Vacancy: Cheesemaker
Summary: Our client in the dairy industry seeks a cheese maker.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
College Degree/Diploma with 5+ years of experience in food industry
Cheese Makers training course (preferred)
Ability to work on repetitive tasks with speed and accuracy
Ability to regularly lift up to 50 pounds
Positive attitude, flexible approach, ability to work as a team and commitment for goals
Willingness to adhere to the strictest level of hygiene at all times
Strong communication skills and interpersonal skills.
Must be self-motivated, results oriented, possess high degree of initiative, and work well under pressure.
Demonstrated excellent performance of work within the department.Summary: Our client in the dairy industry seeks a cheese maker.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
College Degree/Diploma with 5+ years of experience in food industry
Cheese Makers training course (preferred)
Ability to work on repetitive tasks with speed and accuracy
Ability to regularly lift up to 50 pounds
Positive attitude, flexible approach, ability to work as a team and commitment for goals
Willingness to adhere to the strictest level of hygiene at all times
Strong communication skills and interpersonal skills.
Must be self-motivated, results oriented, possess high degree of initiative, and work well under pressure.
Job Duties:
Cooks milk and specified ingredients to make cheese, according to formula: Pasteurizes and separates milk to obtain prescribed butterfat content.
Turns valves to fill vat with milk and heat milk to specified temperature.
Dumps measured amounts of dye and starter into milk.
Test sample of milk for acidity and allow agitator to mix ingredients until specified level of acidity reach
Dump and mix measure amount of rennet into milk
Stop agitator to allow milk to coagulate into curd
Pull curd knives through curd or separate curd with hand scoop to release whey
Observe thermometer, adjusts steam valve and starts agitator to stir and cook curd at prescribed temperature for specified time
Squeeze and stretch sample of curd with fingers and extend cooking time for firmness or texture
Give direction to cheesemaker helper or other workers to make curd, drain whey from curd, add ingredients, such as seasonings, cut, pile and pump and press curd into specified shapes
Oversee workers to ensure that proper GMPs follow
Direct other workers who immerse cheese in brine and place or turn cheese blocks on shelves to cure cheese
Taste, smell, feel and observe sample of cheese for quality
Record amount of ingredients used, test results, time cycles and corrective actions
Make variation in time cycles and ingredients used for succeeding batches to ensure optimum yields and product quality
Assist in the formulation development of new cheeses and optimization of formula for current cheese to ensure maximum yield and product quality
Qualifying candidates should send their application letter together with detailed Curriculum Vitae to recruit@odumont.com before C.O.B 15th March 2013.
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