Red Gold’s new multimillion-dollar manufacturing line leads to further investments in central Indiana

ORESTES, Ind. — Red Gold, a fourth-generation, family-owned producer of best-selling tomato products sold across the United States with headquarters in central Indiana, announced a new wave of open positions following the recent investment and installation of a multimillion-dollar, high-speed can labeling line at its primary canning facility in Orestes.

The new line was built over a six-month period, began full operations in early November and is now producing over 100 cases of product a minute, more than twice the rate of its predecessor, allowing cans to be labeled and cased at speeds reaching over 1,100 cans per minute.

“We always wanted a high-speed can labeling line of this magnitude. Red Gold is America’s largest producer of fresh canned tomatoes with over 3,200 different labels to manage over a wide variety of packaging sizes. On top of that, consumer demand in grocery stores has just been incredible,” said Beau Reichart, chief operations officer at Red Gold.

Even with significantly increased automation and speed, experienced and trained operators for each major part of the line are still required. The automation improvements allow its operators to be more efficient and learn additional skills that can greatly benefit career development.

As a result, efforts at Red Gold are underway to hire additional full-time employees on the new shifts of production that will also help reduce the workload for the first and second shifts.

“In just the past 10 years, thanks to our exciting growth in sales, all three of our plants and our company headquarters have seen a total investment of $500 million in new technology, products, people, positions and improved company benefits,” said Tim Ingle, senior vice president at Red Gold.

“Red Gold is rooted in the Midwest and will continue to invest in its people and processes, just like when it began in 1942 supporting our American troops. For those eager to join an All-American family company that produces the very best, then we encourage you to join our team.”

Red Gold has opportunities for high school graduates to become operators with tuition reimbursement programs and for other adults to rekindle a new career in a variety of manufacturing areas. Visit www.redgoldfoods.com/careers for more details.