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CHEESEMAKER 1

Cheesemaker 1

6415 County Rd. H, Arena, Wisconsin 53503

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Job Description

**This is a Monday thru Friday position from 1:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. shift. **

 

Position Summary:

Produce with consistency high-quality products and operate the production room in a safe,

efficient manner for both personnel and products.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Make sure milk is at the correct temperature.

  • Maintain settings on pasteurizer and separator and maintain charts.

  • Add ingredients to the vats.

  • Maintain efficiency and meet production schedules by effective supervision and utilization of resources.

  • Monitor policies, procedures, protocols, good manufacturing practices, and safety rules and regulations are followed by all employees.

 

Key Activities:

  • Know when to cut the vat.

  • Heel time.

  • Cook proper temperature.

  • Stir out time.

  • Pre down.

  • Pump-over

  • Keep proper eye on body cheese.

  • Oversees all shifts, until vats are empty.

  • Identify and implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality of product.

  • Observes and evaluates performance of workers to ensure conformance to manufacturing requirements.

  • Other duties as assigned by the Production Supervisor and/or Operations Manager.

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Performance Metrics:

  • Quality finished products and no customer complaints.

  • The successful manufacture and consistency of a quality product.

  • Dependability and punctuality.

  • Knowledge of equipment.

  • Knowledge of chemicals and charts.

  • Interprets manufacturing requirements and deadlines.

  • Safe work habits.

 

Necessary Experience:

  • High School or equivalent.

  • Active & valid WI cheesemaker license.

  • Operational knowledge of cheesemaking.

  • Cheese Manufacturing Experience.

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Skills Required:

  • Good written and verbal communication skills to lead a team.

  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize.

  • Ability to follow cheese recipes.

  • Ability to read charts, settings, gauges, and thermometers.

  • Problem solving and decision-making skills.

  • CIP and cleaning methods for facility.

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Why Should you Apply?

  • Competitive Pay

  • Growth and Advancement Opportunities

  • Sign-on Bonus

  • Competitive Benefits (Medical/Dental/401K)

  • Paid Time Off (Vacation/Sick/Personal)

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