Head Cheesemaker - Chichester
As our passionate Head Cheese Maker, you’ll be joining our dynamic team on the renowned Goodwood Country Estate. You will be responsible for producing high-quality cheeses while maintaining the highest standards of production, hygiene, and efficiency. This is a hands-on role that requires both technical expertise and creativity in crafting our dairy products and developing exciting new ones.
Goodwood Home Farm sits at the heart of everything we believe in at Goodwood. We have just returned from the British and Irish Cheese Awards where we were proud winners of a gold medal for our all new St Roche and silver medal for our classic Charlton Mature Cheddar cheese.
If successful we’d love, you to join us for the World Cheese Awards in Switzerland on 13th – 15th November 2025
You'll have your finger on the pulse producing a variety of cheeses and leading the cheese-making process, from milk reception to curd cutting, pressing, salting and aging. You will be collaborating with our Production Manager to monitor and track the production schedule, ensuring deadlines and targets are met
If you are currently a Head Cheese Maker or Assistant, waiting for your next opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.
Short term accommodation can be provided to aid relocation.
What do you need to be successful?
* Strong communication skills
* Proven ability to work well in a team
* Flexibility and adaptability
* Excellent organisational and time management skills
* Experience of working within a dairy facility
* Managing a food production unit or processing line
What you’ll get:
* A company pension with employer contributions
* Discounted products from across the Estate
* Access to all Goodwood Health Club facilities, including the gym, swimming pool, sauna. Terms and conditions apply
* A health cash plan and access to a comprehensive wellbeing package
* Event tickets to our motorsport and horseracing events
* Company Bonus Scheme