Full-Time Dairy Products Makers Vacancies in Kenya(5 Positions)

Job Description

• Cheese Maker
• Milk Treater
• Yoghurt Maker

• College Degree/Diploma with 5+ years of experience in food industry
• Dairy industry training course (preferred)
• Ability to work on repetitive tasks with speed and accuracy
• Positive attitude, flexible approach, ability to work as a team and commitment for goals
• Willingness to adhere to the strictest level of hygiene at all times
• Strong communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Must be self-motivated, results oriented, possess high degree of initiative, and work well under pressure.
• Demonstrated excellent performance of work within the department.

• Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make and package milk, milk powder, yoghurt, butter, cheese and other dairy products.
• Cooks milk and specified ingredients to make cheese, according to formula: Pasteurizes and separates milk to obtain prescribed butterfat content.
• Turns valves to fill vat with milk and heat milk to specified temperature.
• Dumps measured amounts of dye and starter into milk.
• Test sample of milk for acidity and allow agitator to mix ingredients until specified level of acidity reach
• Dump and mix measure amount of rennet into milk
• Stop agitator to allow milk to coagulate into curd
• Pull curd knives through curd or separate curd with hand scoop to release whey
• Observe thermometer, adjusts steam valve and starts agitator to stir and cook curd at prescribed temperature for specified time
• Squeeze and stretch sample of curd with fingers and extend cooking time for firmness or texture
• Direct other workers who immerse cheese in brine and place or turn cheese blocks on shelves to cure cheese
• Taste, smell, feel and observe sample of cheese for quality
• Record amount of ingredients used, test results, time cycles and corrective actions
• Make variation in time cycles and ingredients used for succeeding batches to ensure optimum yields and product quality
• Assist in the formulation development of new cheeses and optimization of formula for current cheese to ensure maximum yield and product quality

Job Categories: General Job Careers in Kenya. Job Types: Full-Time.

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