Cheese Processor (Make Room), 6:00PM to 4:00AM at Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery – Menomonie, Wisconsin

Join the always-growing Ellsworth Creamery family! We proudly partner with our cooperative of local farmers to craft award-winning cheese. Committed to our Team, Craft & Community Since 1910.

This position works four-10 hour shifts from 6:00 PM to 4:00 AM on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. No weekends and off Wednesdays!

Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery-Menomonie offers a $2/hour shift differential for hours worked between 6 PM and 6 AM.

ABOUT ELLSWORTH CREAMERY: At Ellsworth Creamery, our team members are more than employees; you are like family and we want you to succeed. This culture has contributed to the longevity of our staff, whose careers at Ellsworth Creamery span 10, 20 and even 50 years!

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Read, record and communicate the pH control of cheese.

2. Able to set up, work and change cheese tables.

3. Attention to detail is a must.

4. Level the cheese into shapes, flip and remove the cheese from the shapes.

5. Know and follow the proper operations for the brine room.

6. Pick by hand as well as pump cheese into shapes.

7. Monitor lines, wash tanks, and ensure proper starter measurement.

8. Cleaning and disinfection are continuous throughout the shift.

9. Proper Operation of Serum Pumps.

10. When necessary, you should be able to rework the cheese.

11. Correctly record production data as needed.

12. Maintain a sanitary workspace in accordance with the company's Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

13. You must know all the operations and duties of the manufacturing room.

14. Maintain open communications with all departments.

15. Willing to learn other positions.

16. Follow all current company policies and procedures.

All other duties appropriate to the position or as assigned.

Required (basic) education/experience/competencies and other skills:

Able to read and follow directions.

Good communication skills, both verbal and written.

Basic proficiency in English, including the ability to read, write, and communicate effectively.

Computer skills are preferred; Train as needed. High school diploma, equivalent, or eagerness to learn and work in the dairy industry.

Physical Demands

Ability to lift 50+ pounds repetitively.

Stand for a minimum of 8 hours or more per shift.

Squatting, kneeling, bending, and using stairs.

Pass a drug and alcohol screening test, as well as a general background check.

Work Environment/Environmental Condition:

Plant-based food environment. You must comply with all food and plant safety policies and regulations.