Carry out beer packaging in brewing
Overview
This standard covers the skills and knowledge needed for you to carry out beer packaging in brewing. This standard details the skills needed to carry out beer packaging in accordance with relevant procedures and regulations. This will also cover keeping the storage area clean and tidy, identifying, recording and taking action to correct any changes and problems in storage conditions. Monitoring and maintaining storage conditions is important to product quality and safety. This standard also covers understanding the principles of beer packaging in brewing. It covers the regulatory requirements, functions of the packaging processes, types of packaging, the technical terms used in beer packaging and units of measure. This standard is for you if you are involved in, and require a broad knowledge and understanding of, beer packaging to meet customer, consumer and regulatory requirements in brewing.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Maintain storage conditions
protect goods and materials from avoidable deterioration
implement safety and security procedures in accordance with
company regulations
keep the storage area clean, tidy and free from obstructions and
hazards
Monitor changes in storage conditions
identify unacceptable variances in storage conditions by regular,
careful monitoring
identify and record any unacceptable variances and defects in the
storage facility and equipment
take action within the limits of your authority to correct variances
and defects to protect goods and materials
report corrective action to the relevant people
use the results of monitoring to identify realistic suggestions for
improving storage conditions
present your suggestions for improvement clearly to the relevant
people
Packaging beer
monitor and control the packaging process in accordance with
consumer safety regulations
monitor and control the process of bottling/canning and packaging
of beer
bottle/can and package beer in accordance with a packaging
process flow diagram
identify the different types of packaging containers
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
the organisational health and safety, hygiene, environmental and
quality standards and instructions
the personal protective equipment required
the work area tools and equipment needed
why it is important to check the cleanliness of work area, tools and
equipment
how to respond to alarms
what the definition of packaging is in terms of its conformance to
meet the needs of customers, consumers and typical regulatory
requirements
the concept of due diligence to ensure consumer safety
the quality standards and testing methods
the effects of oxygen and ways to reduce and control them
what the sequence of events are which enable the
bottling/canning and packaging of beer
- what the functions are of each stage in the beer bottling/canning
and packaging process
- how to read and interpret a beer bottling/canning and packaging
process flow diagram
- what the different types of packaging containers are and their
suitability to meet differing market needs
- what the meanings of the technical terms and nomenclature are
which are used in the day-to-day packaging operations
packaging quality and integrity
what units of measure are used in packaging
what units of measure are appropriate to typical laboratory
determinations
- how to deal with waste materials in accordance with
organisational requirements
- the need for records to be completed within agreed timescales
and to an agreed standard
- what should be communicated, to whom and why it should be
done
- the limits of your authority and the consequences of exceeding
them