Dairy Technologist - Salary, Career

How much does an Dairy Technologist earn

A Dairy Technologist earns between $1.278 and $7.373 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.867 and a median salary of $2.300 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 209 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Dairy Technologist
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	2.867	34.408	717	14
1º Quartile	1.278	15.335	319	6
Median Salary	2.300	27.600	575	11
3º Quartile	5.623	67.472	1.406	26
Higher Salary	7.373	88.472	1.843	35

Professional job categories

Science and arts professionals
- professionals of biological sciences, health
- - agronomists
- - - food engineers

Related Positions:

Main workplaces

Food Engineers they operate in a wide field of work, in traditional industries such as food and beverages. They work in multidisciplinary teams and can supervise or be supervised. They are mostly employed in private companies. For the exercise of its activities, an experience of 1 to 2 years is required in the market.

What does it take to work in the field of Food Engineers

The exercise of occupations requires training in Food Engineering or in a higher technology course in related areas, registered with CREA.

Functions and activities of Dairy Technologist

Food Engineers must:

developing food production processes and products;

control quality of food products;

provide consultancy and technical assistance;

provide consulting and technical assistance;

communicate;

developing food products and processes;

developing food production products and processes;

demonstrate personal skills;

developing products and food production processes;

develop products and food production processes;

coordinate teams;

manage food production processes;

check food quality;

elaborate food production project;

coordinating teams;

Activities

schedule production;

estimating costs;

research processes, materials and equipment;

supervise inventory control;

determining physico-chemical characteristics of products;

adjust formulation to standards;

check equipment operation;

request equipment maintenance;

implement quality programs (appcc, bpf, bpm);

supervise systems for cleaning utensils, equipment and facilities;

demonstrate sensory acuity;

size production line;

suggest employee promotion;

develop process simulators (pilot plant);

check sensory characteristics;

demonstrate systemic vision;

validate production on an industrial scale;

calibrate equipment;

perform technical evaluation;

delegating tasks;

select raw material;

demonstrate organization;

evaluating available technologies;

clear consumer doubts;

diagnose problems;

participate in the selection of personnel;

log occurrences;

monitor task completion;

determine professional profile;

package samples;

determining shelf-life;

consult official bodies;

guide employees;

plan distribution logistics;

define waste destination;

testing product and process;

determining storage conditions;

prospecting technological solutions;

analyzing sensory characteristics;

evaluate financial viability;

participate in the execution of the production project;

perform a technical visit;

implement new technologies;

collect samples for analysis;

define plant layout;

demonstrate empathy;

propose solutions;

participate in qsmsrs audits;

discard samples;

evaluating processes, materials and equipment;

determine shelf-life;

elaborate work schedule;

issue technical opinions;

coordinate implementation of the production project;

evaluate food yield;

size equipment;

adapt facilities;

evaluating food yield;

demonstrate proactiveness;

validate raw material;

demonstrate leadership;

test alternatives;

analyze results;

analyzing physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics of products;

check equipment;

check physico-chemical and microbiological parameters;

work as a team;

set production volume;

classify raw material;

identify needs for new equipment;

overcoming adverse situations;

scaling work teams;

consult technical literature and legislation;

empower team;

plan product traceability;

dismiss employees;

perform laboratory analysis;

evaluate team performance;

demonstrate initiative;

check production flow;

analyze production plant;

participate in staff integration;

work safely;

supervise equipment maintenance;

supervise integrated pest control;

develop packaging;

elaborate physical and financial schedule;

provide support to the commercial and marketing area;

analyze data;

request product registration;

demonstrate logical reasoning;

adjust raw materials to standards;

set standards of procedures;

perform audits;

authorize disposal of samples;

issue technical reports;

select suppliers;

demonstrate analytical reasoning;

define equipment;

define effluent and waste treatment;

market research;

demonstrate flexibility;

identify customer needs;

demonstrate sensory acuity;

demonstrate aesthetic sense;

evaluate product acceptance;

develop technical documentation;

demonstrate sensory memory;

demonstrate critical sense;

store samples;

developing labeling;

define destination of non-conforming products;

define processes;

provide consumer information;

define utensils;

identify new equipment needs;

Sectors that hire Dairy Technologist the most in the job market

retail merchandise in general, with predominance of food products - supermarkets
manufacture of other food products
dairy manufacturing
retail merchandise in general, with predominance of food products - hypermarkets
activities of associations for the defense of social rights
wholesale of food products in general
manufacture of additives for industrial use
manufacture of starches and vegetable starches
manufacture of industrial bakery products
manufacture of canned fruit