Bluestem Brands to Lay Off 118 St. Cloud Workers This Fall Amid Reorganization

(KNSI) – Bluestem Brands in St. Cloud is laying off 118 workers permanently this fall due to a reorganization.

According to filings with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, BLST Operating Company, LLC., the owners of Bluestem, will cut staff in two waves beginning on October 26th and finishing on November 14th.

All the positions are from its facility at 6250 Ridgewood Road.

The St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce reports Bluestem was the 18th largest employer in town with 275 workers.

The positions being affected include:

Account specialist
Client service coordinator
Credit collections supervisor
Customer care representative
Customer care systems specialist
Customer engagement manager
Director of contact center operations
Distribution center supervisor
Fulfillment operations manager
General labor
Labor systems specialist
Maintenance
Material handler
Packaging specialist
Packer
Picker
Production control manager
Quality specialist
Receiving specialist
Return processor
Returns assistant
Safety and security supervisor
Senior general manager
Senior inventory control clerk
Senior solutions architect
Third party account manager
Truck operator
Warehouse admin coordinator