Cheesemaker 1

Job Title: Cheesemaker 1

Company:  V&V Supremo Foods

Location:  Arena, WI

Description: 

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.

Experience, Skills, and Abilities:  

Necessary Experience:

High School or equivalent.
Active & valid WI cheesemaker license.
Operational knowledge of cheesemaking.
Cheese Manufacturing Experience.

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.

Hours/Employment Type: Full Time

Salary: $25.00 To $33.00 Hourly

How to Apply: Visit our online posting

Questions? Please contact Kelli Simpkins at KelliS@vvsupremo.com or (609) 532-5532