Cellar Team Member 1st Shift

Culture Thrives Here

It’s a great time to join an award-winning family of brands including Roth Cheese, Athenos and Emmi. At Emmi Roth, we’re on a mission to craft great cheese and inspire moments of joy through food, all while taking care of our employees and communities along the way. We are looking for energetic, hardworking people to help craft our specialty cheeses.

ENJOY:

• Competitive Wages and Shift Differential

• Generous Paid Time Off

• Benefit Options to Meet Your Needs, including 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave and 401K match

• Annual Bonus Potential

• Paid Training and Certifications

• Ergonomics Program, Including On-Site Therapists

Talented people who take pride in their work are empowered to build a career at Emmi Roth!

EMMI ROTH provides on the job and paid training/certifications to assist in your development!

Summary:

Monitor the cheese in cellars for proper aging and perform quality swabbing.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Monitor cheese in cellars and document room conditions for temperature, ammonia levels, moisture, and air flow

• Maintain, program, and troubleshoot smearing machines

• Perform minor maintenance on smearing machines

• Complete routine department walk throughs

• Clean and maintain equipment and cheese boards

• Ensure all cheese is removed from brine in a timely manner and samples are taken and given to the Quality Assurance Department

• Perform tray-in/tray-out according to posted schedule

• Utilize the JD Edwards system for inventory tracking and managing work orders

• Attend staff and department meetings

• May be required to work overtime, weekends, and holidays if deemed necessary

• Performs all other duties as assigned

• Report any and all injuries to your supervisor or manager at the time of injury.

• Complete all required training in a timely manner

• Adhere to ERU food safety policies and all government food safety and sanitation regulations (ex. FDA, HACCP, GMP, OSHA)

Qualifications:

• Hand jack, scissors license or certification within 6 months of hire

• Process flow knowledge of cheesemaking, prep, and packaging

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers

• Basic computer skills including e-mail, word processing, and spreadsheets

• Experience with JD Edwards software

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work with automated equipment

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize under pressure

• Ability to work in cross-functional teams

• History of good attendance

• Excellent organization and problem-solving skills

• Detail-oriented nature

• Ability to work with minimum supervision