Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify and characterise raw materials
- Identify raw materials against established enterprise criteria
- Enter raw material characteristics into compost recipe calculator to achieve a balanced recipe
- Take samples of material for analysis where raw material identity or characteristics are uncertain
- Determine receivable and handling requirements of raw materials
- Establish production objectives
- Calculate compost recipe
- Record raw material characteristics in compost recipe
- Specify raw material ratios by weight in resulting compost recipe
- Determine raw material pre-processing requirements, volumes of compost upon formation and compost production plan
- Review composting batch management procedures and document variations to management procedures as a new procedure
- Estimate and document compost production schedule
- Confirm compatibility of compost recipe and production schedule against documented customer requirements
- Quantify density of pre-processed raw materials and translate weight-based recipe into volume-based recipe for production
- Record volumetric compost recipe and production procedures as operational batch or bucket recipe and procedures
- Validate compost recipe
- Prepare and mix raw materials to form feedstock for composting
- Manage composting batch according to enterprise procedure
- Monitor composting process for efficiency in relation to estimated production schedule and enterprise requirements
- Monitor environmental and health and safety aspects and impacts
- Identify faults, variations or problems carry out remedial action
- Sample and test material to determine completion of process
- Evaluate end product quality against product specifications
- Revise compost recipe, production schedule and procedures