Cheese department Team Lead

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

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Supervisory experience in a food processing facility preferred