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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Describe packaged product
   • Measure packaged product according to workplace requirements
   • Label packaged product according to workplace requirements
   • Package product according to workplace health and safety and hygiene requirements
2. Set up packaging unit for operation
   • Implement workplace start-up procedures ensuring compliance with workplace health and safety, and hygiene requirements
   • Load consumables to specifications
   • Select equipment settings according to packaging instructions
   • Identify and report faults in equipment either verbally or in writing according to workplace requirements.
3. Set weight controls
   • Set weight controls to production requirements ensuring bagged product is check-weighed to verify machine set up
   • Adjust controls to achieve production specifications
4. Operate packaging process
   • Package product to workplace requirements ensuring process is operated according to workplace health and safety, workplace and hygiene requirements, and manufacturer's specifications
   • Check packs for damage
   • Seal and code to packing requirements
5. Set up packaging unit for operation
   • Implement workplace start-up procedures ensuring compliance with workplace health and safety, and hygiene requirements
   • Load consumables to specifications
   • Select equipment settings according to packaging instructions
   • Identify and report faults in equipment either verbally or in writing according to workplace requirements.
6. Set weight controls
   • Set weight controls to production requirements ensuring bagged product is check-weighed to verify machine set up
   • Adjust controls to achieve production specifications
7. Operate packaging process
   • Package product to workplace requirements ensuring process is operated according to workplace health and safety, workplace and hygiene requirements, and manufacturer's specifications
   • Check packs for damage
   • Seal and code to packing requirements
8. Describe packaged product
   • Measure packaged product according to workplace requirements
   • Label packaged product according to workplace requirements
   • Package product according to workplace health and safety and hygiene requirements

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be observed packing and labelling meat products, using relevant equipment. Evidence must demonstrate the candidate’s consistency of performance over time at production speed.

The candidate must:

assemble the packaging unit

check safety features are in place

check the unit to ensure cleanliness and working order

accurately enter information in labelling equipment

set weight controls

load product according to specifications

operate packaging equipment to package products according to manufacturer's specifications, workplace, health and safety, hygiene and sanitation requirements

adjust equipment settings according to packaging instructions or schedules

complete packaging and labelling records accurately

package product to customer specifications

identify and report faults in equipment

apply relevant communication and mathematical skills

apply relevant regulatory requirements

use estimation and manual scales to check-weigh product

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Knowledge Evidence

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

methods of recording production

regulatory requirements related to packaging

features of the packaging unit including parts, safety features, start-up and shut-down procedures, possible faults and adjustments

production schedule for automatic packaging and labelling equipment

relevant regulatory requirements

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