Note: The following required skills should be applied as appropriate to the equipment and processes that are used in the particular winery or workplace. Ability to: access workplace information to identify production requirements select, fit and use personal protective clothing and/or equipment confirm supply of necessary materials and services liaise with other work areas dose materials as required confirm equipment status and condition. This may include: confirming availability of receival vessels positioning valves setting temperature gauges setting machine variables (e.g. pressure, temperature, vacuum and flow rate) set up and start up the process monitor the process and equipment operation to identify out-of-specification results or non-compliance. This may involve monitoring: flow rates operating pressure or vacuum operating temperatures cone rpm dosing rates strip rate neutralising solutions relevant product characteristics (e.g. type, alcohol content and sulphur dioxide level) perform transfers handle spirits monitor supply and flow of materials to and from the process take corrective action in response to out-of-specification results or non-compliance report and/or record corrective action as required conduct product or batch changeovers sort, collect, treat, recycle or dispose of waste shut down equipment in response to an emergency situation shut down equipment in response to routine shutdown requirements prepare equipment for cleaning. This may involve draining and/or dismantling equipment, and removing waste either manually or by rinsing, in preparation for cleaning and sanitation. record workplace information maintain work area to meet housekeeping standards identify, rectify and/or report environmental non-compliance take samples according to enterprise procedures conduct tests according to enterprise procedures use oral communication skills/language to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation, including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification and seeking advice from supervisor work cooperatively within a culturally diverse workforce |