Cheesemaker (BE10473) - Cowdenbeath

Our Client, a hugely successful family business producing dairy products, has opportunities available for Cheese Makers in their Cowdenbeath site.

Successful Cheese Makers will benefit from:

• Long term work opportunities, initially working on an agency contract basis however providing standards are met these positions are expected to lead to permanent contracts
• Steady hours working 5 days out of 7 6am - 2.30pm / 2pm - 10.30pm rotating
• A starting pay rate of £11.70 ph while in training and £13.70 ph following completion
• Overtime paid at 1.5x standard rate above contracted hours
• Weekly attendance bonus £20
• Training within a supportive environment
• Refer a Friend scheme while working via Be Personnel

As a Cheese Maker you will work within the production team to produce high quality cheese products according to customer standards and requirements.

Key tasks include although are not limited to:

• The supervision and allocation of tasks for packers as well as regular communication with process operators with regards to tank filling
• The production of soft cheese in accordance with work instructions
• Accurate and timely completion of production logs
• The testing of products in accordance with work instructions
• CIP and manual cleaning and the completion of these logs
• Timely reporting of all equipment faults to engineering staff
• Ensuring any wastage is handled appropriately and company procedures are adhered to
• Maintaining product quality and hygiene standards

We would love to hear from experienced Production or Machine Operatives who:

• Have a Food Hygiene certificate
• Display good people management skills
• Have a degree of physical capability to be able to work within a role where manual handling is involved
• Are numerate, with good communication skills
• Ideally have an understanding of the dairy industry however this is not essential

If this sounds like you and you would like to take the next step within your Food Processing career, apply today and one of our multi lingual Recruiters will be in touch!