Achieve meat product yield and finish in a retail organisation
URN: PPL.B228
Business Sectors (Suites): Retail
Developed by: People 1st
Approved on:
2025
Overview
This standard is about finishing meat products to achieve the yield and finish required.
This standard is for all staff who finish meat products in a meat department of a retail organisation or an independent retail butchery store.
When you have completed this standard you will be able to demonstrate your understanding of and ability to:
- Achieve meat product yield and finish in a retail organisation
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
- follow your workplace procedures and relevant legislation to identify and reject meat products that don't meet the specification and put them in a suitable place away from other meat products
- deal with finished meat products that have been rejected in line with your workplace procedures and relevant legislation requirements
- follow your workplace procedures to achieve the finished meat product specification and within the time allowed
- keep finished meat products at the specified temperatures and store them safely, securely and hygienically following your workplace procedures and relevant legislation
- follow your workplace procedures and relevant legislation to clean and store tools and equipment in line with y safety and processing requirements
- follow your workplace procedures and relevant legislation safe and hygienic working practices at all times
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
- your workplace's product specifications for achieving meat product yield
- your workplace's specifications for finishing meat products
- the temperatures at which meat products should be kept during handling,transfer and storage, and the reasons for this
- reasons for rejecting finished meat products
- procedures to deal with finished meat products that have been rejected
- how to clean tools and equipment
- reasons for storing tools and equipment as instructed
- your workplace’s and relevant legislation safe and hygienic working practices
Scope/range
Scope Performance
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
Links To Other NOS
PPL.B226 Quality check the suitability of meat products for finishing in a retail organisation
PPL.B227 Prepare to finish meat products in a retail organisation
External Links
Version Number
4
Indicative Review Date
2030
Validity
Current
Status
Original
Originating Organisation
Skillsmart Retail
Original URN
SSR.B228
Relevant Occupations
Food Preparation Trades, Retail and Commercial Enterprise, Retailing and Wholesaling, Sales and Customer Services Occupations, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers, Skilled Trades Occupations
SOC Code
7111
Keywords
Retailing; retailers; finishes; finishing; butchery; butchers; butchering; poultry