Department: Milk Plant

Job Title: Milk Plant Operator Grade 1

Education/Prerequisite Requirements:

• Minimum High School diploma or equivalent

• NYS Milk Receivers License

Equipment/Training Knowledge:

• Dairy/Food manufacturing background preferred but not required

• Schedule: Variable hours

Work Specifications – Responsibilities:

• Responsible for food safety and quality

• Safely bring trucks into Receiving bay

• Know how doors operate

• Know how to operate ramps and how they work with doors

• Insure truck are “chocked”

• Understand and perform milk handling and sampling procedures

• Read and understand State Sampling Procedure Handbook

• Ability to pass State Receivers License within 90 days

• Understand lab terminology and how they pertain to you

• DMC, Positive Antibiotics, Cryo, Butter Fat, etc

• Understand and perform CIPs on trucks/tankers

• Know how to connect various types of wash systems

• Understand flow and basic operation of CIP units

• Know the steps of a cip and/or where to find them

• Perform titrates and document results of all chemicals

• Know function of wash tags and seals

• Receiving Paperwork

• Know where to find info on Truck tickets

• Penmanship must be legible

• Know how to check producer numbers and who to contact in case of missing number(s)

• Know how to fill out Receiving Sheet, Truck Schedules

• Know where paperwork is kept and how to make copies

• Be familiar with computers/touch screen

• Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel and Wonderware