2 Locations to serve you
OHIO
6531 Cochran Rd.
Solon, OH 44139
888.248.9600
PENNSYLVANIA
263 West Kensinger Dr.
Cranberry Twp., PA 16066
877.742.0200
Your Best Choice for...
- Consolidation programs
- Production overflow
- Seasonal inventory
- Promotional inventory
- Raw ingredients
- Freight consolidation
- Store door pick operations
- Commodity and agricultural products
- Inventory strategically placed for chain and distribution pick up
- Meeting all your very specific warehousing needs is our top priority.
Biographies
Patrick J. Gorbett
Pat serves as CEO and President of Great Lakes Cold Storage and brings more than thirty-five years of experience to the company. Serving in this capacity at Great Lakes, his overall responsibilities include all major decisions with respect to vendor, customer and financing issues. He has served on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (2002- 2005) and Chairman of the Great Lakes Region of the IARW 2001.
In his spare time, Pat enjoys time with his family, High School football and golf.
Herb Quednau
Herb Quednau serves as plant manager for Great Lakes Cold Storage and is primarily responsible for the day-to-day operations of the entire facility. With over 40 years experience in the industry, Herb applies that time to evaluating overall performance and management of the facility, including engineering and maintenance, customer service and office operations.
In his spare time, Herb participates in IARW and has taken courses in business management. Electronics and canine agility are personal hobbies for Herb.
Ruben Anderson
Ruben has been a shift supervisor and plant superintendent at Cranberry since 2000 for New Federal Cold Storage and then Great Lakes Cold Storage. His primary duties include managing the daily operation of the facility, planning and executing the workload, and training employees. He also assists in inventory control, evaluating productivity, food security, and sanitation. When Ruben is not at work, he enjoys fishing, listening to gospel music, church, church assemblies and retreats, and spending time with his family, especially his 4 grandchildren.
Joseph Smith
Joe joined Great Lakes Cold Storage two years ago and is serving as General Manager of the Cranberry Township facility. He has over 10 years of previous management experience in food warehousing. In addition to the daily operations, he also focuses on dealing with maintenance, safety, customer service, security, and vendors.
Joe has recenclty finished training for the WFLO Institute and has completed training with AIB in Sanitation and Ammonia Refrigeration. A graduate of the US Naval Academy and a Desert Storm veteran, Joe continues to serve his community through the Salvation Army and his church. He also enjoys hunting, hiking and time with his wife, Linda, and three children.
Mary Lee Gorbett
Mary Lee Gorbett serves as administrative office manager and has as her primary responsibility the smooth management of the entire front office. She ensures appropriate customer service and billing functions for the office.
When not running the office, Mary Lee enjoys cooking and gardening.
Tim Dietrich
Tim joined the team at Great Lakes Cold Storage in May 2008 as Office Manager of the Cranberry warehouse. He is a 2006 graduate of Slippery Rock University with a degree in Business Administration specializing in Human Resources.
Away from work, Tim keeps an active schedule by hunting, golfing, playing softball and flag football.