Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to operate a wool pulling machine in a fellmongering operation.
This unit is applicable to workers in a fellmongering plant who are operating machinery to pull wool from sweated skins.
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 wool puller | 1.1 Perform start-up and shut-down procedures. 1.2 Operate wool puller according to work instructions. 1.3 Monitor skins to ensure wool is pulled correctly. 1.4 Operate puller according to workplace health and safety requirements including the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). 1.5 Clean and check machinery according to workplace requirements. 1.6 Report processing difficulties to supervisor. 1.7 Monitor wool flow to ensure no bottlenecks. |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must operate a wool pulling machine in a fellmongering operation.
The candidate must:
operate machinery according to work instructions
operate machinery safely
monitor machine operations
clean and check machinery
report defects in machine performance
apply relevant regulatory requirements
use communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:
relevant safety procedures
workplace health and safety hazards associated with operating the wool puller
operating requirements for pulling machine
QA requirements for skins and pulled wool
cleaning requirements
relevant workplace health and safety policies and procedures
relevant regulatory requirements.
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be conducted in an operating fellmongering plant.
Competency must be demonstrated at the normal rate of throughput.
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.