What this code covers
Dairy products makers process butter and various types of cheese, cream or other dairy products. Their tasks include: a) boiling or pasteurizing milk to achieve specified butter fat content; b) separating cream from milk and churning cream into butter; c) dumping measured amounts of starter and other ingredients into milk; d) curdling milk, heating curd until it reaches desired firmness, draining curd and placing cheese into molds to press it into shape; e) salting cheese and piercing or smearing cheese with cultured wash to develop mold growth; f) placing and turning cheese blocks on shelves to cure cheese; g) monitoring product quality before packaging by inspecting, taking samples and adjusting treatment conditions when necessary; h) recording amounts of ingredients used, test results, and time cycles. Examples of the occupations classified here: Butter maker, Cheese maker, Dairy product maker, Ice cream maker, Milk collector, Milker Some related occupations classified elsewhere: Dairy products machine operator - 8160, Milk processing machine operator - 8160