Occupation Atlasdairy processing technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/952c766a-db5c-42b2-809d-d14cbb02cdb6
dairy processing technician
Dairy processing technicians supervise and coordinate production processes, operations, and maintenance workers in milk, cheese, ice cream and/or other dairy production plants. They assist food technologists in improving processes, developing new food products and establishing procedures and standards for production and packaging.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
ECREnterprising · Conventional · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising6.30
- C Conventional5.05
- R Realistic4.30
- S Social2.87
- I Investigative1.58
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers (51-1011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (27)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- act reliably
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- check quality of products on the production line
- curdling of cheese
- dairy manufacturing specifications
- dairy products
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- follow production schedule
- follow written instructions
- food and beverage industry
- food safety principles
- give instructions to staff
- legislation about animal origin products
- manage staff
- microbiology of fresh milk
- milk production process
- mitigate waste of resources
- monitor milk production deviations
- oversee production requirements
- perform sensory evaluation of food products
- quality assurance methodologies
- schedule regular machine maintenance
- use dairy test materials
- work in a food processing team
- write work-related reports
Optional (25)
- adjust drying process to goods
- analyse production processes for improvement
- assist in the development of standard operating procedures in the food chain
- biotechnology
- comply with legislation related to health care
- continuous improvement philosophies
- control fluid inventories
- create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production
- enzymatic processing
- fermentation processes of food
- financial capability
- food allergies
- food legislation
- ice cream manufacturing regulations
- identify the factors causing changes in food during storage
- keep inventory of goods in production
- label samples
- liaise with colleagues
- liaise with managers
- manage corrective actions
- manage environmental management system
- operate a heat treatment process
- ripening of cheese
- variety of cheese
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 27 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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