Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare cartons and liners in response to production requirements.
This unit is applicable to workers in boning rooms, offal rooms, smallgoods factories, pet food premises, food services operations and wholesale butchery premises.
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. Assemble cartons | 1.1 Assemble cartons in accordance with work instructions and production needs 1.2 Insert carton liners according to customer and workplace requirements 1.3 Assemble cartons or insert liners in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements 1.4 Follow manual handling guidelines |
2. Maintain production flow of cartons | 2.1 Monitor and maintain stocks of consumables according to work instructions 2.2 Keep work area clean and free of waste to ensure a hygienic and safe work environment 2.3 Forward assembled cartons to boning room promptly in line with production requirements 2.4 Maintain stocks of consumables and when necessary re-order in accordance with work instructions |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must prepare cartons and liners in response to production requirements.
The candidate must:
assemble cartons and place liners in accordance with work instructions and specifications
maintain the flow of assembled cartons
demonstrate the safe usage of any mechanical aids
follow relevant importing country requirements
report any shortages of consumables or get more consumables in accordance with work instructions
perform any routine maintenance or monitoring of machines according to the work instructions
maintain a safe, neat and clean work area
apply relevant regulatory requirements
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
work instructions for assembling and preparing cartons
importance of maintaining the integrity of packaging
levels of consumables to be maintained
relevant regulatory requirements
relevant importing country requirements
relevant workplace health and safety requirements for assembling and preparing cartons
range and uses of packaging
safe usage of any mechanical aids
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must occur in a registered processing plant or establishment.
Competency must be demonstrated at the normal speed of production.
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.