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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Perform preparatory cuts
   • Take trunks from the chain and select for de-boning according to workplace specifications.
   • Inspect trunks for defects and trim or dispose of in accordance with workplace requirements.
   • Make preparatory cuts along the spine prior to mechanical boning in accordance with work instructions.
2. De-bone trunks mechanically
   • Position trunk in accordance with work instruction.
   • Operate mechanical trunk boning machinery in accordance with work instructions.
   • Perform routine equipment and bone checks, cleaning and maintenance according to work instructions.
   • Identify and follow workplace health and safety requirements.
   • Dispose of bones and trunk meat in accordance with workplace requirements, keeping the work area neat and tidy.
   • Report out-of-specification performance by the boning machinery to supervisor in accordance with work instructions.

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must operate a trunk boning machine.

The candidate must:

prepare and operate machinery according to manufacturer's specification and workplace requirements

operate boning machine including routine checks and maintenance included in workplace requirements

monitor and report machinery performance

apply communication and mathematical skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

apply relevant regulatory requirements.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:

cutting lines for preparatory cuts

how yield is calculated and why it is important

specifications for trunks to be de-boned

relevant personal hygiene and workplace health and safety requirements

relevant regulatory requirements

work instruction.

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