Baja Foods, LLC (Chicago)
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THE QUICK READ
Baja Foods runs a frozen Mexican food plant in Chicago, hand-assembling enchiladas, burritos, taquitos, and quesadillas under USDA inspection. The Velasquez family founded the company in 2001 after decades in food manufacturing — they started Azteca Foods selling tortillas from a station wagon in 1970, sold it to Pillsbury, then bought it back. It is a small operation with around 100 workers, using individual quick-freeze lines and X-ray quality scanning. In 2025 the company launched its own Chef Gustavo retail brand into Costco stores, a sign the plant is growing, not standing still.
JOBS HERE
No openings on file for this plant right now. Nearby plants that are hiring are listed further down.
PAY PICTURE
Ammonia / Industrial Refrigeration Tech
- Government data for Illinois
- $29.15–$42.45/hr
- What techs ask in Illinois
- $35.06–$46.22/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $30.85–$42.66/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 12 techs in our network, Illinois · 16 postings
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Illinois
- $25.34–$36.59/hr
- What techs ask in Illinois
- $30.64–$39.95/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $28.42–$38.92/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 35 techs in our network, Illinois · 58 postings
Area pay for these roles, not this plant’s pay. Rows we cannot back with data are left out.
ABOUT THIS FACILITY
- Reported employees
- ~100
- Products
- processing, ready-to-eat
- Size
- Small
On file · Sep 2026
LIVING IN CHICAGO, IL
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. | Toluca, IL | 96 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Tyson Foods | Logansport, IN | 99 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Peru, IN | 113 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Champaign, IL | 122 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Decatur, IL | 150 mi | 30 JOBS → |
| Kroger Limited Partnership II | Indianapolis, IN | 165 mi | 4 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Greenfield, IN | 165 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. | Monmouth, IL | 167 mi | 6 JOBS → |
ABOUT BAJA FOODS, LLC
Baja Foods, LLC is a food processing company headquartered in Chicago, IL, specializing in ready-to-eat products. The company operates a single small facility in Chicago with approximately 100 employees. Baja Foods does not use ammonia refrigeration and does not maintain a PSM program.
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