Cheesemaker

Job Description

Job Description

Laura Chenel’s Chevre, Inc. is a subsidiary of the family-owned French dairy Rians, responsible for marketing and selling the following brands: Laura Chenel and Marin French Cheese. We manufacture and market specialty cheese and dairy products nationally, with an aggressive expansion strategy for dairy products in North America. At Laura Chenel’s Chevre, Inc., we leverage our unmatched artisan and pioneer history to lead a rapidly developing market. As a result, the company is one of the fastest growing companies in the specialty cheese industry. Our headquarters are in Sonoma, CA and we operate two creameries located in the heart of Sonoma and Marin counties.

Duties and Responsibilities:

 Produce requested cheese quantities as specified by the daily production plan

 Ensure that the quality of the product meets or exceeds standards

 Report any product/quality concerns to management

 Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and any/all established processes and policies

 Comprehension of basic math calculations to verify product counts

 Must maintain excellent attendance

 Work efficiently to minimize product loss

 Maintain clean and neat work areas

 Work collaboratively. Promote an environment of teamwork

 Working with Production Supervisors on short and long-term department goals

 Maintaining and upholding all aspects of our food safety plan, and helping others to do the same

 Follow all communicated health, safety, security, and emergency requirements

 Work in a safe manner and communicate any safety hazard to a supervisor

 Ensure work is produced in the most sustainable manner

 Ability to calmly respond to equipment or other problems and find solutions

 Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment

 Ability to perform with a high level of professionalism

 Strong listening skills and a strong attention to detail

 Scheduling flexibility – to work different shifts when required and to work weekends if needed

Desired Qualifications:

 Previous experience in a food production/processing facility, preferred

 Communicate verbally in English and Spanish with cross-functional team members and supervisors

 Self-motivated individual

Physical Requirements:

 Ability to work in a manufacturing/warehouse environment

 Extended periods of standing, squatting, walking, climbing, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, turning the head and torso, reaching, grasping, bending, and flexing the arms, legs, wrists, hands, and fingers. – Repetitive at times

 Ability to work safely different room temperatures

 Ability to withstand noise produced by manufacturing machinery

 Ability to lift, hold and/or carry up to 50 pounds, unassisted