Night Shift Cheese Processing Technician

Great Lakes Cheese; Manchester (NH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Lakes Cheese is seeking a Bulk Cheese Handler to prepare and portion cheese per customer specs while adhering to GMP and safety policies. The role involves sanitation, packaging, data entry, and line coordination in a fast-paced production setting.

Responsibilities include cutting, weighing, inspecting, and documenting production with handheld scanners and reports, plus rotating through bulk lines and ensuring timely line throughput.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes and related equipment.
• Ability to make minor decisions based on standard practices.
• Ability to read, prepare, and comprehend production reports and worksheets.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
• Ability to communicate with line personnel regarding information contained therein, and regarding quality and safety issues.

Responsibilities

• Maintain area, equipment, and personal sanitation.
• De-box/unwrap cheese from original packaging.
• Weigh cheese when applicable.
• Manual measurement and countdown of cheese needed for customer and order specs.
• Inspect/clean cheese.
• Maintain accurate production records.
• Keep line stocked with product to assure no down time.
• Operate cutters and lifting equipment.
• Load cheese into machines / onto equipment for further processing.
• Pack and seal trim.
• Review order specifications to perform quality checks against customer orders.
• Direct/communicate to line personnel on order specifications and quality issues.
• Enter data on production reports.
• Communicate to line personnel on safety issues.
• Perform handheld functions using a handheld scanner.
• Operate a pallet truck.
• Ability to rotate to all lines in all Bulk positions.
• All GLC employees expected to follow safety policies and procedures.

Skills

Manufacturing processes

Decision making

Production reports

Basic arithmetic

Communication with line personnel

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

Job description

Great Lakes Cheese is seeking a Bulk Cheese Handler to prepare and portion cheese per customer specs while adhering to GMP and safety policies. The role involves sanitation, packaging, data entry, and line coordination in a fast-paced production setting.

Responsibilities include cutting, weighing, inspecting, and documenting production with handheld scanners and reports, plus rotating through bulk lines and ensuring timely line throughput.