BAY CITY, MI — Michigan Sugar Co.'s 2020 harvest and sugar beet slicing campaign is underway, but the company still needs to hire approximately 50 general laborers. So, in an attempt to fill these seasonal jobs, company officials have increased the starting pay to $13.41 per hour.
Starting pay for general laborers previously ranged from $11.16 to $12.41 per hour, said Rob Clark, director of communications and community relations.
“This year has been particularly challenging in terms of hiring employees. As such, we have increased recruiting efforts across our company footprint,” Clark said. “This starting pay increase is part of our strategy to attract qualified employees to our company.”
Michigan Sugar officials seek to fill job openings in administration, agriculture, operations, and packaging and warehousing, including general laborer positions at Michigan Sugar Company’s sugar beet slicing factories in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing, according to a company news release. Job seekers can apply online via the company’s website, www.michigansugar.com/careers/.
General laborers work three 40-hour weeks and one 48-hour week per month, plus overtime as required, typically through April. Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting with hands-on physical labor, operation of machinery, and following all site health and safety regulations, Smith said. Candidates should have a strong work ethic and attention to detail. Heavy lifting and the ability to work in confined spaces, at tall heights, and in various weather conditions may also be required.
“We understand we are operating in a challenging time in terms of the current labor market,” Ellen Smith, executive director of human resources, said in a statement. “However, we have many available jobs for those looking to plant their career with a company that offers solid pay, reliable hours and the opportunity to climb the ladder for those who work hard and show initiative.”
Other Michigan Sugar jobs currently posted include:
- Lead Electrician, Bay City
- Mechanic, Bay City
- Welder, Bay City and Sebewaing
- Factory Chemist, Caro and Sebewaing
- Industrial Cleaner, Carrollton packaging and warehouse facility
- General Sugar Packer, Bay City, Croswell and Sebewaing
- Human Resources Administrative Assistant, Bay City
- Safety Manager, Bay City
Bay City-based Michigan Sugar Co. was founded in 1906 when six smaller sugar companies merged operations. In 2002, Michigan Sugar became a grower-owned cooperative and in 2004, it merged with Monitor Sugar Company to form the company that exists today.
Michigan Sugar has sugar beet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing. The company’s nearly 900 grower-owners plant and harvest about 160,000 acres of sugar beets each year in 20 Michigan counties, as well as Ontario, Canada. Those beets are sliced at the factories and turned into about 1.1 billion pounds of sugar annually. The sugar is sold to industrial, commercial, and retail customers under the Pioneer and Big Chief brands.
Michigan Sugar has 930 year-round employees and an additional 1,100 seasonal workers. The company is the No. 1 employer in Huron County, the No. 2 employer in Bay and Sanilac counties and the No. 3 employer in Tuscola County. Its annual payroll is more than $65 million and its annual local economic impact is about $500 million, according to company officials.
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