A professional who tends machine that cuts blocks of cheese into pieces of specified shape and size. Respnsibilities include:

• Examines cheese for defects in color, texture, and body.
• Bolts specified cutting head to machine, using wrench, adjusts stops on cutting table, and turns wheels to position cutting wires.
• Places block on table, and moves lever to lower cutting head or raise table to cut cheese.
• Weighs cut cheese, places pieces on conveyor, and records amount cut.
• May measure cheese with ruler and cut with hand cutter.
• May trim rind, mold, or sediment from cheese, using knife.