Assistant Cheesemaker

Job Title: Assistant Cheesemaker

Company: V&V Supremo Foods

Location: Arena, Wisconsin

Description: 

Position Title: Assistant Cheesemaker

Department: Make Room
Reports To: Plant Supervisor
FLSA: Non - Exempt

Position Summary
Assist Plant Supervisors in producing high quality products and operating the Production Room in a safe, efficient manner for both personnel and products.

Five Primary Responsibilities
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules
 Connect, sanitize, and start-up all production equipment
 Based on in-process results, produce products within desired specification ranges.
 Support all Quality programs.
 Guide personnel activities to achieve product and plant goals.
 Maintain licenses and certifications as required.

SQF (Safe Quality Food) Compliance

It is the responsibility of every employee to ensure that V & V Supremo’s food safety and quality management system complies with food safety regulations and SQF compliance. It turn, our customers are assured that the product has been produced, processed, prepared, and handled according to the highest possible standards.

All employees are required to comply and promote compliance with V & V Supremo’s food safety program and polices, including but not limited to:

Hazard Prevention: Help to keep all work areas clean and free of unsafe obstacles.
Educate: Educate yourself and others on the correct standard operating procedures for the task you are responsible for.
Accountable: It’s your responsibility to understand and comply with the Company’s SQF policies and procedures
Report Food Safety Issues: It is your responsibility to communicate any food safety and quality problems to your supervisor to initiate action.
Training: Attend all required training and pass all necessary knowledge or skill based evaluations.

Key Activities
 Operate Silo Room equipment and know proper connections.
 Operate HTST and know proper connections.
 Operate all Production Room equipment.
 Know quality standards related to start-up.
 Know all General Labor key activities.
 Know Separator Room and related equipment operation.
 Monitor Plant and Product metrics against goals.
 Support all Plant Quality programs.
 Help develop and train hourly production staff.
 Complete all Master Sanitation Schedule duties as assigned.
 All other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Performance Metrics
 Achieve efficiency targets.
 Achieve quality targets.
 Achieve safety goals.
 Knowledge and completion of Master Sanitation Schedule activities.
 Pursuance of related industry certifications.

Key External Interface
• None

Key Internal Interface
 Plant Manager
 Plant Supervisors
 Hourly production staff
 Milk Intake staff
 Office staff
 Maintenance staff
 Quality Control Manager
 Chicago V&V staff

Skills Required
 Ability to read charts and settings.
 Ability to connect equipment fittings.
 Good verbal communication skills
 Good problem solving and decision making skills

Necessary Experience
 Previous experience in cheesemaking industry.
 Knowledge of internal equipment and procedures.

Absence of Supervisor

In the absence of the Plant Manager it is your responsibility to refer to key personnel of equal status any food safety issues. Please refer to the organization chart of responsibility or ask your supervisor for further clarification.

Experience, Skills and Abilities:    
Skills Required
 Ability to read charts and settings.
 Ability to connect equipment fittings.
 Good verbal communication skills
 Good problem solving and decision making skills

Necessary Experience
 Previous experience in cheesemaking industry.
 Knowledge of internal equipment and procedures.

Hours/Employment Type: Full Time.

Salary/Wages: $21-$28

How to Apply: View our online posting

Questions? Please contact David A Villasenor at davida@vvsupremo.com or (773) 415-0486