This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to manage support and logistics services to ensure safe and efficient operation of a flour mill and compliance with regulatory and commercial requirements.

The unit applies to individuals who establish and supervise the handling, storage, despatch and distribution of materials, including grain, flour and by-products. It also covers supervision of hygiene, work health and safety, pest control and security procedures.

All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, in accordance with State/Territory work health and safety, and environmental 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
Ensure incorporation of grain and other materials receiving locations in mill plan
Ensure incorporation of all grain, flour and by-product storage facilities in mill plan
Review mill flow diagram for inclusion of all break and reduction system equipment and intermediate storage facilities
Ensure incorporation of all administration, maintenance, utilities and storage areas in mill plan
Identify directly milled and blended flour products in product flow diagrams and relate to storage and despatch facilities
Review facilities and set operating procedures for grain receival according to mill requirements
Ensure operators have required training and test materials for testing grain
Ensure storage availability for received grain, including any divisions
Confirm intermediate storage requirements based on forward production schedule
Establish product handling, storage and despatch procedures for just-in-time customers according to safe work practices
Establish product handling, storage and despatch procedures for daily, weekly or other regular deliveries
Identify any non-standard storage and despatch requirements
Establish and supervise inspection and cleaning regime for bins and silos
Establish and supervise temperature and moisture testing for storage bins and silos
Integrate warehouse control and information requirements with mill management and control system according to workplace procedures
Ensure customer orders are passed as soon as possible after receipt to production, storage, and transport departments
Establish bin stock measuring frequency and method to meet mill stock control requirements
Set and monitor weighbridge operation and recording procedures for all bulk inward and outward grain and mill products
Identify locations for automatic and manual recording of internal product transfers
Establish authorisation and access procedures for use of additives and adjuncts to meet mill stock control requirements
Supervise internal transfer of flour to holding bins
Determine if volumetric, on-line or batch blending is to be used
Determine formula for required blend, including any required additives and adjuncts
Specify flours to be used to most economically achieve required formula according to flour blending requirements
Supervise blending operation, including data entry into batch or process control computer
Supervise transfer of blended flour to packing, despatch or storage
Set and monitor ‘give away’ margin above minimum weight in packed flour
Supervise operation of bag and sack packing, and closing equipment
Determine, where required, if enterprise or contract vehicles are to be used
Oversee bag, sack and bulk flour despatch as appropriate according to workplace practices
Supervise packing and despatch of by-products, including palletisation of wheat-feed according to workplace practices
Establish or review perimeter security according to mill safety standards and security regulatory procedures
Confirm site access control point for all vehicle and pedestrian traffic
Review adequacy of truck holding and turnaround facilities
Establish or review site work health and safety plan and procedures
Ensure personal protective equipment, pedestrian walkways, and other pedestrian safety procedures are known and followed
Review fire protection plan and fire protection facilities, including location and type of extinguishers, suppression systems and alarms
Review visitor reception, registration and escort protocols for visitor access to non-administration areas
Establish compliance procedures for environmental, food safety and other regulatory requirements
Review equipment and storage cleaning schedule and procedures for dust control effectiveness
Arrange regular inspections for potential ignition sources to meet safety standards
Review current dust control and dust explosion relief equipment and arrange for any required maintenance or additional dust control/dust explosion relief equipment according to manufacturers’ specifications
Establish training in dust control procedures for all employees and contractors
Review site pest control plan to meet production and food safety requirements
Ensure all employees are trained to identify signs of insect, rodent and bird infestation
Establish inspection, sampling and testing regime for all equipment, storage areas and all inward and outward goods
Determine cause and type of infestations
Specify appropriate control measures for insect, rodent and bird infestation
Supervise protection of employees, community and product during treatments
Ensure compliance with regulations and environmental guidelines
Establish pest reporting and treatment recording procedures
Establish and maintain schedule of contractors and their capabilities for services not performed in-house
Confirm procedures and delegations for engaging contractors
Develop site access register for contractors according to workplace requirements
Ensure contractors are briefed on all mill regulatory and commercial requirements

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