Estherville Foods, Inc.
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THE QUICK READ
Estherville Foods breaks and processes eggs into liquid and frozen egg products at its plant in Estherville, Iowa. Founded in 1976 and now part of Sonstegard Foods Company, the facility supplies egg products to food manufacturers and distributors nationwide. Day-to-day work centers on receiving eggs from regional farms, processing them on production lines, and keeping a 34,000-pound ammonia refrigeration system running under a full PSM program — Process Safety Management, the federal safety framework required when a plant handles that much ammonia. The company is adding a third production line to handle rising volume from its growing network of supplier farms.
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
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 278 techs in our network nationwide, scaled to Iowa pay levels
Area pay for these roles, not this plant’s pay. Rows we cannot back with data are left out.
ABOUT THIS FACILITY
- Reported employees
- ~90
- Products
- egg, processing, ready-to-eat
- Size
- Small
- Ammonia on site
- 34,000 lbs (per EPA RMP filings)
On file · Sep 2026
SAFETY RECORD
EPA RMP · Sep 2026From public EPA records, as of September 8, 2026. Reported as filed — we add no opinions or grades.
LIVING IN ESTHERVILLE, IA
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Sioux Center, IA | 70 mi | 10 JOBS → |
| Lineage Logistics | Luverne, MN | 72 mi | 1 JOB → |
| VENTURA FOODS | Albert Lea, MN | 76 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Mason City, IA | 82 mi | 6 JOBS → |
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Mason City, IA | 83 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Carroll, IA | 93 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Sioux Falls, SD | 95 mi | 10 JOBS → |
| hormel foods | Austin, MN | 96 mi | 11 JOBS → |
ABOUT ESTHERVILLE FOODS, INC.
Estherville Foods, Inc. is a small food processing company headquartered in Estherville, IA, specializing in egg processing and ready-to-eat products. The company operates a single facility in Estherville with approximately 100 employees.
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