Control automated meat or poultry processing operations
Overview
This standard is about the skills and knowledge needed for you to control automated meat or poultry processing operations in food manufacture and/or supply. Controlling operations within an automated meat or poultry processing system is important to the production of meat and poultry that adheres to regulatory and organisational standards. It is also important to the production of a quality product that meets final product specifications. You will need to be able to control operations within an automated meat or poultry processing system according to regulatory and organisational requirements and address problems within the limits of your responsibility. This standard is for you if you work in food manufacture and/or supply operations and are involved in controlling operations within an automated meat or poultry processing system.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Prepare to control automated meat or poultry processing
operation
prepare to control automated processing operations in
accordance with organisational standards
wear and use personal protective equipment in accordance with
regulatory standards and organisational requirements
check equipment is clean and safe to operate in line with the
organisational standard operating procedures
check the automated operation is set correctly to receive
carcasses for processing according to organisational standard
operating procedures and specifications
check that carcasses are entering the operation at the specified
speed to meet organisational production requirements
Control an automated processing operation
maintain pace of production addressing problems within the limits
of your responsibility promptly
inform relevant people if problems occur outside limits of your
responsibility
check carcasses are processed effectively according to
organisational specifications and make relevant adjustments as
required
check poultry discharge area and address problems within limits
of your responsibility
check the output from the automated processing operation
provides a continuous supply to the next stage of the system
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
the regulatory and organisational requirements relating to the
controlling of meat and poultry further processing
- the specific health and safety standards to be adhered to when
using an automated slicing or dicing machine
- the personal protective equipment required when operating an
automated slicing or dicing machine
why meat and poultry is further processed
the key features of an automated meat or poultry processing
system
- the advantages and disadvantages of an automated meat and
poultry system compared to manual further processing
how to access organisational specifications
the importance of adhering to product specifications
why it is important to maximise yield during further processing
signs of ineffective processing
the importance of reducing waste
the importance of handling by-products from the process in
accordance with organisational standards
- why it is important to address problems within the limits of your
responsibility
- how to report problems to the relevant people