Knowledge of: purpose and basic principles of filling and sealing, including the purpose and characteristics required of packaging materials used and the method used to fill and seal product (where methods involve vacuum or map packaging, it includes an understanding of the effect of modified atmosphere on product shelf-life) product and packaging coding requirements and related legal requirements including product weight basic operating principles of filling and sealing equipment, such as main equipment components, status and purpose of guards, equipment operating capacities and applications, the purpose and location of sensors and related feedback instrumentation, and services required for operation of filling equipment used in the workplace the flow of processes supplying the filling and sealing process and the effect of outputs on downstream processes quality characteristics and requirements of filling and sealing, such as quality requirements of product and packaging components/consumables, requirements of filling including fill levels and weights, requirements of seal formation and integrity,and integrity testing procedures, where required methods used to monitor the process, such as inspecting, measuring and testing as required by the process inspection or test points (control points) in the process and the related procedures and recording requirements operating requirements and parameters and corrective action required where operation is outside specified operating parameters, including procedures to clear a breach and restart following a crash or jam up as appropriate typical equipment faults and related causes, including signs and symptoms of faulty equipment and early warning signs of potential problems common causes of variation and corrective action required, including the effect of variation in both product and packaging components/consumables on filling and sealing performance, such as the effect of temperature variation on the filling process food safety hazards and risks associated with filling and sealing and related control measures occupational health and safety (OHS) hazards and controls requirements of, including emergency and routine shutdowns and procedures to follow in the event of a power outage isolation, lock out and tag out procedures and responsibilities product/packaging changeover procedures procedures and responsibility for reporting production and performance information environmental issues and controls relevant to the filling and sealing process, including waste/rework collection and handling procedures related to the process basic operating principles of process control, where relevant, including the relationship between control panels and systems and the physical equipment aseptic filling and sealing requirements where relevant sampling and testing procedures where relevant cleaning and sanitation procedures where relevant |