Skills
41 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Overview
Milk reception operators check incoming raw milk for quantity and quality before it moves into dairy processing. The work includes weighing, sampling, initial cleaning, storage and routing milk to the right factory units.
In job descriptions, look for milk reception, tanker unloading, weighing, pH checks, dairy sampling, cleaning in place, HACCP, batch tanks, food safety and records for received raw materials.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Milk reception operators work at the intake point of a dairy plant. The shift is built around tanker arrivals, raw-milk weighing, sampling, cleaning, storage tanks and routing milk to processing units without breaking hygiene routines.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include accurate reception checks, pH measurement, dairy test materials, HACCP, cleaning in place and clear records for each batch. The role suits people who can follow written procedures while watching flow, temperature, tanks and sample results.
Salary context
Salary context is shaped by shift patterns, responsibility for reception checks, dairy hygiene demands, tank and pump equipment, sampling duties and whether the role includes troubleshooting or coordination with production units. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward dairy process operation, quality sampling, intake coordination, food safety work, production line supervision or specialist roles around milk storage and cleaning systems.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies mention tanker unloading, batch tanks, pH, samples, CIP cleaning, HACCP or raw-material records. Those details show whether the job is mainly intake operation, quality control support or broader dairy production.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Occupation group
Dairy-products makers (7513)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8188136d-df82-4910-91e1-b185ec17c3c9 |
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| ESCO code | 7513.2 |
| ISCO group | 7513 |
| Concept type | Occupation |