{"id":144075,"date":"2021-07-21T21:47:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T02:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=144075"},"modified":"2021-07-21T21:47:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T02:47:38","slug":"cooper-farms-announces-higher-pay-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/07\/21\/cooper-farms-announces-higher-pay-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper Farms announces higher pay scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Independent staff and submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OAKWOOD –Cooper Farms announces new, higher pay scale, paid-time-off (PTO) at hire, and a new option for flexible part-time work. The current job market is like nothing most Americans have ever seen, so Cooper Farms\u2019 recently announced changes with the hope they will attract new team members and show appreciation to the team already on board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full-time production team members at the egg and turkey processing locations are now starting out at a competitive wage of $15.25 or higher per hour, with PTO immediately at hire. Farm positions may vary, based on the skill and labor involved, but now start at $14.25 and increase from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cLooking at our competition, we think this $15 range is really what people are searching for when they\u2019re exploring new opportunities,\u201d said Gary Cooper, COO of Cooper Farms. \u201cAnd the lack of paid time off during the first year at many new jobs is always a frustration, so we believe that will be attractive to people as well.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With flexibility being such a high demand, especially with the younger crowd, the company is introducing a new Flexible Part-Time position at their St. Henry and Van Wert plants, in which new team members can work whenever they are able on a part-time basis. While the program comes with a lower starting wage and minimal benefits, it will be ideal for many people out there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are a number of people out there that can\u2019t work a consistent 40-plus hour work week because of many different reasons,\u201d said Cooper. \u201cFor example, maybe they\u2019re only available Tuesdays and Fridays, or maybe they want to be home when their kids get on or off the bus for school, but they do want to work. Those are the people we hope to bring in to fill these roles.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooper believes it\u2019s important to embrace the opportunity for change, rather than attempt to combat it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe market is extremely unique right now,\u201d said Cooper. \u201cWe hope by choosing to adapt to the current situation instead of fighting against it, we can really bring in a new, large group of team members to join our team.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of these new changes, Cooper Farms is also offering new-hire bonuses to CDL drivers and maintenance team members, and a higher referral bonus program. To explore open opportunities, visit cooperfarms.com\/joinourteam<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Independent staff and submitted information OAKWOOD –Cooper Farms announces new, higher pay scale, paid-time-off (PTO) at hire, and a new option for flexible part-time work. The current job market is like nothing most Americans have ever seen, so Cooper Farms\u2019 recently announced changes with the hope they will attract new team members and show appreciation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-21 17:20:54","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144075\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}