Elements and Performance Criteria
- Organise for the transport of farm produce
- Receive, interpret and clarify briefing, hand-over details, authorisation and clearances appropriately
- Confirm the transportation schedule and organise appropriate equipment and authorised personnel
- Adhere to schedule specifications
- Identify and manage hazards and risks
- Conduct equipment pre-operational checks
- Observe site environmental practices
- Load, transport and unload farm produce
- Conduct start-up, park and shutdown procedures for plant and equipment
- Determine load appropriately and prevent damage to equipment or loss of load
- Load and secure farm produce
- Transport farm produce
- Ensure vehicles follow approved transport routes and speed limits
- Conduct transport of farm produce
- Unload farm produce or bulk materials
- Coordinate transport of farm produce with harvesting machinery, if required
- Complete transport of farm produce to plan and within the operating capacity of the equipment
- Dispatch produce retain documentation, including weigh bills
- Protect farm produce quality and integrity
- Maintain hygiene of all surfaces in contact with farm produce
- Protect farm produce from loss, contamination, moisture and pests during transport
- Store farm produce according to enterprise procedures
- Clean and maintain storage and holding areas, keeping potentially hazardous substances at a safe distance
- Monitor the transport environment using temperature data loggers, if applicable
- Check quality of farm produce at unloading
- Monitor batches of farm produce for isolation and product integrity, where applicable
- Carry out equipment maintenance