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THE QUICK READ
Michael Foods runs a refrigerated potato processing plant in Chaska, Minnesota, through its Northern Star subsidiary, where workers wash, peel, cut, and package products like hashbrowns and mashed potatoes sold under the Simply Potatoes brand. The facility's ammonia refrigeration system holds 45,000 pounds, more than four times the 10,000-pound federal threshold that triggers a formal process safety management program. With about 315 employees, the Chaska plant produces refrigerated potato products for both grocery and foodservice customers.
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 Minnesota
- $30.02–$39.06/hr
- What techs ask in Minnesota
- $35.59–$41.75/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $29.64–$37.59/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 9 techs in our network, Minnesota · 13 postings
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Minnesota
- $26.91–$34.72/hr
- What techs ask, adjusted for Minnesota
- $31–$42.50/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $28.45–$34.67/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 278 techs in our network nationwide, scaled to Minnesota pay levels · 25 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
- ~320
- Ammonia on site
- 45,000 lbs (per EPA RMP filings)
On file · Sep 2026
SAFETY RECORD
EPA RMP · Sep 2026From public EPA records, as of September 2, 2026. Reported as filed — we add no opinions or grades.
LIVING IN CHASKA, MN
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | St James, MN | 78 mi | 8 JOBS → |
| Seneca Foods Corp.-Cold Storage, Rochester,MN | Rochester, MN | 82 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| VENTURA FOODS | Albert Lea, MN | 86 mi | 1 JOB → |
| hormel foods | Austin, MN | 87 mi | 11 JOBS → |
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Mason City, IA | 118 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Mason City, IA | 120 mi | 6 JOBS → |
| Lineage Logistics | Luverne, MN | 155 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Conagra Brands | Waterloo, IA | 171 mi | 6 JOBS → |
ABOUT MICHAEL FOODS
Michael Foods traces its retail egg business to a New Jersey farm dating to 1908, with the modern company formed in 1987 as a spinoff from North Star Universal. It grew through acquisitions, including Papetti's Hygrade Egg Products in 1997 and National Pasteurized Eggs, maker of Davidson's Safest Choice eggs, in 2016. The company processes value-added egg, refrigerated potato, and cheese and dairy products for foodservice, retail, and ingredient customers under brands including Crystal Farms, Simply Potatoes, All Whites, and Better'n Eggs. Post Holdings acquired Michael Foods in 2014 for about 2.45 billion dollars, and it now operates as a Post subsidiary with plants in several states.
Other Michael Foods plants in our directory: Papetti's Hygrade Egg Products, Inc., South Sioux City, NE Facility, MG Waldbaum - Britt, IA, Michael Foods, Inc. d/b/a M.G. Waldbaum Company, Michael Foods Egg Products Company
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