AHCWRK306
Comply with industry quality assurance requirements


Application

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to comply with industry quality assurance requirements in the production of food and fibre products.

Quality assurance can include systems for food safety, biosecurity, environmental management and animal welfare.

This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work. They use discretion and judgement in the selection and use of available resources.

No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.


Elements and Performance Criteria

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Follow quality assurance practices

1.1 Determine the elements of the industry quality assurance requirements

1.2 Identify hazards to food safety and quality for work area if applicable

1.3 Determine critical control points for work area

1.4 Complete record keeping

1.5 Conduct a safety hazard analysis and risk assessment and implement the Critical Control Point (HACCP) approach to quality assurance

2. Implement standard operating procedures

2.1 Implement standard operating procedures

2.2 Report non-conforming or defective product to supervisor

2.3 Take corrective action as required

3. Report problems that affect quality

3.1 Identify potential or existing quality problems

3.2 Identify instances of variation in quality from specifications or work instructions

3.3 Report variations and potential problems to supervisor

Evidence of Performance

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

identify and reporting issues that impact on product quality

follow quality assurance practices

implement standard operating procedures

contribute to reviews of work output against quality standards

complete records

determine critical control points for work area

use industry standard terminology.


Evidence of Knowledge

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

industry quality assurance requirements

work processes in own field of work

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) approach to quality assurance

workplace procedures, policies, guidelines and standard operating procedures for own area of work.


Assessment Conditions

Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.


Foundation Skills

Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.


Range Statement


Sectors

Work (WRK)