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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Agents, representatives and brokers may include: | national or import and export forwarders, distributors, insurers, financiers, bankers, government agencies and departments. |
Supplies of raw product may include: | a range of species carcase carton meat dry ingredients. |
Interstate and export documentation may include: | certifications, permits, declarations, licences applying to product origin, product quality, product ingredients etc insurance dockets invoices manifests, bills of lading, bills of exchange, bar codes, goods and container identification packaging and labelling, tickets and product codes. |
Targets, goals and performance measures may be: | short, medium and long term and relate to operations, finances, human resources, marketing, customer service, resources and stock levels, productivity and profitability. Local, national and international targets may include sales, market penetration, share, quality and service targets. |
Mathematical skills may relate to: | exchange rates import duties levies packaging and freight requirements price product and product quality sales and turnover taxes and fees. |
Characteristics of local, national and international markets and clients may include: | economic, political and physical environment language, culture and customs legislative frameworks. |
Communication may: | be conducted in person or using a range of technologies including telephone, fax, email, internet services, and video conferencing be spoken, written, non-verbal and include the use of signs, signals, symbols and pictures be with colleagues, team members, superiors, customers, clients, external parties from a range of cultural, social and ethnic backgrounds involve preparation of explanations and reports which are presented in language styles suitable for the audience and acknowledge the communication requirements of the importing country require reading and interpreting workplace documents such as status reports, plans and projections, technical manuals, industry journals, financial records, government notices, export documentation, licences, invoices, bills of exchange, etc. |
OH&S requirements may include: | enterprise OH&S policies, procedures and programs OH&S legal requirements Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which may include: coats and aprons ear plugs or muffs eye and facial protection head-wear lifting assistance mesh aprons protective boot covers protective hand and arm covering protective head and hair covering uniforms waterproof clothing work, safety or waterproof footwear requirements set out in standards and codes of practice. |
Regulatory requirements may include: | animal welfare Australian Quarantine Information Service (AQIS) notices and circulars Australian customs service requirements, e.g. Export Integration (EXIT), ELMER, harmonised tariff system commercial law including fair trading, trade practices, import or export regulations consumer law corporate law, including registration, licensing, financial reporting criteria for supply and processing of raw product or ingredient for export (inspection and certification of fresh product and ingredients) environmental and waste management regulations equal opportunity, anti-discrimination and sexual harassment regulations Export Control Act export licensing requirements Export Meat Orders (EMOs) food standards importing country requirements industrial awards, agreements prescribed goods orders relevant regulations sales taxes and duties federal, state and territory regulations regarding meat processing taxation Trade Practices Act. |
Workplace requirements may include: | enterprise ethical standards, values and obligations enterprise-specific procedures, policies and plans hygiene and sanitation requirements OH&S requirements QA requirements Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) the ability to perform the task to production requirements work instructions. |
Communication and information technology may: | include: computerised equipment personal computers calculators online commercial transactions telex internet databases be used for: compliance with regulations confirmation of requirements monitoring production and costs preparation of quotes research scheduling tracking consignments. |
Packaging and transport conditions may include: | carton product chilled or frozen product road trains, trucks and containers shipping, rail, air freight containers vacuum packaging etc. |