Assistant cheesemaker position available

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic, fun, versatile and physically fit person to join our team.

Our farm is set a mile out of the town of Tobermory and we can help find accommodation for the successful applicant.

The position will be physically demanding, making cheese 3-4 days of the working week, with the other days comprising of associated production jobs. The role will involve lots of cleaning as this is a food production site, operating plant equipment, and working with technical to manage stock control of ingredients and equipment.

Experience in cheese making is not essential, but enthusiasm for cheese is!

Some of the duties are, but not limited to:

• Assisting in the making of our well-known Isle of Mull Farmhouse Cheese
• Working with cheese that may weigh up to 30kg
• Finishing off the product to the company’s high standards
• Supporting stock management and quality control
• Cleaning
• Lending a helping hand to any situations that may arise within the farm and business

You will need a good understanding of hygiene and factory rules (which you will have training for before you start work), a can-do attitude. We are looking for a team player who is also a self-starter and able to work autonomously. Being physically fit helps as this is a physically demanding role — whilst offering an excellent opportunity to master new skills.

It will be a variable 40hr per week workweek, we are very much governed by our cows and the milk they produce, as a varied milk volume impacts how and when our cheese is made.

Previous experience in a food production environment and HACCP would be advantageous but not essential as we will give training.

The farm and business itself is dynamic with lots going on.

For further information about this role or to apply, please e-mail ideally with a copy of your a CV and to office@iomc.co.uk or phone our office on 01688 302627.