Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare the stun, kill and defeather equipment and process for operation
- Confirm birds are available to meet operational requirements
- Identify and confirm cleaning and maintenance requirements
- Identify and fit personal protective clothing and equipment as required by workplace safety procedures
- Fit and adjust machine components and related attachments
- Enter processing or operating parameters required for the process
- Check and adjust equipment performance to meet process requirements
- Conduct pre-start checks according to workplace requirements
- Monitor each stage of the stun, kill and defeather process
- Start up and operate the stun, kill and defeathering process according to workplace procedures
- Monitor equipment to identify variation in operating conditions and adjust or report variations according to production requirements
- Monitor each stage of the process to confirm specifications are met
- Confirm that birds are stunned, killed and bled to specification
- Remove feathers and heads to specification
- Identify, rectify or report out-of-specification product or process outcomes
- Maintain the work area according to workplace cleaning and sanitation procedures
- Maintain workplace records in required format
- Shut down the stun, kill and defeather process