Knowledge of: purpose and basic principles of the conditioning process basic operating principles of equipment, such as main equipment components, status and purpose of guards, equipment operating capacities and applications, and the purpose and location of sensors and related feedback instrumentation services required and action to take if services are not available the flow of the conditioning process and the effect of outputs on downstream flour milling processes quality characteristics to be achieved by the conditioning process quality requirements of materials and effect of variation on conditioning process performance types of grain and their qualities microbiological considerations in conditioning grain operating requirements and parameters and corrective action required where operation is outside specified operating parameters typical equipment faults and related causes, including signs and symptoms of faulty equipment and early warning signs of potential problems methods used to monitor the conditioning process, such as inspecting, measuring and testing as required by the process inspection or test points (control points) in the conditioning process and the related procedures and recording requirements contamination/food safety risks associated with the conditioning process and related control measures, including potential risks associated with out-of-specification lying times of conditioned grain common causes of variation and corrective action required occupational health and safety (OHS) hazards and controls requirements of different shutdowns as appropriate to the conditioning process and workplace production requirements, including emergency and routine shutdowns and procedures to follow in the event of a power outage isolation, lock out and tag out procedures and responsibilities product/process changeover procedures and responsibilities procedures and responsibility for reporting production and performance information environmental issues and controls relevant to the conditioning process, including waste/rework collection and handling procedures related to the process basic operating principles of process control, where relevant, including the relationship between control panels and systems and the physical equipment sampling and testing associated with process monitoring and control where relevant routine maintenance procedures where relevant cleaning and sanitation procedures where relevant |