Knowledge of: purpose and principles of each stage of the concentration process, including the effect of heat and vacuum on distillate volume basic operating principles of the equipment, such as main equipment components and equipment operating capacities and applications services required and action to take if services are not available quality requirements of materials and the effect of variation on the concentration process process specifications, procedures and operating parameters for different products/materials 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 concentration process, such as inspecting, measuring and testing as required by the process, and the ability to calculate yields and determine the number of passes required to ensure concentration is within specification contamination/food safety risks associated with the concentration process common causes of variation and corrective action required occupational health and safety (OHS) hazards and controls, including the risks involved with the use of solvents such as ethanol, and the limitations of protective clothing and equipment used concentration process shut down procedures and responsibilities line clearance procedures, including procedures for cleaning feed lines environmental issues and controls relevant to the concentration process, including waste collection and handling procedures related to the process cleaning and sanitation procedures workplace documentation and authorisation procedures |