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 Prepare materials as required Select equipment appropriate for the task Liaise with other work areas 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 Follow operating procedures and deliver accurate amounts. This can involve: weighing centrifuging separating pipetting measuring titrating Monitor the process and equipment operation to identify out-of-specification results or non-compliance. What should be monitored will vary between equipment (e.g. with calibrated glassware, the meniscus position) Take corrective action and/or report out-of-specification results, anomalies or non-compliance Report and/or record corrective action as instructed 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. This may include removing samples or 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 and/or report environmental non-compliance according to enterprise procedures Use aseptic techniques 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 |