Project Summary

Pacific Coast Canola broke ground in September 2011 on its canola crushing facility located in Warden, WA. The facility will produce expeller-pressed canola oil and high quality canola meal. The plant is the first commercial-scale canola crushing operation west of the Rockies.

The plant was completed in late 2012 and became operational in early 2013. Approximately 45 full time employees operate the facility.

Updated: November 2017
NAICS: 311200 - Grain and Oilseed Milling
Employment: 45
Annual Payroll: $2,103,750

SOC Occupation % of Industry Average Yearly Salary
51-3092 Food batchmakers 14.54% $35,770
51-9111 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 9.80% $38,370
49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 4.83% $53,990
51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers 4.50% $61,180
51-9021 Crushing, Grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 4.29% $37,620
53-7051 Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators 3.23% $38,080
49-9071 Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 2.87% $43,570
51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 2.35% $39,970
51-9198 Helpers-Production Workers 1.92% $29,690
19-1012 Food Scientists & Technologists 1.51% $65,360