Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate carton sealing machines such as carton gluing machines and heat shrink wrap machines.
This unit is applicable to workers in a registered meat processing premises such as an abattoir (offal room, tripe room, boning room), food service operations, smallgoods factory, wholesale butchery, game meat processing establishment or pet food 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. Operate sealing machine | 1.1 Operate sealing machine in accordance with workplace requirements and manufacturer's specifications 1.2 Report defects promptly in accordance with workplace requirements |
2. Maintain sealing machine | 2.1 Maintain sealing machine in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and workplace requirements 2.2 Monitor consumables at designated intervals in accordance with workplace requirements 2.3 Refill consumables in accordance with workplace requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must operate carton sealing machines such as carton gluing machines and heat shrink wrap machines.
The candidate must:
operate the carton sealing machine in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and workplace requirements
operate the carton sealing machine in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements
re-load the carton sealing machine with consumables
report equipment faults to supervisor
apply relevant regulatory requirements
use communication skills relevant to work instructions
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
workplace health and safety requirements related to sealing cartons
operation of the carton sealing machine
work instructions related to sealing cartons
relevant regulatory requirements
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must occur in a meat processing or wholesaling operation.
Competency must be demonstrated at normal production 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.