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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for work
   • Follow enterprise biosecurity requirements
   • Follow enterprise personal hygiene requirements such as washing and sanitising hands
   • Select, use and maintain appropriate personal protective equipment and clothing
   • Check & clean work area
   • Check equipment is working correctly
   • Follow enterprise work health and safety policies
2. Assess and grade eggs
   • Load eggs onto grader
   • Control flow of eggs to match grader flow rate
   • Remove very dirty, cracked and leaking eggs
   • Candle eggs accurately
   • Grade eggs into appropriate weight and quality grades
   • Wash eggs using approved sanitisers and equipment as required
   • Check wash and rinse water temperature
   • Check egg washer sanitiser level and application rate
   • Oil eggs when required
   • Check oil type and application rate
   • Take and prepare samples for testing if required
3. Pack and store eggs
   • Pack eggs into cartons or trays and into boxes and assemble as required onto pallets and wrap pallets
   • Ensure eggs, trays, cartons, boxes and pallets are stamped and labelled correctly
   • Ensure correct separation of non-conforming products and saleable products
   • Check cool room temperature and humidity
   • Transfer eggs to cool room
4. Clean and sanitise equipment and sites
   • Report problems and abnormal equipment operations such as noises to supervisor
   • Clean and sanitise egg conveyors, cool room, all equipment and work areas
   • Monitor and report sightings or activities of pests in egg collection, grading, and storage areas
   • Handle and measure chemicals used in the egg washing and cleaning process safely
   • Dispose of useless eggs and waste according to enterprise environmental policies
   • Complete records clearly and accurately

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

follow personal hygiene requirements

match egg feed rate to grading equipment flow rate

assess and grade eggs

pack and store eggs

clean and sanitise equipment, cool rooms and work area

check equipment is working correctly

follow enterprise work health and safety policies and biosecurity requirements

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

industry standards, codes of practice, and enterprise procedures for sorting, candling, grading, washing, oiling, packing and storing eggs

commonly used methods of pest and vermin control

egg labelling requirements

relevant documentation and records that are required

types, uses, cleaning and maintenance of equipment and machines

criteria for determining non-conforming eggs and disposal methods

temperature, humidity, cleaning and operation for cool rooms

temperatures, cleaning and sanitising and operation of the egg washing process

procedures for handling, measurement and usage of egg washing and cleaning chemicals, and sanitisers

procedures for taking and handling egg samples for testing

relevant environmental and sustainability requirements, and procedures for disposal and management of wastes, debris and run-offs

relevant work health and safety and biosecurity requirements

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