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Michigan Sugar Company

General Laborer - Caro

Caro, MI · On-site

$14.25 - $17.75/hr

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate full-time opportunity for a General Laborer, located at the Caro. Job Summary: The General Laborer position handles various tasks throughout the factory. Job ...

Michigan Sugar Company

General Laborer - Caro

Caro, MI · On-site

$20.76/hr

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate full-time opportunity for a General Laborer, located at the Caro. Job Summary: The General Laborer position handles various tasks throughout the factory. Job ...

Michigan Sugar Company

General Laborer - Croswell

Croswell, MI · On-site

$14 - $17.50/hr

Those beets are sliced at the factories and turned into about 1.3 billion pounds of sugar annually. That sugar is sold to industrial, commercial and retail customers under the Pioneer and Big Chief ...

Michigan Sugar Company

Shift Supervisor

Bay City, MI · On-site

$14 - $17.75/hr

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate full-time opportunity for a Shift Supervisor, located at the Bay City Factory, 2600 S. Euclid Ave., Bay City, MI 48706. Job Summary: The Shift Supervisor is ...

Michigan Sugar Company

Shift Supervisor

Sebewaing, MI · On-site

$13.25 - $16.75/hr

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate, full-time opportunity for a Shift Supervisor, located at the Sebewaing Factory, 947 Pine St., Sebewaing, MI 48759. JOB SUMMARY The Shift Supervisor is ...

Michigan Sugar Company

Shift Supervisor

Bay City, MI · On-site

$12.50 - $15.75/hr

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate full-time opportunity for a Shift Supervisor, located at the Bay City Factory, 2600 S. Euclid Ave., Bay City, MI 48706. Job Summary: The Shift Supervisor is ...

Michigan Sugar Company

Shift Supervisor

Sebewaing, MI · On-site

$13.25 - $16.75/hr

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate, full-time opportunity for a Shift Supervisor, located at the Sebewaing Factory, 947 Pine St., Sebewaing, MI 48759. JOB SUMMARY The Shift Supervisor is ...

Michigan Sugar Company

Mechanic

Bay City, MI · On-site

$20.75 - $26.75/hr

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate full-time opportunity at its Bay City Factory Packaging amp; Warehouse facility. This position is an hourly position working a variable schedule and is part of ...

Michigan Sugar Company

Mechanic

Bay City, MI · On-site

$23.25 - $29.75/hr

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate full-time opportunity at its Bay City Factory Packaging & Warehouse facility. This position is an hourly position working a variable schedule and is part of ...

Michigan Sugar Company

Industrial Cleaner

Croswell, MI · On-site

$21.31/hr

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate full-time opportunity for a Industrial Cleaner, located at the Croswell Factory. Job Summary: To be able to work in groups or individually, with minimal ...

Michigan Sugar

Shift Supervisor

Bay City, MI

$40.87 - $55.29/hr

Primary Responsibilities: - Leadership - Manage shift operations to achieve factory business goals ... Quality - Sustain quality targets to ensure production sugar and byproducts meet feed and food ...

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As of Aug 22, 2026, the average hourly pay for sugar factory in Michigan is $14.70, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $13.41 and $15.72 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a sugar factory?

A Sugar Factory job typically involves roles in production, packaging, quality control, and machinery operation within a sugar manufacturing facility. Workers may be responsible for processing raw sugar, refining it, and preparing it for distribution. Some positions require technical skills, while others involve manual labor. Safety and hygiene are essential in these environments.

What does a typical workday look like for an employee in a sugar factory?

A typical day in a sugar factory often involves monitoring and operating processing equipment, inspecting raw materials, conducting quality checks, and performing routine maintenance. Employees usually work as part of a larger production team, ensuring the smooth flow of operations and quickly addressing any technical issues that arise. Shifts can be structured due to the continuous nature of production, offering the opportunity to work days, nights, or weekends depending on the factory schedule. Collaboration with supervisors, quality assurance staff, and maintenance crews is common. You'll find the work both fast-paced and structured, with clear responsibilities to ensure the factory meets production and safety standards.

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To thrive in a Sugar Factory role, candidates typically need strong mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, and basic knowledge of food safety and industrial processes, often supported by a high school diploma or vocational training. Familiarity with automated processing equipment, quality control systems, and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) certification is highly beneficial. Teamwork, problem-solving abilities, and communication skills help individuals excel within busy, collaborative environments. These skills and qualifications are essential to ensure efficiency, product quality, and safety in the manufacturing process.

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Infographic showing various Sugar Factory job openings in Michigan as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 67% Full Time, and 33% Nights. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution, with an average salary of $30,571 per year, or $14.7 per hour.

General Laborer - Caro

Michigan Sugar Company

Caro, MI • On-site

$14.25 - $17.75/hr

Full-time

Posted 21 days ago

Michigan Sugar rating

7.3

Company rating: 7.3 out of 10

Based on 15 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

177th of 442 rated food and drinks producers

Job description

Excellence. Pride. Integrity. Compassion. Trust. Are you ready to plant your career in a place where words like these serve as the foundation for doing business every day? At Michigan Sugar, our purpose is Making Life Sweeter, and our mission is Creating Growth and Opportunity.
Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate full-time opportunity for a General Laborer, located at the Caro.
Job Summary:
The General Laborer position handles various tasks throughout the factory. 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. A strong work ethic and attention to detail are essential. This is a seasonal job typically running from August through May on one of four shifts, working three 40-hour weeks and one 48-hour week per month with additional overtime as required. Heavy lifting, the ability to work in confined spaces, at tall heights, and various weather conditions may be required.
Primary Responsibilities:
  • There are a wide variety of tasks that a laborer may be asked to complete.
  • May be assigned to a specific job after the training period.
  • May be asked to cover in a different position if necessary at any time.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications:
  • Previous physical labor experience is preferred.
  • Ability to follow instructions given and complete tasks working alone or together with other employees.
  • Previous shift work experience preferred.

Key Competencies:
  • Repetitive lifting or carrying items up to 40-50 lbs.
  • Shoveling sand, pulp, beets, etc. and using wheelbarrow to transport material.
  • Performing numerous cleaning activities with use of hot water and or pressure washers.
  • Climbing stairs and ladders and working on catwalks around equipment.
  • Driving forklifts, tractors with loader, skid-steers.
  • Bending, stooping, and twisting in order to reach areas for cleaning, shoveling or other assigned task.
  • Extended periods of walking.
  • Exposure to high and low temperatures throughout the factory and various weather conditions.
  • Operating hand or power tools.
  • Exposure to various chemicals and knowledge of proper personal protective equipment.
  • Attention to detail and ability to understand and complete good manufacturing practice paperwork.

NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by staff assigned to this position. The above statements are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required. All staff may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities as needed.
Michigan Sugar Company was founded in 1906 when six smaller sugar companies merged their operations. In 2002, Michigan Sugar Company became a grower-owned cooperative and in 2004, it merged with Monitor Sugar Company to form the company that exists today.
Michigan Sugar Company is headquartered in Bay City and has sugar beet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing, Michigan. Its nearly 900 grower-owners plant and harvest up to 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 1.3 billion pounds of sugar annually.
That sugar is sold to industrial, commercial and retail customers under the Pioneer and Big Chief brands.
Michigan Sugar Company has 930 year-round employees and an additional 1,100 seasonal workers. It 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. The company's annual payroll is more than $65 million and its annual local economic impact is about $500 million.
Michigan Sugar Company is the third largest of eight sugar beet processing companies in the United States and Michigan is one of 11 states where sugar beets are grown in the country.
Michigan Sugar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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