Cheese Formulation Specialist/Consultant Job at Chairmans Foods, Atlanta, GA

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  • Chairmans Foods
  • Atlanta, GA

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.

Job Tags

Flexible hours, Shift work, Night shift,

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