Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare product
- Workplace is cleaned before commencing.
- Product to be received is checked before weighing, against the specification for the species and is visually inspected for any signs of spoilage, defects and parasites.
- Defective product is identified and set aside, and supervisor is notified.
- Accepted product is weighed allowing for drainage of liquid from fresh product, and weight recorded.
- Identification and traceability of product is checked and recorded.
- The temperature of fresh and frozen product is checked and recorded, and action taken, if necessary, to reduce temperature to level required.
- Pack product for dispatch
- Product is prepared, if necessary, according to customer specifications.
- Product is packaged according to customer specifications and transport requirements and regulations.
- Product packaging is checked to ensure the product temperature remains at the required level until product is received by customer, taking full account of possible delays that may occur.
- Product is labelled ensuring that original identification of the product can be easily established.
- Dispatch product
- Product is taken to, or collected by, transport company and appropriate dispatch forms are completed and filed.
- Temperature of fresh and frozen product before final dispatch is measured and recorded.
- Customer is notified of the time and place of product delivery and advised of consignment number or other means of identifying product.
- Complete post-packing tasks
- Clean up of work area, including repairs and storage of equipment is supervised, and condition report prepared.
- Relevant packing data, observations or information are recorded legibly and accurately, and any out of range or unusual records are checked.
- Non-compliances are conveyed to supervisor.
- Feedback is sought on effectiveness of the packing activities.