Assistant Creamery Manager

While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.

• Idyll Farms is looking to expand their creamery team!

Be a part of a world class, award winning, farmstead G.O.A.T. Creamery team located at one of the most beautiful places on earth, Idyll Farms!

Idyll Farms, a 500-acre regenerative goat dairy and creamery located on the pristine shores of Lake Michigan in Northport, Michigan.

At Idyll Farms, we raise Certified Humane® Alpine goats on rotationally grazed pastures rich in Great Lakes terroir. Our regenerative approach naturally rebuilds soil health, increases biodiversity, and sequesters carbon—resulting in both environmental impact and exceptional milk quality.

This milk is transformed into small-batch, cave-aged cheeses that have won over 60 national and international awards, including multiple medals at the World Cheese Awards. Our cheeses are a true expression of place, crafted with reverence for the land, the animals, and time-honored techniques.

As our herd is expanding and production is increasing, Idyll Farms is looking to hire a full-time Assistant Creamery Manager. The ideal candidate for this position must be highly detail oriented and has experience working in the commercial food production industry. Candidates must have a strong work ethic, be able to follow written and verbal instructions, work independently and collaboratively, willing to take on new tasks.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. Position will require employee to stand for long periods of time, engage in physically rigorous activity, and lift up to 55 lbs. repeatedly. This position involves the handling of various cleaning chemicals on a regular basis. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Key Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to :

• Oversee cheese production and ensure all protocols are followed.
• Assist with creamery maintenance and sanitation schedules to ensure the facility is operating per state and federal requirements and operational standards.
• Supervise creamery staff (i.e. creamery assistants and leads) and verify daily checklists are completed as necessary.
• Maintain all required logs and records.
• Ensure compliance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Safety policies, regulatory requirements and organization guideline. This includes current Food Safety documentation, involvement in internal and external audits and recalls.
• Manage food safety and quality assurance functions to ensure that proposed and existing products and processes are reviewed to avoid or eliminate food safety and quality issues; developing recommendations for improvements that increase product uniformity, reliability, and customer satisfaction.
• Evaluate and assist in developing processes, specifications and critical control points in cheese production, packaging, and sanitation for ongoing Quality Assurance of all finished good.
• Ability to use a PH meter, moisture analyzer, SCC, Residue, Atp and all other lab equipment properly.
• Troubleshoot processing, packaging and sanitation issues in a timely manner.

Qualifications :

• 4 to 6 years of commercial food processing experience
• Knowledge of food safety protocols and regulatory requirements
• Analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• Detail oriented
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Valid driver’s license required

Benefits Offered :

• Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of the incumbent in this position. This job description is subject to change as the needs and requirements of the job change. All job offers are contingent on successful completion of a reference and background check.

Idyll Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sick cell trait, marital status, familial status, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, or any other status entitled to protection under applicable federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws.

Idyll Farms is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to enable qualified applicants with disabilities to have equal opportunity to apply for job openings. Any applicant requiring assistance with our online application process or who needs an accommodation due to a disability should contact our Farm at (231)386-7823, or by writing to Idyll Farms LLC ATTN : Human Resources at 10901 E Peterson Park Dr., Northport, MI 49670, US.

This job posting is not an employment agreement or contract, implied or otherwise.

www.idyllfarms.com

Job Type : Full-time

Benefits :

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

License / Certification :

• Driver's License (Required)

Ability to Commute :

• Northport, MI 49670 (Required)

Ability to Relocate :

• Northport, MI 49670 : Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location : In person