Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate a nose roller or similar machine to mechanically skin a sheep head.
This unit is applicable to slaughter floor operations.
All work should be carried out to comply with workplace and hygiene requirements.
This unit applies to individuals who work under general supervision, exercise limited autonomy and have some accountability for their own work.
No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
This unit must be delivered and assessed in the context of Australian meat processing standards and regulations.
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. Skin sheep head | 1.1 Skin sheep head to workplace requirements 1.2 Skin sheep head to workplace health and safety, and hygiene and sanitation requirements 1.3 Remove pelt cleanly 1.4 Skin sheep head without contamination or cross-contamination 1.5 Use nose roller in accordance with work instructions 1.6 Dispose of waste in accordance with workplace requirements 1.7 Clean and sanitise, and follow basic maintenance program for the nose roller in accordance with workplace requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must operate a nose roller or similar machine to mechanically skin a sheep head.
The candidate must:
demonstrate the basic start-up operations and routine maintenance as prescribed in the work instructions
operate the nose roller in accordance with work instructions
operate the nose roller in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements
clean and sanitise, and follow basic maintenance program for the nose roller in accordance with workplace requirements
dispose of waste in accordance with workplace requirements
keep work area clean and tidy
apply relevant regulatory requirements
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
workplace health and safety requirements associated with nose roller
basic operation of nose roller
uses of head meat and offal
work instruction for operating a nose roller
relevant regulatory requirements
sources of contamination of heads
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal production conditions.
Competency must be demonstrated at chain speed.
As a minimum the following three forms of assessment must be used:
quiz of underpinning knowledge
workplace demonstration
workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time
Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs.
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.