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Dairy Products Machine Operator

OFO Code: 716104

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
716104
Occupation
Dairy Products Machine Operator
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATORS AND ASSEMBLERS
Unit group
7161 · Food and Related Products Machine Operators

Official description
Food and related machine operators set, operate and attend machinery used to slaughter animals, trim meat from carcasses; bake, freeze, heat, crush, mix, blend and otherwise process foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco leaves.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Milk Treatment Station Worker, Milk Pasteuriser, Cheese Factory Worker, Condensed Milk Maker Process Worker, Milk Processing Machine Operator, Pasteuriser Operator, Chocolate Production Machine Operator, Diary Process Controller, Milk Powder Maker, Milk Treater, Dairy Plant / Process Operator, Dairy Products Processor, Cooker Operator Dairy Products, Dairy Factory Worker

  • Operating equipment to cool, heat, dry, roast, blanch, pasteurize, smoke, sterilize, freeze, evaporate and concentrate foodstuffs and liquids used in food processing
  • Operating machinery to crush, mix, malt, cook and ferment grains and fruits to produce beer, wines, malt liquors, vinegar, yeast and related products
  • Operating and monitoring machinery used to restrain, stun, slaughter animals and trim carcasses into standard meat and fish cuts
  • Processing tobacco leaves by machine to make cigarettes, cigars, pipe and other tobacco products
  • Setting, operating and attending machinery and ovens to mix, bake and otherwise prepare bread and flour confectionery products
  • Mixing, pulping, grinding, blending and separating foodstuffs and liquids with churning, pressing, sieving, grinding and filtering equipment
  • Attending equipment to make jam, toffee, cheese, processed cheese, margarine, syrup, ice, pasta, ice-cream, sausages, chocolate, maize starch, edible fats and dextrin

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