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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify faults in milking machines
   • Identify poor performance of milking equipment from observations at milking
   • Carry out minor machine adjustments to rectify poor performance characteristics
   • Complete fault finding and fault diagnosis with minimum disruption to milking routines
2. Identify external faults
   • Identify and isolate independent electrical appliances that impact on the enterprise dairy operation
   • Observe animal behaviour during milking and record abnormalities
   • Identify faults in earthing systems and grids and refer to qualified electrician when necessary
3. Carry out operational service and maintenance of milking machines
   • Clean and adjust machine components and repair or replace defective parts or components
   • Identify faults in electric motors and refer to qualified electrician when necessary
   • Complete programmed maintenance routines to replace consumables and maintain lubrication
   • Eliminate or risk control work health and safety hazards identified in safety audits
   • Complete adjustments to restore optimum performance of milking equipment

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

identify faults in milking machines

identify external faults

carry out operational service and maintenance of milking machines

apply enterprise work health and safety policies

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

types, functions, cleaning, monitoring and maintenance of milking machines and components

criteria and methods for assessing optimal performance of milking machines and their components

possible faults, problems and poor performance with milking machines and their components, impacts on milking operations and corrective actions for these faults and problems

signs and methods for assessing livestock health and welfare relevant to milking operations

recognition of possible faults with earthing systems, grids and electric motors of milking machines and refer faults to qualified electricians

relevant work health and safety requirements

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