Knowledge of: purpose and basic principles of the separation process, including stages and changes that occur during the separation process basic operating principles of equipment, including safety hazards associated with separation equipment and the implications of interchanging parts/incorrect bowl balance main equipment components, status and purpose of guards, equipment operating capacities and applications, the purpose and location of sensors and related feedback instrumentation, and services required for operation of separation equipment used in the workplace the flow of the separation process and the effect of product output on downstream processes impact of in-feed quality and concentration levels on the separation process quality characteristics and uses of separation process outputs methods used to monitor the separation process, such as inspecting, measuring and testing in-feed and out-feed solids, and other tests as required by the process inspection or test points (control points) in the process and the related procedures and recording requirements 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 common causes of variation and corrective action required, including how variation in temperature and solids affects the process spoilage and other food safety risks associated with separation, and related control measures operational health and safety (OHS) hazards and controls, including limitations of protective clothing and equipment relevant to the work process requirements of different shutdowns as appropriate to the 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 cleaning and sanitation procedures product/process changeover procedures and responsibilities procedures and responsibility for reporting production and performance information environmental issues and controls relevant to the operation, including handling of effluent basic operating principles of process control where relevant, including the relationship between control panels and systems and the physical equipment routine maintenance procedureswhere relevant |