The Cheese Cook is responsible for ensuring optimum quality products through the batching and processing of various product families following regulatory standards, ensuring the product and process is clean and sterile. The Cheese Cook is also responsible for maintaining and cleaning all equipment in assigned area.

Essential Duties:

Test, monitor and batch all products (including cottage cheese and sour cream) in accordance to established procedures and policies. Ensure curd is processed as soon as possible to protect curd freshness and texture. Set up tanks and line circuits for CIP, testing chemicals and adjusting as needed.  Once completed, reassemble items so they are ready for use. Monitor machinery and equipment to assure it is operating properly and make minor mechanical adjustments when necessary. Maintain communication with other departments, management and associates, notifying them of any problems or concerns that may restrict the efficiency of production. Responsible for food safety, pre-requisite programs and food quality related to designated area. Report any food safety and food quality related issues to management immediately. Ensure all required information is documented in accordance with SOPs.  Follow Quality Assurance standards and collect required samples, as needed, for Quality Assurance testing  Ensure all paperwork is filled out in a clear, legible and accurate format, and completed with required information. Follow all required work safe practices. This would include compliance of Good Manufacturing Practices, wearing of all required PPE in designated areas, confined space safety, safe chemical handling, fall restraints, etc. Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED preferred 6+ months experience in dairy, manufacturing or another related field preferred Familiarity with all applicable cheese making equipment a plus  Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Fluency in English; speak, read and write Able to work in a cold and wet environment for prolonged periods of time. Must be able to work in various temperature-controlled zones ranging from cold to hot Demonstrates a mechanical aptitude and can work and maneuver in tight and awkward areas and positions. Ability to operate equipment at recommended speeds and communicate mechanical and operational defects as they arise. Must be flexible and willing to work the demands of the department which may be subject to evenings, weekends and holidays. Must be able to frequently reach up to 31-77 inches. 

Physical Demands:

Regularly stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls Regularly reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl Regularly taste or smell milk-based product Occasionally sit and occasionally climb ladders or work on a platform Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 

Corporate Summary: 

At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first – our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.

Our Mission: At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family’s motto to “treat associates like family and customers like friends.”

Why work for us?

Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy.  That’s why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck.  And it doesn’t stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education and wellness programs.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Shamrock Foods Co all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law.