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Overview
Milk heat treatment process operators run pasteurisation or sterilisation equipment for liquid dairy products, including pumps, homogenisers, flavour-control equipment, clarifiers, separators and filters.
In job descriptions, look for heat treatment processes, pasteurisation, ultra-high temperature processing, GMP, HACCP, hygienic procedures, production schedules, plant checks, cleaning in place and sample testing.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
This process role sits on a dairy line where liquid milk products move through heat treatment, separation, homogenisation, filtration and cleaning steps. Operators watch temperatures, pumps and product flow against the production schedule.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes pasteurisation, ultra-high temperature processing, GMP, HACCP, hygienic routines and plant checks. Specialization may involve homogenisers, centrifuges, sample collection, milk control tests or cleaning-in-place cycles.
Salary context
Pay context often reflects food-safety responsibility, shift pattern, equipment range, sampling duties and whether the operator can adjust process settings during deviations. Sterilisation lines may differ from simpler pasteurisation work.
Career paths
Experience can grow toward senior dairy process operation, quality sampling, line coordination, maintenance support or hygiene supervision. Reliable records from temperature checks, cleaning cycles and product tests are valuable.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names pasteurisation, UHT, separators, homogenisers, filters, CIP cleaning and sample routines. Clear adverts distinguish process operation from general dairy packing or warehouse work.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9012.00
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Occupation group
Food and related products machine operators (8160)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b69d9b94-a40c-434d-af8f-e584257314f6 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8160.44 |
| ISCO group | 8160 |
| Concept type | Occupation |