Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for crop harvesting
- The crop to be harvested and the requirements and procedures to assure crop quality are identified according to enterprise work procedures.
- Crop maturity is determined by experience, specification charts, aids or devices and according to client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications.
- Suitable weather conditions for picking are established according to enterprise work procedures.
- Tools, equipment and machinery are selected according to harvest requirements and enterprise work procedures.
- Pre-operational and safety checks are carried out on tools, equipment and machinery according to manufacturers specifications and enterprise work procedures.
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) hazards are identified, risks assessed, controls implemented and reported to the supervisor.
- Suitable safety and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are selected, used and maintained.
- Co-ordinate harvesting activities
- The crop to be harvested and the requirements and procedures to assure crop quality are identified according to enterprise work procedures.
- Crop maturity is determined by experience, specification charts, aids or devices and according to client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications.
- Suitable weather conditions for picking are established according to enterprise work procedures.
- Tools, equipment and machinery are selected according to harvest requirements and enterprise work procedures.
- Pre-operational and safety checks are carried out on tools, equipment and machinery according to manufacturers specifications and enterprise work procedures.
- OHS hazards are identified, risks assessed, controls implemented and reported to the supervisor.
- Suitable safety and PPE are selected, used and maintained.
- Monitor crop quality throughout harvest
- PPE is selected, maintained and used according to OHS procedures.
- Harvesting procedures and the harvested crop comply with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications.
- The crop is handled carefully to prevent damage according to enterprise work procedures.
- Sorting and grading of the crop complies with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications.
- Crop storage minimises postharvest deterioration according to enterprise work procedures.
- The crop is transported with minimum damage according to enterprise work procedures.
- Picking tallies or harvest yields are calculated and recorded according to enterprise work procedures.
- Deliver crop to specified destination
- Delivery details including quantity, timing and destination are confirmed according to enterprise work procedures.
- Crop is delivered with damage levels that are within client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications.
- Delivered crop complies with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications.
- Delivery documentation is completed accurately according to enterprise work procedures.