Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement a Quality Assurance (QA) program in a rendering plant.
This unit is applicable to workers in a rendering plant responsible for overseeing or being part of the implementation of a QA program.
All work should be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, customer requirements and product specifications.
This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work including limited responsibility for the work of others. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable problems.
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. Implement the QA program for the rendering plant | 1.1 Clearly explain QA procedures and requirements to relevant personnel 1.2 Coach and monitor staff in the introduction of work instructions and operating procedures 1.3 Introduce and monitor verification and recording procedures 1.4 Conduct internal audit to validate the QA program |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must implement a Quality Assurance (QA) program in a rendering plant.
The candidate must:
implement the QA program
identify and implement corrective action
verify the program using sampling, testing and auditing
mentor staff implementing the procedures
apply relevant communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
apply relevant workplace health and safety, regulatory and workplace requirements
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:
hazards likely to be encountered in a rendering plant
critical control points for QA monitoring
process flow chart for the rendering operation
relevant workplace health and safety, regulatory and workplace requirements
verification and validation procedures
Assessment Conditions
Competency must be assessed in an operating rendering plant.
Competency must be demonstrated when implementing a functioning QA program.
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.