Elements and Performance Criteria
- Establish shift operating environment
- Identify products and quantities to be produced by mill during shift.
- Identify from authorised suppliers the supplier of grain used during shift and the varieties supplied.
- Apply required costing and control procedures to achieve set key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Establish range of available equipment and any unique design or operating factors.
- Identify staffing and work organisation for shift.
- Identify any budget and/or budget operating procedures relevant for shift operations.
- Monitor quality during shift
- Identify specifications for flour to be produced during shift.
- Identify performance indicators and production targets for mill and mill departments during shift.
- Supervise testing regime for mill during shift.
- Monitor performance against targets and indicators.
- Report non-conformances and take appropriate corrective actions.
- Set and supervise grain supply and intake procedures
- Set and supervise grain conditioning process and specifications
- Supervise production
- Identify shift production targets.
- Obtain or determine recipes.
- Formulate and supervise preparation of grist.
- Supervise milling of individual grains.
- Set blending requirements including any use of additions and adjuncts.
- Allocate production specifications for shift to departments.
- Ensure production records are kept.
- Monitor production against targets.
- Integrate maintenance schedule with shift operations
- Identify shift preventative maintenance requirements from maintenance department and/or equipment suppliers.
- Supervise equipment monitoring and maintenance responsibilities for operators, maintenance department and other staff.
- Identify and approve timing for any regular maintenance activities that will disrupt production.
- Supervise breakdown notification and repair procedures.
- Implement risk management procedures
- Provide guidance to other mill employees