Lead Fulfillment

Type: Part time or Full Time

Reports to: Company President

Primary Duties:

• Cheese cutting and packaging through each step of the process including set up and operation of cheese cutting and packaging equipment and supervising a team to accomplish production goals while maintaining safe and sanitary conditions
• Participation in routine cleaning, record keeping and Food Safety
• Working with the cheesemaking team directly on production schedule, ongoing product development and process improvements
• Responsible for reporting cutting and packaging deficiencies, food safety issues and quality issues
• Responsible for tracking and maintaining inventories related to cutting and packaging

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices, cleaning, sanitizing or Food Safety is preferred
• Significant physical strength and endurance, including the ability to lift 30+ lbs comfortably. Can include long days on your feet, in both hot and cold environments (make room and coolers).
• Team player who wants to work hard, collaborate and work with amazing cheese.
• Interest in continued education and food safety is a plus.
• Open minded and able to work well with others, including guiding or correcting team members.
• Great attention to detail with pride in a job well done

Benefits:

Hourly: $18-$20/hr
Paid days off (vacation, sick and holidays)
20 lbs of cheese annually
Farm and producer trips
20% off cheese shop purchases
MN Earned Safe & Sick Time

Assistant Cheesemaker

Type: Part Time or Full Time

Reports to: Lead Cheesemaker

Primary Duties

• Assist with the cheesemaking process, which includes draining, stirring, salting, and hooping curds.
• Assist with post-make clean up, including washing equipment, tools, moulds, tables, tubs, and pipes.
• Keeps food safety a top priority.
• Assist with affinage work, including flipping, brushing, washing and record keeping.
• Assist with packaging and shipping during peak periods. Packaging consists of bagging, wrapping, sealing, and boxing cheese as well as shipping out insulated packages to retail and wholesale customers.
• Ensure safety standards are being met and recorded.
• Taste cheese
• Assist with the continuation of improving the company’s Standard Operating Procedures.

Physical Demands

Must be able to lift up to 45 lbs safely.

Must be able to handle a moldy environment with the use of PPE.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Detail oriented.
• Loves a clean and tidy work environment.
• Thrives with varied responsibilities and daily tasks.
• Self starter.
• Works well with a team and goes out of their way to be helpful.
• Always learning and growing.
• An effective communicator.
• Shifts are 5am to 3pm, three to five days a week

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Dairy or Food Manufacturing.
• Expe­ri­ence with FSMA, USDA or FDA food requirements.
• Degree in Dairy Man­u­fac­tur­ing, Dairy Sci­ence, Food Sci­ence or related field.

Benefits:

Begins at $18/hr
Farm and pro­ducer trips
20% employee discount
20 pounds of cheese annually
Vacation Days and Paid Holidays for Full-time employees
MN Earned Safe & Sick Time

CHEESE CUTTING AND PACKAGING

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Redhead Creamery is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Cheese Cutter to join our team. This position is crucial in ensuring the efficient cutting, packaging, and delivery of our high-quality cheese products. The ideal candidate will have a strong attention to detail, the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and a passion for excellence in dairy production.

COMPENSATION

• Hourly Wage: $18+ DOE
• Farm and Producer Trips
• 20% employee discount in store
• Vacation days for full-time employees
• MN Earned Safe & Sick Time

RESPONSIBILITIES + QUALITIES

• Print and organize order estimates from customers for shipping, delivery, and pick-up.
• Cut and package cheese and cheese products in various shapes, sizes, and containers for order fulfillment and retail sale.
• Designate products to customers on delivery routes and accurately complete order estimate sheets.
• Seal various cheeses for long-term aging in a refrigerated environment.
• Identify and rectify packaging errors to maintain product quality.
• Collaborate closely with the shipping team to prioritize the order of cutting and packaging tasks.
• Detect off-flavors and visual defects in cheese products, communicating findings to the leadership team.
• Utilize mental math skills for accurate measurement and pricing while cutting cheese.
• Adhere to a strict cleaning regimen before, during, and after packaging, using various chemical cleaners responsibly.
• Operate a deli slicer to slice products while following all safety precautions.
• Prepare and freeze fresh cheese curds in accordance with established Redhead procedures.
• Dismantle equipment for routine maintenance and troubleshooting as necessary.
• Assist in loading the delivery van on route days.
• Maintain an inventory of materials used in cheese packaging.
• Input cheese weights into a digitized inventory system.
  

Physical Demands

Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs safely.

Must be able to handle a moldy environment with the use of PPE.

Some personal characteristics of successful candidates are

• Detail oriented.
• Loves a clean and tidy work environment.
• Thrives with varied responsibilities and daily tasks.
• Self starter.
• Works well with a team and goes out of their way to be helpful.
• Always learning and growing.
• An effective communicator.
• Ability to effectively give and take direction to team members.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Dairy or Food Manufacturing.
• Expe­ri­ence with FSMA, USDA or FDA food requirements.
• Degree in Dairy Man­u­fac­tur­ing, Dairy Sci­ence, Food Sci­ence or related field.

LOCATION

Redhead Creamery 31535 463rd Ave, Brooten, MN 56316

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Can­di­dates are asked to send a cover let­ter, résumé, and two references to alise@redheadcreamery.com. Ref­er­ences will be con­tacted only for those appli­cants deemed most appro­pri­ate.

CLOSING DATE

Review of appli­ca­tions will begin imme­di­ately and the posi­tion will remain open until filled. For fur­ther infor­ma­tion, please con­tact Alise Sjostrom at 320–346-2246.