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 required to carry out hot water treatments Confirm supply of necessary materials Liaise with other work areas Select, fit and use appropriate personal protective clothing and/or equipment Select, operate, maintain and store required equipment according to instructions Maintain work area and equipment to meet workplace housekeeping standards Maintain work area and equipment to meet workplace hygiene standards Use appropriate cleaning techniques Recognise problems and anomalies and correct and/or report them as instructed Identify, rectify and/or report environmental non-compliance Maintain workplace records Set up equipment for hot water treatment. This will include: placing correct volumes of water in the tanks calibrating data loggers calibrating temperature sensors against a certified thermometer calibrating thermometers Prepare water for cool down, hot water treatment and hydration. This will include: testing and adjusting chlorination levels checking and adjusting temperature levels Prepare cuttings for treatment. This may include re-hydration Dip cuttings, fully submersing for the specified amount of time, at the specified temperature in prepared hot water Monitor the dipping process to ensure compliance with required specifications. This will include: monitoring critical control points for compliance with specifications analysing readouts from data logging devices maintaining level of agitation in the tanks maintaining chlorine level recalibrating thermometers Cool down cuttings in prepared cooling water immediately following hot water treatment. this is already mentioned above Store treated cuttings. This will include: separating from untreated cuttings to prevent contamination covering with clean covers placing cuttings in vented plastic bags to prevent dehydration placing cuttings in the cold room Dispose of waste. This may include: settling the water racking off clean water 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 |