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Job Description

General Purpose:

The Cheese Team Lead is the leader on the floor. Leads 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 cheese make process and what is happening within each area during the shift, including rate, QA problems, staffing problems, changeover 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

+ 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

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

Education and Experience

+ High School Diploma or GED required

+ Supervisory experience in a food processing facility preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

+ Be able to work a full 12-hour shift

+ Physically handle the duties assigned, including cleaning

+ Learn the theory of operating and cleaning procedures and practices involved in the operation and equipment of the position, including any new operations and equipment assigned by management

+ Work proficiently, neatly and accurately at the speeds required

+ Perform the job duties resulting in a high-quality product

+ Perform necessary routine cleaning and preventive maintenance

+ Perform work independently as required

+ Basic computer skills

+ Must be able to read, write and speak English

**Pay Range** $27-$28/hour