess and required extensive cleaning, sanitation, of multiple machines. Often this was performed by minimal staff. Then after all the work was done for the night 1 st shift would come in and nit pick literally everything you did "wrong" and would pull you to go clean something because that wasn't there job. Also 1st shift was so clicky, with management they could do whatever. One of the managers literally watches you work and is so fussy that nothing's good enough ever. HR is pointless and only cared about pleasing management, and fitting into the click. Overall the company might be ok but Chaseburg is horrible.

After working for Organic Valley for about 6 months it became blatantly clear how they treat people that don't fit in with their clicks in the workplace. Management will bend over backwards for some people, but will completely disregard others who do their jobs, if told differently by spiteful individuals. They go against their own written policies to get employees that don't "fit in" in trouble with HR. This place is not everything they claim to be. They do have some really wonderful employee programs and employee incentives, but the amount of drama that goes on in the workplace is completely unreasonable and Disrespectful to employees who want to be there. I will not buy their products or their private labels after my experience there. HR didn't even have the courtesy to call after I quit to do an exit interview, like their policy states, to go over things that prompted my leave and to go over termination of benefits.

When starting here I felt very confident in this company, OV was fun and it felt as if you were family. After about a year and a half, some changes occurd within the company and it was almost as if you could instantly see the change, in my opinion the changes made were not beneficial and I feel stood against the reasoning I chose to apply for this company in the first place. Most production employees are fun and a good time to be around and management has some faults that could definitely use work. It is a fast paced environment that involves long hours and sometimes huge headaches, it is an alright establishment and I can probably say if listing all pros vs. Cons they would probably be close to even.

I have been at OV for a couple of years as a remote employee outside of Wisconsin.  Everyone is very nice, but it does not feel genuine. I would classify it as "toxic positivity" to an extreme - it is very difficult to speak out about glaring issues, like racial equity, without being told to stand down or shut up (nicely). If you want to be at a place that says it's mission-oriented, this is a good spot.  If you want to be at a place that IS mission-oriented, I would not recommend.  I also have very, VERY little work to do on a daily basis and have very little opportunity for advancement.  It is easy to feel stuck at this company if you are in any way outside the norm of being based in a small town in Wisconsin.

.could be over staffed, could be under staffed. They have float workers that make 27hr to be a fill in when short staffed, but they are there only for the money they don't barely work. It doesn't pay to have them in The C.A.L.F. facilities. Where the rest of the workers do more work than 1 person for only $ 18hr.
Machines could work or could be down for hours because no maintenance or they don't have the parts. They don't do proper preventive maintenance. Never fully looking at machines to prevent down time, only fix once down.
Plant Management walks around office bare foot and talks arrogantly. And the supervisors are close minded.


What is the best part of working at the company?
Company doesn't pay well and it's hard to get promoted from within.  They do offer generous PTO.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Bad management and unequal pay.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Clicky and snobbish.  They down size continuously and everyone is afraid of losing their jobs all the time.  If you say something negative to management you get flagged.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
They are someone flexible with time and days in certain positions.  Otherwise it's mainly computer work and using teams to communicate with others.

My daily job duties were to calculate costs for data entry and enter the cost into PM10 software for all commodities. I learned about the costing of all products within the company. The hardest part of the job was finding errors and trying to track back to where the error originally occurred. The most enjoyable part of the job was the atmosphere as well as the fellow employees who I worked with. The management within the department I worked was helpful when needed and always willing to answer any questions that I had.

Organic Valley offers a very flexible work environment with too many intangible benefits to count, including onsite dining options at headquarters, variable health plans, numerous employee wellness programs, and more!  Tucked in the valley of Western Wisconsin, working at Organic Valley means long commutes to work or moving to a rural environment, but if you have a personal network nearby, it's a pleasure to work and live in the rolling hills.  Salary compensation is generally below most job seekers' expectations, but the additional benefits make it a stable, rewarding workplace.

Organic Valley is a very relaxed work environment, but is starting to become more corporate as it's size grows in the Midwest.  They are a wonderful company to work for as they are passionate about all that they do.  They do both environmental and agricultural advocacy, and were some of the first contributors to the creation of rules for the USDA Organic designation.

It's currently going through some growing pains, but that should discourage no one from trying to work there.  It really is a wonderful place to work.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Production associate 5 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour
Distribution center supervisor 4 salaries reported	$20.00 per hour
Retail sales associate 3 salaries reported	$16.00 per hour
Intake specialist 2 salaries reported	$20.00 per hour
Truck driver 1 salary reported	$40.00 per hour

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