Carry out the assessment of packaging performance in brewing
Overview
This standard covers the skills and knowledge needed for you to carry out the assessment of packaging performance in brewing. The correct production of packs and understanding the importance of this is essential to maintaining the integrity of the product. It is therefore essential to maintaining product quality and safety. This standard is also about understanding the principles of assessment of packaging performance in brewing. It covers the quantitative knowledge of line efficiency reporting, quantitative knowledge of machine cycle times and `V' curve principles and the control and measurement of beer and materials wastage. This standard is for you if you are involved in, and require a broad knowledge and understanding of, assessment of packaging performance in brewing.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Prepare to produce individual packs
prepare to produce individual packs following health, safety and
hygiene standards
check packing specifications within agreed timescales
set up equipment according to specification
check that there is sufficient packing material available and that it
is fit for use
check that services meet requirements
check that the product to be packed is available and fit for use
take action in response to operating problems
maintain communication with the relevant people in accordance
with organisational procedures
Carry out production of individual packs
carry out production of individual packs following health, safety
and hygiene standards
use equipment in accordance with health and safety procedures
and check that it is supplied with materials
monitor pack quality and quantity and take action in response to
defects
achieve the required quality and quantity of output within the
specified time
check that there is minimal waste
respond to alarms and take appropriate action within the limits of
your responsibility
maintain communication with the relevant people in accordance
with organisational procedures
Finish production of individual packs
finish production of individual packs following health, safety and
hygiene standards
dispose of surplus consumables in compliance with company
procedures
deal with waste, scrap and non-standard products
stop the packaging run at agreed time
make equipment ready for future use after the completion of the
process
maintain communication with the relevant people in accordance
with organisational procedures
complete all documentation and records within agreed timescales
and in compliance with company procedures
Overcome problems
overcome problems according to the legal or regulatory
requirements, the organisational health and safety, hygiene and
environmental standards and instructions
make appropriate alterations to control parameters, auto/manual
selection and sequencing as required
take appropriate corrective action within limits of your authority
when problems or possible future problems are identified
inform those who need to know of any corrective action and its
effects
complete documentation in line with organisational requirements
maintain communication in accordance with organisational
procedures
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
what the purposes of efficiency reporting are
what the typical efficiency calculation is and how to analyse the
data
- what the typical efficiency reporting systems are and their use for
performance improvement
what the line capacity rating conventions are
the basic principles of a `V' curve applied to a typical packaging
line
what the rate limiting factors and critical processes are
what machine cycle times are and the reasons for maintaining a
packaging line in balance
how to analyse data and calculate basic loss
what the causes of beer and material losses are
what the typical beer and material losses are
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