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 requirements Select, fit and use appropriate personal protective clothing and/or equipment Confirm supply of necessary materials, equipment and services. This may include: selecting the appropriate equipment, quality of water, purity and concentration of reagents and indicators checking shelf-life dates Liaise with other work areas Prepare materials as required Confirm equipment status and condition. This may include: recognising and rejecting contaminated or faulty glassware and equipment safety checks replacing consumables instrument setting and calibration Set up and start up equipment as required Operate laboratory equipment according to workplace procedures Standardise solution to meet specification Determine concentration of solution accurately, using a calculator and example calculations Monitor the process and equipment to identify out-of-specification results or non-compliance. This may include: handling and combining of reagents measures to prevent cross-contamination Take corrective action in response to out-of-specification results, anomalies or non-compliance Report and/or record corrective action as instructed Complete workplace information. This may include labelling Store solution according to workplace procedures. This may include consideration of: light temperature contamination shelf-life Sort, collect, treat, recycle or dispose of waste Shut down equipment in response to an emergency situation as required Shut down equipment in response to routine shutdown requirements as required. This may include removing consumables Record workplace information Maintain work area to meet housekeeping standards Prepare equipment for cleaning. This may include dismantling equipment or rinsing in preparation for sanitation Clean and sanitise equipment according to enterprise procedures Carry out routine maintenance according to enterprise procedures Identify, rectify or report environmental non-compliance 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 |