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

Location: Chestnut Ridge, NY(Hudson Valley)

Located 30 miles northwest of New York City, Threefold Community Farm practices, teaches, and promotes biodynamics. We are entrusted with the care of forty acres of land on which we cultivate vegetables, herbs, flowers, and seed crops. We also create our own fertility and potting soil through composting; rotationally graze and cut hay for Rockland County’s only dairy herd and raw milk creamery, work two draft horses, and manage an apiary. We care for the land, feed our neighbors, enrich local community life, and offer a variety of educational opportunities.

Job Description

The Dairy Processing Specialist will be primarily responsible for milk handling; including pasteurization, processing and bottling of raw milk, and making yogurt; in addition to assisting the Dairy Operations Manager with other herd and land management related tasks such as milking, moving cows 1-4 times per day during the grazing season, feeding hay, mucking the barn yard, and maintaining fences and buildings. With Biodynamics as our guiding star, innovation and improvement in dairy practices are encouraged, with opportunities to refine the operation. This full-time position, with seasonally variable hours and some weekend work possible, directly impacts the community by providing quality dairy, contributing to the nourishment of our community, and creating meaningful engagement for guests, students and volunteers. Reports to the Dairy Operations Manager.