Job Description

Chairmans Foods specializes in producing a wide range of high quality, consistent customer solutions - main courses, side dishes, queso, ready-to-eat protein salads custom solutions for foodservice operators and retail stores. Chairmans has succeeded over the years with open communication, integrity, and with a deep commitment to southern hospitality.

Driven by our mission, vision and values, employee and food safety are always our top priority.

Job Summary:

The Cheese Formulation Specialist will be responsible for evaluating and classifying cheese products based on industry and company quality standards. A Cheese Formulation Specialist develops and optimizes cheese recipes, focusing on flavor, texture, and functionality, while ensuring quality and cost-effectiveness. They work with raw ingredients, enzymes, and processing techniques to create new and improve existing cheese products. This role requires a strong understanding of dairy science, food chemistry, and manufacturing processes.

General Responsibilities:

• Evaluate cheese characteristics including flavor, body, texture, aroma, color, and appearance.
• Document and record all grading results accurately for traceability and quality control purposes.
• Monitor cheese during the aging process
• Work closely with R&D, production, packaging, and QA teams to maintain consistent product quality.
• Provide feedback to the production team on trends or recurring quality issues.
• Assist in training new team members on sensory and quality standards.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Work Environment:

• Varied temperature environments. Refrigerated (34-36 degrees); Ambient (60-80 degrees)
• Protective gear such as gloves, work boots, and smocks required at all times.
• Will work around moving machinery and walk on wet floors.
• Moderate physical effort required.
• Regularly required to walk, reach, bend and lift throughout the day. Standing 8hrs or more.
• Must be able to lift 50lbs.
• Ability to work flexible shifts including nights or weekends as needed

Qualifications:

• Strong sensory evaluation skills (taste, smell, touch, sight).
• Ability to work in cold storage environments and handle physical tasks (lifting cheese wheels/blocks up to 50 lbs).
• Attention to detail and strong observational and record-keeping skills.

Education/Experience:

• Strong sensory evaluation skills (taste, smell, touch, sight).
• Ability to work in cold storage environments and handle physical tasks (lifting cheese wheels/blocks up to 50 lbs).
• Attention to detail and strong observational and record-keeping skills.

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