Note: The following required skills should be applied as appropriate to the equipment and processes that are used in the particular winery or workplace. Ability to: access workplace information to identify waxing requirements select, fit and use personal protective clothing and/or equipment confirm supply of necessary equipment, materials, services and personnel liaise with other work areas apply confined space entry policy and procedures prepare tank for waxing. This may include: dismantling positioning valves and components removing tartrates drying tank surface removing waste from tank cleaning tank pre-entry checks on tank and atmosphere prepare wax for use. This may include: selecting appropriate wax melting wax blending wax to meet specification following appropriate handling procedures confirm equipment status and condition remove top layer of wax on tank surfaces. This may include: manual scraping using a gas torch utilising cold scrape methods apply wax to tank surfaces. This may include: spraying hot melt wax onto surface melting wax into tank surface using a blowtorch operate equipment according to workplace procedures and manufacturer instructions monitor waxing process. This may include monitoring: wax temperature surface coverage (area and depth) burn on effectiveness integrity of seal of tank surface atmosphere in tank equipment operation apply OHS principles, policies and procedures, including those associated with: confined space entry working on ladders or scaffolding working with hazardous substances return tank to operating order. This may include: positioning valves or door carrying out checks and inspections to confirm effectiveness of waxing take corrective action in response to out-of-specification results or non-compliance report and/or record corrective action as required sort, collect, treat, recycle or dispose of waste shut down equipment in response to an emergency situation shut down equipment in response to routine shutdown requirements record workplace information maintain work area to meet housekeeping standards clean waxing equipment identify, rectify and/or report environmental non-compliance apply OHS principles, policies and procedures associated with a Hot Work permit according to enterprise procedures use oral communication skills/language to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation, including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification and seeking advice from supervisor work cooperatively within a culturally diverse workforce |