Cheesemaker Daily Driver
- Date Posted March 01, 2021
- Location San Francisco, CA
- Category Culinary / Production
- Job type Full-Time
We opened in June 2019 and in 2020 opened a location in the SF Ferry Building. Our 7,000 square feet shop in the Dogpatch neighborhood focuses on wholesale, catering and retail. We also roast our own organic, Peruvian blend coffee.
We are a diverse team of 30 that has proudly kept 100% of our team employed with health insurance over the last year.
Job description
BLESSED ARE THE CHEESEMAKERS!!! This position is for a talented, dependable, kind, creative and fun cheesemaker, who has prior experience in all aspects of cheesemaking and affinage. Come and work at San Francisco’s only cheesemaking facility (which also makes wood-fired bagels)! We are an equal opportunity employer who celebrates diversity!
- Follow established recipes & procedures to produce butter, cream cheese and jack independently and as a team.
- Develop new cheese recipes.
- Un-mould and salt cheeses after they are produced, requiring the ability to lift 80 lbs and ability to hold 25 lbs.
- Manage inventory and ensure all wholesale and retail orders are filled in a timely fashion.
- Experience using Quickbooks and Excel
- Maintain stock of all items related (salt, labels, wrapping papers).
- Maintain hygienic conditions in the creamery following the GMPs and the Food Safety/HACCP Plan. Considerable cleaning is required using a variety of strong acids, soaps and very hot water.
- Preference will be given to persons currently holding the required licenses/training
- Limited Pasteurizers License
- General Sampler and Weighers License
- Industry Analyst and/or Industry Supervisor for Antibiotic Testing
- Maintain accurate records as related to traceability and sanitation. Attention to detail is an important skill.
- Must be able and willing to repeatedly lift, turn, and maneuver in hot, humid and cold environments. Temperatures range from 39 F to 90 F.
- Work will be almost entirely standing.
- Be caring, mindful and take pride in your work.
- Enjoy steady expectable days.
- Schedule make days and creamery staffing.
- Manage cream make and delivery by sister business, Tomales Farmstead Creamery staff.
- Meet with the Daily Driver management and delivery team weekly
- Respond to emails in a timely manner
- Train & manage Assist Cheesemaker and oversee product wrapping by other Daily Driver staff
- We like people who are first and foremost kind, as well as have a good sense of humor, are obsessed with cheese, and sustainable agriculture.
- A strong team player who can manage up as well as down.
INCLUDES:
- 3 weeks paid vacation a year
- Full Health and Dental insurance after 60 days
- Pay for cheese conferences and other educational opportunities
- Work at the creamery at our farm occasionally for change of pace.
- Pay for CACG and ACS memberships
- Pay 55k-60k DOE
Workdays: Average workday is 8 hours with 30 minutes for lunch. with an average of 40 hours/week. Days off to be determined, and flexibility with scheduling.
Compensation this position is : salaried, 50k-75k Application instructions