Cheese Production Lead - Hands-On Supervisor

Rogue Creamery; Central Point (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rogue Creamery in Central Point, OR is seeking a Cheesemake Supervisor to actively participate in the cheesemaking process from milk reception to affinage, spending about 70% of the day in production and 30% on administrative tasks. The role leads the make room team, monitors production steps, tracks KPIs, and ensures safety, quality and SOP adherence from milk reception through warehouse shipment.

Full-time position requiring 3–5 years as a production lead or supervisor, proficiency in

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3–5 years’ experience as production lead or supervisor in manufacturing.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software.
• Leadership, problem solving, organizational, and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Organize and conduct the day-to-day operations of cheese production with the leads.
• Ensure a daily presence in production to check and control the smooth running of the manufacturing steps and correct if necessary.
• Monitor KPIs and report on safety, quality, and performance results; Implement corrective actions as required.
• Co-leads and participates in regular TPM meetings with other managers.
• Plan production orders, staff schedules and milk purchases using SAP and existing programs.
• Control cheese yields and product quality and set up dashboards to stay on budget (hours, cheese yields, consumables).
• Ensure staff hours, stocks of consumables and chemicals.
• Monitor hours on Kronos and correct discrepancies before sending them to management control.
• Plan milk purchases with the planning manager.
• Manage stocks and order ingredients, consumables, chemicals assisted by the planning manager; and controls the consumption of all ingredients and consumables.
• Ensure the training and updating of the skills of all the staff under his/her responsibility.
• Participate in the development and compliance of all SOPs from the reception of the milk to the shipment of the products to the warehouse.
• Co participates in the drafting and implementation of all SOPs and ensures that they are respected from the receipt of the milk to the shipment of the cheeses.
• Ensure with the quality team to maintain compliance with RC GMP, RC SOP, USDA, ODA, OSHA regulations.
• Lead team meetings (daily/weekly/monthly as appropriate).
• Help in new product projects and testing; ensure compliance to Safety, preventative maintenance policies and procedure.
• Ability to understand all job requirements and possess good troubleshooting skills.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

Decision Making

Performance Management

Time Management

Conflict Management

Communication Proficiency

Problem Solving/Analysis

Results Driven

Technical Capacity

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

OEE

CIM

Job description

Rogue Creamery in Central Point, OR is seeking a Cheesemake Supervisor to actively participate in the cheesemaking process from milk reception to affinage, spending about 70% of the day in production and 30% on administrative tasks. The role leads the make room team, monitors production steps, tracks KPIs, and ensures safety, quality and SOP adherence from milk reception through warehouse shipment.

Full-time position requiring 3–5 years as a production lead or supervisor, proficiency in