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Dairy processing technician

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Dairy employee Dairy process technician Dairy processing technician Dairy technician

Dairy processing technicians supervise and coordinate production processes, operations, and maintenance workers in milk, cheese, ice cream and/or other dairy production plants. They assist food technologists in improving processes, developing new food products and establishing procedures and standards for production and packaging.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Co-ordinating and supervising the activities of process control technicians, machine operators, assemblers and other manufacturing labourers;
(b) Organizing and planning the daily work with regard to plans, economy, staff and environment;
(c) Preparing cost estimates, records and reports;
(d) Identifying shortage of staff or components;
(e) Ensuring safety of workers;
(f) Instructing and training new staff.

Knowledge

  • Food processing
  • Medical diagnostic and treatment technology
  • Finance, banking and insurance
  • Management and administration
  • Work skills

Digital competencies

  • Planning events and programmes
  • Collaborating and liaising
  • Developing operational policies and procedures
  • Monitoring quality of products
  • Complying with health and safety procedures

Digital competencies

  • Analysing and evaluating information and data

Personal competencies

  • Leading others
  • Working efficiently
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Communicating
  • Supporting others

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Science and engineering associate professionals

Mining, manufacturing and construction supervisors

Manufacturing supervisors

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Manufacturing supervisors

807

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

36,80%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

19,18% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

76,04%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

9,27%

Part-time contracts

1,05% Turnover index

25

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-5%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Science and engineering associate professionals

69%

31%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Science and engineering associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Mining, manufacturing and construction supervisors

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Manufacturing supervisors

No experience
8%
Less than 1 year
41%
Between 1 and 2 years
9%
Between 2 and 4 years
26%
Between 4 and 8 years
5%
More than 8 years
11%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
21%
Manufacturing
21%
Administrative and support service activities
19%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7%
Education
7%
Others
25%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.