Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate a carton strapping machine.
This unit is applicable to any workplace where meat products or pet meat product are packed in cartons and the cartons are strapped either manually or automatically.
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. Strap carton | 1.1 Move carton to strapper and strap securely 1.2 Strap cartons to workplace standards 1.3 Operate carton strapping machine in accordance with workplace requirements 1.4 Operate carton strapping machine in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements |
2. Maintain strapping machine | 2.1 Perform start-up checks and procedures in accordance with workplace requirements (where relevant) 2.2 Re-load strapping machine in accordance with manufacturer and workplace requirements, where required 2.3 Report defective machine operation promptly in accordance with workplace requirements 2.4 Maintain strapping machine in accordance with workplace requirements |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must operate a carton strapping machine.
The candidate must:
operate the strapping machine according to manufacturer specifications and work instructions
use correct procedure for applying carton seals
monitor the strapping machine and strapping progress
recognise and correct strapping faults including obscured labels
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 hazards and requirements associated with the operation of strapping machines
the need to maintain intact and undamaged cartons by strapping
purpose of strapping cartons
work instructions for operating a carton strapping machine
relevant regulatory requirements
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal production conditions.
Competency must be demonstrated at normal 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.