Forrest Farm Sheep and Goat Cheese Creamery in Salmo, BC is seeking a Cheesemaker!
ABOUT Forrest Farm Sheep and Goat Cheese Creamery
We are a diverse small farm that has recently opened as a Sheep and Goat micro dairy, specializing in Small batch Sheep and Goat Cheese. We are located in Salmo right next to the Salmo Golf course.
We have been building to this point for the last 8 years, and were fully certified last year as a Dairy Processing Plant. This year we are looking for someone to assist with the daily milking of our 12 Goats and 24 Sheep, feeding, pasturing, hoof trimming, and working in our CSA vegetable market garden. We are looking for someone who is dedicated, reliable, and interested in a career in Sheep and Goat farming or micro dairy production.
We are an 8 acre, first-generation mixed farm and Sheep & Goat micro dairy. We are currently the only licensed farmstead sheep dairy in the province, and we are one of only 3 recently certified Cheese micro dairies in the province. We are striving to be plastic free in all our products, and rapidly growing into an established cheese creamery. Animal welfare is the most important part of our farm, and we are trying to make small farming a viable option again. With local distribution, short transport distances, plastic free products, and sustainable practices it is important that small farms like ours are a strong part of the future of agriculture
DESIRED QUALITIES
We are looking for an experienced cheesemaker or Dairy Production worker who has taken the Dairy Processing course at BCIT Food 1151 and the Food 2151 Dairy processing workshop.
JOB TASKS
- Raw milk receiving and Vat Pasteurization
- Cheesemaking
- Packaging
- Documentation and Batch tracking
- Flipping Cheeses daily in our Aging room
- Monitoring temperature and humidity
- Cleaning and sanitization of equipment and aging room/processing room
- Working independently in a clean and sanitary environment.
JOB DETAILS
Hours per week: 40 hours a week
We need coverage on the weekend as farmers’ markets fall on some processing days.
Wage: $18-20 depending on experience and education
TO APPLY
Please send resume and cover letter with references to forrestfarmsalmo@gmail.com
Deadline to apply: ASAP
When applying, please mention you saw this posting at youngagrarians.org
LEARN MORE ABOUT Forrest Farm Sheep and Goat Cheese Creamery
Website: http://www.forrestfarmsalmo.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/forrestfarmsheepgoatcheese/
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