Learnership in Liquid Dairy Reception – 2026

About the role

Woodlands Dairy is offering a 12‑month Learnership Programme in Liquid Dairy Reception for unemployed matriculants. The programme combines classroom learning with hands‑on experience in a modern dairy manufacturing environment.

Learning areas

• Milk Reception and Nature of Milk
• Food Safety Principles and Workplace Safety Practices
• Housekeeping Procedures
• Clean‑in‑Place (CIP) Processes and Clean‑out‑of‑Place (COP) Procedures
• Dairy Processing Operations and Manufacturing Environment Fundamentals

Required profile

• South African citizen, unemployed and aged between 18 and 29
• Completed Matric (Grade 12) with interest in dairy reception and processing

Technical skills covered

• Milk Reception
• Food Safety Principles
• Clean‑in‑Place (CIP) Processes
• Clean‑out‑of‑Place (COP) Procedures
• Housekeeping Procedures
• Dairy Processing Operations

What we offer

• Nationally recognised workplace experience
• Training from experienced industry professionals
• Development of practical manufacturing and technical dairy skills
• Improved future employment prospects in the food and dairy sector
• Structured on‑the‑job training for 12 months