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Elijah Pinkert

Madison,WI

Summary

Lifelong learner with experience and continued curiosity in the cheese industry. Pulls from a wide net of training, work experience, and hands on education to efficiently and excellently perform work duties. Effectively manages dynamic workloads and utilizes problem solving to rise above workplace challenges.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Cheesemaker

Rosewood Dairy, Inc.
10.2022 - 08.2024
  • Sanitized and Sterilized factory grounds, equipment, and product storage environments to guarantee product quality and safety.
  • Received sanitation and food safety training.
  • Measured, monitored, and recorded ingredient and product weight, pH, and quantity to produce consistent and reliable products.
  • Learned how to operate pH meters, industrial bench scales, vacuum sealers, label printers, and other pieces of equipment used in industrial cheesemaking.
  • Participated in the cutting, salting, measuring, flavoring, and pressing of curd for a variety of cheeses including cheddar, monetary jack, colby, and part skim low moisture mozzarella.
  • Worked within an ever evolving team of employees, including providing training to new employees and establishing healthy working relationships.
  • Performed problem solving and troubleshooting both during assigned tasks and with computer issues.
  • Learned time and resource management skills among an ever evolving workspace.
  • Received hands on experience and education about the cheese and wider dairy industry.

Restaurant Busser

Shipwrecked Brew Pub & Restaurant
05.2019 - 08.2022
  • Worked in a fast paced, customer oriented position that involved cleaning and organizing seating positions for customers.
  • Learned how to manage dynamic workloads throughout a workday.
  • Assisted in operating a bottling and beer canning machine.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Food Science

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
05.2027

Skills

  • Food equipment operation
  • Employee training and assistance
  • Sanitation and safe food handling protocol
  • Product Packaging
  • Equipment and device troubleshooting and problem solving
  • Workplace safety experience
  • Workload flexibility

Accomplishments

Recognized Ice Age Trail Thousand-Miler.

Timeline

Assistant Cheesemaker

Rosewood Dairy, Inc.
10.2022 - 08.2024

Restaurant Busser

Shipwrecked Brew Pub & Restaurant
05.2019 - 08.2022

Bachelor of Science - Food Science

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Elijah Pinkert