This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to operate and monitor specialist egg washing, grading and packaging equipment.

This unit applies to individuals who apply basic operating principles to the operation and monitoring of equipment directly in contact with eggs including washing station, denester and backpack workstations.

All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, in accordance with State/Territory work health and safety, and food safety regulations, legislation and standards that apply to the workplace.

No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice	Yes	No	Comments/feedback
Check production schedules for egg type requirements
Wear appropriate personal protective equipment and ensure correct fit
Conduct pre-start checks on egg receiving equipment according to operator instructions
Place eggs requiring manual loading onto conveyor
Check conveyor, finger sorter and other egg receiving equipment for jams and faults
Check primary and secondary wash and rinse machines and dryers for correct operation
Check passage of eggs through crack and leak detectors, and weighing stations to confirm that faulty eggs are being identified and dropped out
Monitor sorting of eggs into different size lots for conformance to enterprise and job specification
Load printed packaging onto lane take off holders according to production instructions or orders
Supply the correct number of size and grade of egg pallets and packs to each lane according to customer order
Enter packing order requirements, including number of eggs per carton or tray, and number of cartons or trays per order type into each lane through key pad terminal
Undertake mechanical setting of the lane machinery for different size trays where required
Check setting of best before date printer
Monitor lanes to ensure that lanes do not run out of egg trays
Determine number of cartons per order from lane boards or other job instructions
Monitor packing lanes to ensure trays are being packed into correct outer packaging, and rectify or report any out-of-specification outcomes according to workplace requirements
Stack trays not requiring packing into outer containers
Undertake quality checks of eggs throughout all stages of process for compliance with food safety standards and workplace requirements
Collect and transport containers of faulty eggs from washers and damaged eggs from packing machines to liquid egg processing station
Sort eggs into edible and inedible waste product according to food safety standards and workplace requirements
Weigh and record edible waste product within specified time intervals
Feed faulty and damaged edible eggs to egg breaking or egg pulping machine
Start egg pulping machine according to workplace procedures
Monitor temperature of egg pulping machines and report any over-temperatures
Monitor and adjust speed of pumps to suit pulping and container filling operations
Weigh, record and dispose of inedible egg waste product according to workplace procedures

Assessment Cover Sheet

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