Dairy-products makers

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

Skill level: Semi-skilled

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Salary range for the majority of workers in Dairy-products makers - from R7 800 to R32 079 per month - 2025.
A Dairy-products makers typically earns between R7 800 and R13 876 net per month at the start of the job.
After 5 years of service, this is between R8 995 and R17 578 per month for a working week of 45 hours.

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