Ruiz Food Products, Inc. (Florence)
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THE QUICK READ
Ruiz Food Products runs a frozen food plant in Florence, South Carolina that produces El Monterey burritos, tamales, taquitos, and Tornados snack rolls — the top-selling frozen Mexican food brand in the United States. The company acquired the former H.J. Heinz facility in 2014, invested $55 million to renovate it, and opened for production in early 2016, then nearly doubled the plant's size with a $79 million expansion in 2017 that brought the workforce past 1,000 people. Fred Ruiz and his father Louis started the business in 1964 in Dinuba, California with a family enchilada recipe, and the Florence plant is now one of three Ruiz Foods facilities nationwide alongside operations in California and Texas. A $40 million equipment upgrade in 2020 added further production capacity to keep up with growing demand.
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 South Carolina
- $23.22–$32.68/hr
- What techs ask in South Carolina
- $28.27–$39.38/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 7 techs in our network, South Carolina
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for South Carolina
- $21.27–$31.48/hr
- What techs ask in South Carolina
- $25.90–$38.17/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 7 techs in our network, South Carolina
Area pay for these roles, not this plant’s pay. Rows we cannot back with data are left out.
ABOUT THIS FACILITY
- Reported employees
- ~1,000
- Products
- beef, chicken, not-ready-to-eat, processing, ready-to-eat
- Size
- Large
On file · Sep 2026
LIVING IN FLORENCE, SC
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim's Pride | Sumter, SC | 48 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Americold Logistics | Sumter, SC | 49 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| ButterBall | Raeford, NC | 56 mi | 6 JOBS → |
| Lineage Logistics Services, LLC | Tar Heel, NC | 60 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Pilgrim's Pride | Marshville, NC | 64 mi | 4 JOBS → |
| Tyson Foods | Monroe, NC | 67 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. | Clinton, NC | 93 mi | 7 JOBS → |
| ButterBall | Mount Olive, NC | 117 mi | 11 JOBS → |
ABOUT RUIZ FOOD PRODUCTS, INC.
Ruiz Food Products, Inc. is a food processing company headquartered in Dinuba, CA, with three U.S. facilities producing beef, chicken, pork, and ready-to-eat products. The company operates large-scale processing operations and uses ammonia refrigeration systems across its manufacturing footprint.
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