Bar-S Foods Co. (Mt. Pleasant)
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THE QUICK READ
Bar-S Foods, through parent company Sigma Alimentos, produces deli meats and lunch meat at a plant in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, processing products under the Bar-S and FUD brands for nationwide distribution. Sigma acquired the facility in 2023 for $12.4 million after the previous operator, West Liberty Foods, announced plans to close it. The plant is currently running at a fraction of its full capacity as operations ramp up. Mount Pleasant is the county seat of Henry County in southeast Iowa, a city of about 9,300 people founded in 1835, roughly 30 miles west of Burlington along U.S. Route 34.
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 Iowa
- $26.12–$37.26/hr
- What techs ask in Iowa
- $31.50–$37.87/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 6 techs in our network, Iowa
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Iowa
- $24.71–$33.78/hr
- What techs ask, adjusted for Iowa
- $29.22–$40.05/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $25.01–$34.44/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 278 techs in our network nationwide, scaled to Iowa pay levels · 6 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 MT. PLEASANT, IA
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Foods | Columbus Junction, IA | 24 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Conagra Brands | Fort Madison, IA | 28 mi | 4 JOBS → |
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Muscatine, IA | 41 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. | Monmouth, IL | 46 mi | 6 JOBS → |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Quincy, IL | 74 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Kirksville, MO | 76 mi | 1 JOB → |
| General Mills | Hannibal, MO | 89 mi | 4 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. | Milan, MO | 99 mi | 10 JOBS → |
ABOUT BAR-S FOODS CO
Bar-S Foods was formed in 1981 when Tim Day led a management buyout of Cudahy Company's meatpacking assets for $28 million, starting with 45 employees producing about 10 million pounds of meat a year. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, the company makes hot dogs, corn dogs, bacon, sausage, and lunch meat under brands including Bar-S, President's Pride, and Chuck Wagon, with production plants in Oklahoma. By 2009, sales reached $535 million with more than 1,600 employees. In 2010, Mexican food company Sigma Alimentos acquired Bar-S Foods, which now operates as part of Sigma's American business.
Other Bar-S Foods Co plants in our directory: Bar-S Foods - Altus Plant, Bar-S Foods Co. - Clinton Plant, Bar-S Foods Co. (Elk City), Bar-S Foods - Lawton Plant
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