Nettles Sausage Inc (Lake City)
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THE QUICK READ
Nettles Sausage Inc. in Lake City, Florida is a third-generation family operation that has been processing meat in Columbia County since 1945. The USDA-inspected plant handles commercial hog slaughter and produces smoked sausage and other pork products, with a separate beef and lamb operation running at the same address. Around 100 employees work at the plant, and the finished products reach stores in Florida and nine other states from Alabama to Ohio. An on-site retail store sells direct to the public alongside the wholesale side of the business.
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 Florida
- $22.43–$32.20/hr
- What techs ask in Florida
- $26.96–$41.70/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 12 techs in our network, Florida
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Florida
- $20.43–$30.02/hr
- What techs ask, adjusted for Florida
- $24.76–$33.95/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 278 techs in our network nationwide, scaled to Florida 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
- ~100
- Products
- beef/livestock, not-ready-to-eat, pork, processing, ready-to-eat, slaughter
- Size
- Small
On file · Sep 2026
LIVING IN LAKE CITY, FL
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim's Pride | Live Oak, FL | 39 mi | 6 JOBS → |
| Anheuser-Busch Inbev | Jacksonville, FL | 62 mi | 6 JOBS → |
| US Foods Inc. | Port Orange, FL | 115 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Keystone Foods | Camilla, GA | 126 mi | 5 JOBS → |
| US Foods Inc. | Orlando, FL | 135 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Lineage Logistics | Albany, GA | 137 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Lineage Unadilla | Unadilla, GA | 165 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Keystone Foods | Baker Hill, AL | 201 mi | 1 JOB → |
ABOUT NETTLES SAUSAGE INC
Nettles Sausage Inc is a food processing company headquartered in Lake City, FL, specializing in beef and pork slaughter and processing. The company produces both ready-to-eat and not-ready-to-eat meat products from a single facility. With approximately 100 employees, Nettles operates as an independent, small-scale meat processor.
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