Cheese Processing Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

Join a team that nourishes life from farm to table! Upstate Niagara Cooperative, proudly owned by 200+ local family farms, is one of America’s largest and most stable dairy cooperatives. Guided by farmer- and employee-led values, we process and market high-quality milk, yogurt, dips, sour cream, cottage cheese, and more under our trusted brands : Upstate Farms®, Bison®, Milk for Life®, and Intense Milk®. Here, you’ll support sustainable farming, strong communities, and the mission to deliver fresh, local dairy to families every day.

Position Summary

We are seeking a dedicated Cheese Processing Supervisor to oversee daily operations within the Cheese Room, ensuring efficient, safe, and high-quality production. Working within established company policies, regulatory requirements, and the limits of assigned authority, this position provides leadership across Processing / Production, Maintenance coordination, and Quality Control activities.

This role is essential to driving product quality, production efficiency, employee development, and adherence to safety and sanitation standards. While the role will begin on day shift, the Cheese Processing Supervisor must be able to flex hours to support second shift, night shift, weekend operations, sanitation validation, training needs, and special cheese projects as required.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Production & Operational Oversight

• Achieve departmental goals for production volume, product quality, safety, shrink reduction, and cost control.
• Coordinate daily production activities to meet business objectives and customer demand.
• Oversee the cottage cheese blending process and coordinate production flow with the Filling Room.
• Monitor Cheese Room cooks to ensure all procedures, temperatures, and processing parameters are followed.
• Lead and support Preventive Maintenance efforts for all cheese-processing equipment.
• Submit Work Orders for safety issues, quality concerns, equipment repairs, and process improvements.
• Ensure accurate, current SOPs for all job functions; maintain strong adherence to formulations and processing standards.

Regulatory & Quality Compliance

Leadership & Employee Development

Scheduling & Administration

Continuous Improvement

Required Qualifications

Work Schedule Expectations

This is a salaried supervisory role. While the position will initially be assigned to day shift (Monday–Friday), the supervisor must be able to adjust hours as needed to support operational demands, including night or second shift presence, weekend coverage, sanitation verification, cheese project work, equipment commissioning, and training employees across shifts.

Pay : $72K-$80K / Year

Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. is committed to equal employment opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.