Assessor Resource

AMPS315
Blend meat product

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to prepare and operate blending equipment.

This unit is suitable for operators in smallgoods and food services establishments preparing product for wholesale distribution.

All work should be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, customer requirements and product specifications.

This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work including limited responsibility for the work of others. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable problems.

No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.

This unit must be delivered and assessed in the context of Australian meat processing standards and regulations.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)


Evidence Required

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare blending equipment

1.1 Prepare blending equipment according to workplace, hygiene and sanitation, and workplace health and safety requirements

1.2 Assess equipment and report faults to ensure equipment is maintained to an operating level which meets manufacturer's specifications and workplace requirements

1.3 Use equipment and tools are used according to manufacturer's specifications

2. Make adjustments to, and operate, blending equipment

2.1 Adjust blending equipment when necessary

2.2 Use tools and equipment for adjusting processing equipment

2.3 Operate blending equipment

2.4 Use blending equipment to blend a variety of products to production requirements

2.5 Follow and observe workplace, hygiene and sanitation, and workplace health and safety requirements throughout the process

3. Blend products

3.1 Blend a range of products to workplace, health and safety, hygiene and sanitation, and Quality Assurance (QA) requirements and product specifications, at a speed similar to production requirements

4. Clean and maintain blending equipment

4.1 Clean and maintain blending equipment according to work instructions

Candidates must prepare and operate blending equipment.

Candidates must:

follow the requirements of the work instruction

work at production speed

use blending equipment to blend a variety of products to production requirements

demonstrate effective operation of tools and equipment used for adjusting blending equipment

demonstrate safe handling procedures for operating blending equipment

operate equipment to manufacturer's specifications, workplace and health and safety requirements

clean and maintain blending equipment as required in work instructions

apply mathematical and communication skills relevant to the task

learn new techniques, operate new equipment and adjust to workplace change as required

apply relevant regulatory requirements

take corrective action to improve own work performance

The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:

safe handling procedures for operating blending equipment

conditions under which processing equipment might need adjusting

cleaning and maintenance procedures for blending equipment if required in work instructions

relevant regulatory requirements

purpose and use of equipment used in blending

Competency must be demonstrated over time and under typical operating and production conditions for the enterprise.

Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal production conditions.

As a minimum, the following three forms of assessment must be used:

quiz of underpinning knowledge

workplace demonstration

workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time

Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare blending equipment

1.1 Prepare blending equipment according to workplace, hygiene and sanitation, and workplace health and safety requirements

1.2 Assess equipment and report faults to ensure equipment is maintained to an operating level which meets manufacturer's specifications and workplace requirements

1.3 Use equipment and tools are used according to manufacturer's specifications

2. Make adjustments to, and operate, blending equipment

2.1 Adjust blending equipment when necessary

2.2 Use tools and equipment for adjusting processing equipment

2.3 Operate blending equipment

2.4 Use blending equipment to blend a variety of products to production requirements

2.5 Follow and observe workplace, hygiene and sanitation, and workplace health and safety requirements throughout the process

3. Blend products

3.1 Blend a range of products to workplace, health and safety, hygiene and sanitation, and Quality Assurance (QA) requirements and product specifications, at a speed similar to production requirements

4. Clean and maintain blending equipment

4.1 Clean and maintain blending equipment according to work instructions

Candidates must prepare and operate blending equipment.

Candidates must:

follow the requirements of the work instruction

work at production speed

use blending equipment to blend a variety of products to production requirements

demonstrate effective operation of tools and equipment used for adjusting blending equipment

demonstrate safe handling procedures for operating blending equipment

operate equipment to manufacturer's specifications, workplace and health and safety requirements

clean and maintain blending equipment as required in work instructions

apply mathematical and communication skills relevant to the task

learn new techniques, operate new equipment and adjust to workplace change as required

apply relevant regulatory requirements

take corrective action to improve own work performance

The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:

safe handling procedures for operating blending equipment

conditions under which processing equipment might need adjusting

cleaning and maintenance procedures for blending equipment if required in work instructions

relevant regulatory requirements

purpose and use of equipment used in blending

Competency must be demonstrated over time and under typical operating and production conditions for the enterprise.

Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal production conditions.

As a minimum, the following three forms of assessment must be used:

quiz of underpinning knowledge

workplace demonstration

workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time

Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs.
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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Prepare blending equipment according to workplace, hygiene and sanitation, and workplace health and safety requirements 
Assess equipment and report faults to ensure equipment is maintained to an operating level which meets manufacturer's specifications and workplace requirements 
Use equipment and tools are used according to manufacturer's specifications 
Adjust blending equipment when necessary 
Use tools and equipment for adjusting processing equipment 
Operate blending equipment 
Use blending equipment to blend a variety of products to production requirements 
Follow and observe workplace, hygiene and sanitation, and workplace health and safety requirements throughout the process 
Blend a range of products to workplace, health and safety, hygiene and sanitation, and Quality Assurance (QA) requirements and product specifications, at a speed similar to production requirements 
Clean and maintain blending equipment according to work instructions 

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