Senior Cheese Maker

Job Title: Senior Cheese Maker

Company: Sabrosura Foods

Location: Monticello, WI

Description: Sabrosura Foods is one of the leading marketers of Hispanic products sold throughout the U.S. under the well-known brand names of El Viajero, Reynaldo’s, La Morenita, Caribe, and Bio Salud!. Sabrosura Foods is also one of the largest private label producers of Hispanic cheese in the U.S. This position is responsible for supervising and monitoring the cheese make process for Sabrosura Foods, following make schedule and staying on time to the production schedule, and monitoring ingredient inventory and milk volume during production hours. This position requires leadership skills with strict adherence to GMPs, sanitation, safety, timekeeping and personal conduct rules.

Job Responsibilities:
• Follow production schedule to cheese types and timing
• Operate HTST, Vats, Separators, Homogenizers and CIP systems.
• Monitor ingredient inventory for cheese recipes
• Able to make adjustments during cheese make process
• Understand chemistry of cheese such as pH, Moisture, Fat and salt
• Conduct routine checks during production hours
• Review CCP/PC’s for quality purposes such as HTST cut in, cut out.
• Certified and licensed as a Cheesemaker and HTST operator
• Monitor cheese make process for equipment set up, scheduling, and rotations
• Communicate safety and or quality concerns to management and appropriate staff
• Responsible for strict adherence to GMP’s for all employees
• Accurate recordkeeping and specific paperwork
• Monitor process control points during production and cleaning hours
• Perform other duties as assigned