SFI - Mt. Vernon Plant
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THE QUICK READ
Schreiber Foods produces process and natural cheese at its plant in Mount Vernon, Missouri, supplying cheese to restaurant chains and retail customers. The facility has been part of Schreiber since 1997 and employs about 330 people on its production lines. The plant's ammonia refrigeration system holds roughly 21,000 pounds, above the 10,000-pound threshold that triggers a federal process safety management program. Mount Vernon is the county seat of Lawrence County in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri, a small city of about 4,600 people located roughly 30 miles west of Springfield along Interstate 44.
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 Missouri
- $24.77–$36.11/hr
- What techs ask, adjusted for Missouri
- $29.92–$41.33/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $27.26–$42.97/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 775 techs in our network nationwide, scaled to Missouri pay levels · 10 postings
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Missouri
- $23.28–$33.83/hr
- What techs ask in Missouri
- $27.92–$31.35/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $23.82–$33.15/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 5 techs in our network, Missouri · 8 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
- ~330
- Ammonia on site
- 21,000 lbs (per EPA RMP filings)
On file · Sep 2026
SAFETY RECORD
EPA RMP · Sep 2026From public EPA records, as of September 4, 2026. Reported as filed — we add no opinions or grades.
LIVING IN MOUNT VERNON, MO
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Foods | MONETT, MO | 14 mi | 1 JOB → |
| ButterBall | Carthage, MO | 28 mi | 9 JOBS → |
| Americold Logistics | Carthage, MO | 29 mi | 1 JOB → |
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Springfield, MO | 32 mi | 1 JOB → |
| General Mills - Jolpin | Joplin, MO | 36 mi | 5 JOBS → |
| Simmons Prepared Foods | South West City, MO | 58 mi | 6 JOBS → |
| Lineage Logistics | Stilwell, OK | 100 mi | 1 JOB → |
| ButterBall | Ozark, AR | 112 mi | 2 JOBS → |
ABOUT SCHREIBER FOODS
Schreiber Foods began in 1945 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, when LD Schreiber partnered with Merlin Bush and Daniel Nusbaum to start the LD Schreiber Cheese Company. Employees bought stock starting in 1962, and in 1999 the company set up an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, making it fully employee-owned. Today it makes natural cheese, process cheese, cream cheese, yogurt, and beverages sold under customer brands, plus contract manufacturing and ingredients. It operates more than 10,000 employees across plants on five continents, with annual sales exceeding $7 billion.
Other Schreiber Foods plants in our directory: SFI- Richland Center West, SFI-Smithfield, SFI - Shippensburg Plant, SFI - Clinton Plant, SFI - Carthage Plant, SFI - Green Bay Plant, Schreiber Foods - Fairview Facility, SFI Richland Center East, SFI - Stephenville Plant, SFI - Logan Plant and UDC, SFI - Monett Plant
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