We are currently looking to recruit a Cheese room assistant for our well-established client in the catering business.
Duties & Responsibilities:
* Receive cheese orders and check for quality issues in packaging and cheeses.
* Enter orders into stock intake system.
* Checking stock is stored in correct date order - on a last in, last out basis.
* Cutting cheese to order recording stock movement on Emydex system e.g.
* Cheese Storage to Production.
* Ensure all stock is scanned at every stage of movement
* Preparing outgoing shipments to tight deadlines ensuring all cheese is scanned
* out of Emydex, for traceability and stock management.
* Preparing sample boxes for Sales Team: ensuring Salesperson has placed an
* order onto the system and all stock/cheese pieces are scanned out before they are given to Sales rep.
* Working with cheese team on events, sales initiatives, new product development
* and customer tastings both at Park West and customer sites.
* Selecting cheese that is perfectly ripe and in best condition for the customer.
* Cutting cheese from full wheels rind sharing, shape and neatness essential
* Sharing knowledge about cheese styles, quality control, storage and wrapping with warehouse cheese team.
* Wrapping cut cheese to best-in-class presentation standards
* Packing of orders- order assembly
* Log orders- manual & on computer
* Stock replenishment
* Ensure the proper storage of cheese.
* Checking cheese room throughout the day to ensure cheese is maintained in best
* condition.
* Report quality issues or queries to Cheese Category Manager and the QC
* department
* Dealing with trimming, rind overgrowth, catching quality issues
* Cleaning cheese storage room and cut cheese production room according to QC training courses.
* Collaboration with: Specialty Cheese Category Manager, Food Safety & Quality
* Manager, Cheese Buyer, Cheese Cutting staff.
* Attendance at cheese training and customer events, both on-site and off-site
* Ad hoc duties as and when requested by Warehouse Manager primarily in relation
* to cheese. On occasion, when time allows, offer help to Warehouse team.
Requirements & Qualifications
* Exceptional hygiene and cleanliness
* Minimum 3 years experience in fast-moving business, preferably fine food
* Likes eating cheese. Will taste all cheeses in our range.
* Strong communication skills.
* Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
* Ability to work in cold temperature
* Forklift license desirable, but not essential
*
Hours: 5 Days per week over Monday to Saturday; Day Shift
Package:
* 28k - 30k
* Staff discount
* Bike to Work Scheme