Night Cheese Team Lead

General Purpose:

The Cheese Team Lead is the leader on the floor. They will be looked towards for leading workgroups, increasing thru-put and decreasing CIP times. The team lead will ensure that our goal of 0 defects is achieved in a safe and sanitary department following all GMP and safe work practices.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Learns, understands, and performs each job within the cheese department
• Ensures the master sanitation schedule and quality assurance programs are fulfilled on time
• Understands the dehydrated process and what is happening within each area during the shift, including rate, QA problems, staffing problems, change over times and clean in place times
• Understands basic maintenance on pumps, valves and sanitation stations
• Understands how to make process adjustments as necessary for achieving right the first time with products
• Prints out product labels
• SAP/data entry

• Maintains safe working conditions for employees and compliance with all state and federal regulations regarding health and safety issues
• Dedicate effort to safety as we expect every employee to leave work in the same condition as they arrive
• Follow all DFA good manufacturing practices (GMP) and work in a manner consistent with all corporate regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements

• Exhibit the values and ethics of Dairy Farmers of America through honesty, discretion, and sound judgment

• Adhere to all DFA Quality, Safety and GMP policies and procedures and report any nonconformity

• Attend required training, including but not limited to, Safety, GMP, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), and Safe Quality Foods (SQF)
• Perform other work as assigned

• High School Diploma or GED required
• 1-year manufacturing experience preferred
• Supervisory experience preferred

• Perform work independently as required
• Perform basic quality testing as necessary, including but not limited to total solids%, butterfat%
• Able to understand the cream HTST system to effectively troubleshoot issues as they arise
• Able to use and understand calculations, production rates and fluid inventories
• Able to prepare and comprehend evaporator logs and master sanitation schedules
• Perform necessary routine cleaning and preventive maintenance
• Able to work in a hot environment
• Able to work a full 12 hour or longer shift plus overtime as needed
• Must be able to read, write and speak English
• EEO/AA/Female/Minority/Disabled/Veteran