Monitor fish or shellfish operations
URN: IMPFP158
Business Sectors (Suites): Fish and Shellfish Processing
Developed by: Improve
Approved on:
01 Jan 2019
Overview
This standard is about the skills and knowledge you need to monitor the handling, processing or retail sale of fish and shellfish or fish and shellfish products. This includes the implementation of various procedures and processes, and actions needed to ensure that the quality of products is maintained according to organisational and customer requirements.
This standard is for you if you work in fish and shellfish operations, including processing, manufacture, retail and fish frying operations.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
- contribute to the planning of fish or shellfish operations
- prepare the work area for the fish or shellfish operations
- allocate tasks to staff with the relevant skills and experience
- check that fish or shellfish and other materials are available
- check that tools and equipment are available to staff
- identify non-compliance or shortfalls in resources or plans
- report non-compliance or shortfalls to the relevant people
- contribute to the development and monitoring of risk assessments
- implement checks to ensure that resources, services and staff are being used in accordance with operational plans
- identify problems or areas of non-compliance with quality standards
- identify problems or areas of non-compliance of health and safety standards
- check that operations are completed or handed over according to organisational requirements
- communicate operations information to relevant staff
- assist in the investigation of complaints and reports of non-compliance during operations
- complete relevant documentation and make available as necessary
- contribute to the development of the skills and knowledge of staff
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
- how you can contribute to the planning of the fish or shellfish operation
- the importance of organising resources to deliver planned activities
- how to determine the number of staff and the skills they need to carry out planned operation
- how to determine the volume of fish or shellfish and other materials needed for the planned operation
- how to determine the tools, equipment and workplace services needed or the planned operation
- how to evaluate and report any non-compliance or shortfalls in resources or plans
- the limits of your own authority in the development of risk assessment processes
- the importance of monitoring the use of resources, services and staff to the organisation
- how to identify and solve non-compliance problems
- identify problems or areas of non-compliance with quality and health and safety standards
- what the documentation requirements are and why it is important to meet them
- what the customer complaints process is
- what your own role is in investigating and responding to customer complaints and non-compliance with organisational standards
- the limits of your own authority and why it is important to work within them
- how improvements to the fish or shellfish operation can be proposed and acted upon
- how the development needs of staff can be identified
- how to communicate with managers and other relevant personnel
Scope/range
Scope Performance
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
Links To Other NOS
External Links
Version Number
3
Indicative Review Date
01 Jan 2023
Validity
Current
Status
Original
Originating Organisation
Improve
Original URN
IMPFP158
Relevant Occupations
Manufacturing Technologies, Plant and Machine Operatives, Process Operatives, Process, Plant and Machine Operatives
SOC Code
5433
Keywords
Fish processing, shellfish processing, monitoring standards, food; drink