Knowledge of: purpose and standards to be met by the inspection and sorting process, including criteria and specifications as they apply to inspection and sorting requirements the relationship between visual inspection and sorting and other inspection procedures, such as those that may be conducted by a laboratory or at subsequent processing stages typical causes of unacceptable or out-of-specification product, including causes of product damage that can occur prior to arrival at the plant and as part of the handling process the stages that occur in the inspection and sorting process and their effect on product, such as in-line cleaning or conditioning and product or materials transfer stages typical equipment faults and related causes, including signs and symptoms of faulty equipment and early warning signs of potential problems contamination/food safety risks associated with the sorting process and related control measures occupational health and safety (OHS) hazards and controls, including the limitations of protective clothing and equipment relevant to the work process procedures and responsibility for reporting production and performance information environmental issues and controls relevant to equipment operation, including waste collection and handling procedures related to the process basic operating principles of equipment used, where relevant, including main equipment components, status and purpose of guards, emergency stop, isolation and lockout controls, equipment operating capacities and applications services required and action to take if services are not available recording procedures and responsibilities where relevant washing/cleaning requirements and standards where relevant |