VACANCY - Career cheesemaker – international award-winning artisan factory

Looking for a food industry position training with the best in the industry?

Over the Moon Dairy is looking for a full time career cheesemaker for our international award-winning factory based in Putaruru, South Waikato.  It’s a hands-on job, creating our very special products and would suit someone with food industry experience looking to follow their passion. Read more. 

New Zealand Cheese School courses are delivered throughout the year

Whatever you want to learn about cheese, the New Zealand Cheese School is your one-stop-shop, delivering everything from courses for professional cheesemakers through to team-building workshops. Book one of our professional courses, DIY cheesemaking courses or private courses, parties and team building workshops today.

Starts on Mon 20th May
From $435
Cheese Sensory
Learn the principles of tasting and evaluating a wide range of specialty cheese. From defects and causes, grading of cheese, flavour and aroma identification, body and texture evaluation and scoring/ etiquette during judging.
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Starts on Sat 11th May
From $1,700
Artisan Cheesemaking – Practical
Get practical with hands-on cheesemaking during this 5-day course. You will work under the supervision of Master Cheesemaker Neil Willman, making a range of different styles specialty cheese inside the multi award-winning artisan factory Over the Moon Dairy.
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Starts on Mon 8th Apr
From $1,700
Cheesemakers Certificate – Theory
The Cheesemakers Certificate offers a training path for people who would like to obtain a nationally recognised cheesemaking qualification. It involves the principles and practices of cheesemaking and is mostly theory. Prior experience is useful but not essential to get the most out of this course.
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Neil Willman - Principal, Director and Head Trainer of New Zealand Cheese School

Neil Willman

Principal, Director & Head Trainer

We are delighted to have Neil as the Principal and Director of our school. Neil has over 30 years experience in the teaching industry for both professional and home cheesemakers. There is no other person better equipped to be our expert.

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