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Milk Handler
Mapepe Dairy Cooperative Society Limited Chilanga, Zambia
Employer and vacancy source: Mapepe Dairy Cooperative Society Limited
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- EmployerMapepe Dairy Cooperative Society Limited
- LocationChilanga, Zambia
- Application methodEmail application
- Listing sourceZambia Job Alerts
Key details for this vacancy
- Employer
- Mapepe Dairy Cooperative Society Limited
- Location
- Chilanga, Zambia
- Posted
- November 4, 2026
- Closing date
- Apply by December 4, 2026
- Job type
- Full Time
- Category
- Agriculture
- Application method
- Email application
Job description
MAPEPE DAIRY COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED — JOB OPPORTUNITY
Mapepe Dairy Cooperative Society Limited is inviting applications from suitably qualified and hardworking individuals to fill the position of Milk Handler at our dairy operations facility in Chilanga.
Position: Milk Handler
Organisation: Mapepe Dairy Cooperative Society Limited
Location: Plot 268/268, Chilanga, Zambia
Employment Type: Full-Time
Key Responsibilities:
- Receiving, grading, measuring, and handling raw milk from cooperative dairy farmers.
- Operating milk cooling tanks, pasteurizing equipment, and dairy handling facilities.
- Ensuring strict sanitation, personal hygiene, and bio-security standards across all milk reception, testing, and storage areas.
- Carrying out routine milk quality tests (e.g. alcohol test, lactometer density checks, and temperature monitoring).
- Maintaining accurate daily records of milk deliveries, volumes received, rejections, and inventory dispatched.
- Cleaning and sanitizing milk cans, storage vats, pipes, and processing equipment.
Requirements:
- Full Grade 12 Certificate.
- At least 1 year of hands-on experience in dairy farming, milk processing, or dairy handling operations.
- Sound knowledge of food hygiene, dairy sanitization standards, stock management, and record keeping.
- Good communication skills, high honesty, punctuality, and reliability.
How to Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their Application Letter / Cover Letter, updated CV, and copies of academic and professional qualifications.
Physical Submission:
The Board Secretary
Mapepe Dairy Cooperative Society Limited
Plot 268/268, Chilanga, Zambia
Electronic Submission (Email):
๐ง Email: mapepedairy268@gmail.com
๐ง CC: chokamoonga@gmail.com
๐ Subject Line: Application for Milk Handler Position
Application Deadline: 12th November 2026
* Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Mapepe Dairy Cooperative Society Limited is an equal opportunity employer.
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