Dairy Products Makers

Dairy Products Makers operate machines and perform routine tasks to make and package milk, milk powder, yoghurt, butter, cheese and other dairy products.

What the job involves

• Weighs, measures, mixes, and processes ingredients

• Operates heating, chilling, freezing and pasteurising plant

• Monitors product quality before packaging by inspecting, taking samples and adjusting treatment conditions when necessary

• Cleans equipment, pumps, hoses, storage tanks, vessels and floors, and maintains infestation control programmes

• Regulates speed of conveyors and associated equipment

• Moves products from production lines into storage and shipping areas

• Packages and bottles products