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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Confirm requirements with producer
   • Ensure producer is made aware of all requirements when booking stock in
   • Ensure a completed National Vendor Declaration (NVD) is provided with the stock
   • Request additional/missing information as necessary.
2. Validate the Property Identification Code (PIC)
   • Ensure PIC listed on the NVD is valid by using a PIC validity checker, e.g. Quick PIC, NLIS Database
   • If invalid, contact producer to resolve and advise livestock staff
3. Schedule delivery
   • Make delivery arrangements according to workplace requirements

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must manage the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) responsibilities for stock identified with a Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) purchased directly from a producer or vendor prior to their arrival at an abattoir.

The candidate must:

confirm requirements with producer

validate the PIC

schedule delivery

read and interpret an NVD

use communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to interact with agents, raise and explain issues and problems

use negotiation skills to resolve issues such as problems with original location, incomplete NVDs or PICs

take appropriate steps to minimise workplace health and safety risks when working with livestock

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Knowledge Evidence

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

the NLIS system, including the origin and nature of the system, its commercial importance, role in food safety and importing country requirements, role in traceability

NLIS regulatory requirements in relation to abattoirs

purpose, nature of and regulations underpinning the use of PICs

NLIS devices including RFIDs and boluses, and their purpose and function in the NLIS

status, abbreviations and what they mean, and the required actions to be taken in response

how to deal with problems originating from consignment PIC

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