Milk Line Operator

Milk Line Operator

Viju Industries Nigeria Limited is seeking a skilled and motivated Milk Line Operator to join their team. The role involves monitoring and operating fully automated dairy production lines, ensuring process consistency, and maintaining hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Remotely monitor and control the fully automated dairy production line (pre-treatment, batching, pasteurization/UHT, CIP) via the SCADA/DCS system.
• Strictly execute the product recipe and process parameters (temperature, pressure, flow rate, fermentation curves) to ensure batch-to-batch quality consistency.
• Identify system alarms promptly, perform emergency adjustments on the control panel, and coordinate with on-site floor workers to resolve technical or mechanical issues.
• Operate the automated CIP system to clean tanks and pipelines, maintaining strict hygiene standards required for dairy products.
• Follow shift handover protocols, ensuring accurate logging of production data and smooth transition of current fermentation/processing batches.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above (preferably in Food Science, Bioengineering, Automation, or related fields).
• Proficient in computer operations; familiar with DCS / SCADA systems or industrial automation control software.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in fermentation workshops (winery/pharmaceutical), pre-treatment workshops (beverage/cola), or batching/blending workshops of well-known large-scale food brands. Experience in the dairy or beverage industry is highly preferred.
• Deep understanding of dairy or brewing processing technologies is a strong plus.
• Hands-on experience or good understanding of central control operations on fully automated production lines.
• Age: 25–30 years old (with the right balance of experience and energy for shift work).
• Must be willing and able to work rotating shifts (including night shifts).

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to vijutalent@gmail.com using the position as subject of email.