// Unit group · 7513

Dairy Products Makers

Dairy products makers process butter and various types of cheese, cream or other dairy products.

7 Craft and Related Trades Workers / 75 Food Processing, Woodworking, Garment and Other Craft and Related Trades Workers / 751 Food Processing and Related Trades Workers / All level 4

// Working conditions

BiologicalHeat and coldMachinery

// Hand tools

No hand tools in this set.

boiling or pasteurizing milk to achieve specified butter fat content

separating cream from milk and churning cream into butter

dumping measured amounts of starter and other ingredients into milk

curdling milk, heating curd until it reaches desired firmness, draining curd and placing cheese into moulds to press it into shape

salting cheese and piercing or smearing cheese with cultured wash to develop mould growth

placing and turning cheese blocks on shelves to cure cheese

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

recording amounts of ingredients used, test results, and time cycles.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Butter maker
- Cheese maker

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Dairy products machine operator - 8160
- Milk processing machine operator - 8160

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