Profession dairy products manufacturing worker

Dairy products manufacturing workers set up, operate and tend equipment to process milk, cheese, ice cream and other dairy products.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Legislation about animal origin products

  The applicable legal rules on temperature, waste materials, traceability, labelling, trading, and the transport of animal origin products. 

• Food safety principles

  Scientific background of food safety which includes preparation, handling, and storage of food to minimise the risk of foodborne illness and other health hazards.

• Dairy manufacturing specifications

  Specifications, regulations and standards to be followed in the field of dairy manufacturing. Safety of products from raw materials through to packaged state.

• Milk production process

  Managing the milk production steps in production plants such as pasteurising, separating, evaporating, drying, cooling, storing and so on.

Skills

• Ensure public safety and security

  Implement the relevant procedures, strategies and use the proper equipment to promote local or national security activities for the protection of data, people, institutions, and property.

• Apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages

  Apply and follow national, international, and internal requirements quoted in standards, regulations and other specifications related with manufacturing of food and beverages.

• Follow hygienic procedures during food processing

  Ensure a clean working space according to hygienic standards in the food processing industry.

• Follow work procedures

  Adhere to procedures at work in a structured and systematic manner.

• Follow written instructions

  Follow written directions in order to perform a task or carry out a step-by-step procedure.

• Act reliably

  Proceed in a way that one can be relied on or depended on.

• Control fluid inventories

  Use and understand fluid inventories and associated calculations. Fluid inventory systems are designed to provide for the accurate dispensing of fluids throughout multiple dispense points avoiding spills.

• Administer ingredients in food production

  Ngredients to be added and the required amounts according to the recipe and the way those ingredients are to be administered.

• Follow verbal instructions

  Have the ability to follow spoken instructions received from colleagues. Strive to understand and clarify what is being requested.

• Secure goods according to work orders

  Fasten bands around stacks or articles, prior to shipment or storage.

• Tend milk filling machines

  Handle milk flowing to machines that fill cartons and bottles. Adjust the equipment so that they fill these containers with the right kind of milk—whole milk, low-fat milk or cream.

• Tend dairy processing machines

  Operate machines to process milk and other dairy products.

• Perform cleaning duties

  Perform cleaning duties such as waste removal, vacuuming, emptying bins, and general cleaning of the working area. Cleaning activities should follow health and safety regulations if required.

• Operate centrifuges

  Adjust working condition as speed and time of centrifuges according to the requirements of the product in process. Operate centrifuges.

• Apply GMP

  Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

• Monitor milk production deviations

  Monitor milk production processes for deviations and non-conformance.

• Follow production schedule

  Follow production schedule taking into account all requirements, times and needs. This schedule outlines what individual commodities must be produced in each time period and encapsulates various concerns like production, staffing, inventory, etc. It is usually linked to manufacturing where the plan indicates when and how much of each product will be demanded. Utilise all the information in the actual implementation of the plan.

• Clean food and beverage machinery

  Clean machinery used for food or beverage production processes. Prepare the appropriate solutions for cleaning. Prepare all parts and assure that they are clean enough to avoid deviation or errors in the production process.

• Operate a heat treatment process

  Apply heat treatment aimed at preparing and preserving half-finished or finished food products.

• Apply HACCP

  Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP).

• Operate equipment for food homogenisation

  Tend equipment and machines such as extruders that exert extreme pressure, sheer, turbulence, and acceleration to foodstuffs in order to stabilise and give them a homogeneous texture.

• Carry out checks of production plant equipment

  Carry out checks of the machinery and equipment used in the production plant. Ensure that the machinery is working properly, set machines before usage, and assure continuous operability of the equipment.

• Have computer literacy

  Utilise computers, IT equipment and modern day technology in an efficient way.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB