Creamery Dairy Processing Specialist

Nyfarmlandfinder; Ridge (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Threefold Community Farm in Chestnut Ridge, NY is seeking a Dairy Processing Specialist. This full-time role focuses on milk handling, pasteurization, processing and bottling of raw milk, and yogurt production, with opportunities to contribute to broader herd and land management tasks.

Responsibilities include milking, moving cows 1–4 times daily during grazing season, feeding hay, mucking the barn yard, and maintaining fences and buildings.

Qualifications

• Experience in dairy processing preferred
• Ability to operate pasteurization and bottling equipment
• Comfort with physically demanding farm tasks

Responsibilities

• Handle milk processing, including pasteurization, processing and bottling of raw milk and making yogurt
• Assist Dairy Operations Manager with herd and land tasks such as milking, moving cows during grazing season
• Perform hay feeding, barnyard mucking, and maintenance of fences and buildings

Skills

Dairy processing

Pasteurization

Milking

Tools

Milk pasteurizer

Bottling line

Job description

Threefold Community Farm in Chestnut Ridge, NY is seeking a Dairy Processing Specialist. This full-time role focuses on milk handling, pasteurization, processing and bottling of raw milk, and yogurt production, with opportunities to contribute to broader herd and land management tasks.

Responsibilities include milking, moving cows 1–4 times daily during grazing season, feeding hay, mucking the barn yard, and maintaining fences and buildings.