AMPR204
Package products using manual packing and labelling equipment


Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to package meat products using manual packing equipment. It includes the skills required to set up the packaging unit, accurately identify products and package products to meet customer requirements.

This unit is applicable to workers in boning rooms, meat retailing and food services enterprises.

All training must be conducted in accordance with Australian meat industry standards and regulations.

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.


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. Set weight controls

1.1 Set weight controls to production requirements

2. Package product

2.1 Package product to workplace requirements ensuring packs are undamaged and sealed, and coded to packing requirements where appropriate

2.2 Measure packaged product according to workplace requirements

2.3 Label packaged product according to workplace requirements

2.4 Package product according to workplace health and safety and hygiene requirements

Evidence of Performance

Evidence must demonstrate the candidate's consistency of performance over time at production speed.

The candidate must:

select packaging equipment according to customer specifications and workplace requirements

assemble the packaging unit

check the unit to ensure cleanliness and working order

adjust equipment settings as required for packaging instructions or schedules

check safety features are in place

set weight controls on scales

load product according to specifications

operate packaging equipment to package products to manufacturer's and customer specifications, workplace, workplace health and safety and hygiene and sanitation requirements

complete packaging records, documents and labels accurately

identify and report faults in equipment either verbally or in writing according to workplace requirements

work with team members or individually

seek advice from manuals or team members before repairing faults

use mathematical skills relevant to the task

use relevant communication skills


Evidence of Knowledge

The candidate must demonstrate a basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of:

methods of recording production

regulatory requirements related to packaging

features of the packaging unit, including parts, safety features, start-up and shut-down procedures and possible faults and adjustments

production schedule


Assessment Conditions

Competency must be demonstrated over time and under typical operating conditions for the enterprise.

Assessment must occur in the workplace under normal enterprise conditions or in a simulated environment.

The following three methods of assessment must be used:

quiz of underpinning knowledge

demonstration in the workplace or simulated environment

workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time

Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.


Foundation Skills

Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.


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