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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare casings
  2. Prepare filling machinery
  3. Fill casings
  4. Clean equipment

Range Statement


Performance Evidence

Candidates must consistently fill casings to workplace requirements.

Candidates must:

follow the requirements of the work instruction

work at production speed

identify casing size requirement according to product specifications

identify casing size requirements for specific products in regard to length, weight and diameter

prepare casings to product specifications and workplace procedures

identify possible faults in natural and synthetic casings

correctly fill a range of product lines in terms of:

casing

clips

length

tension

weight

perform filling to required product specifications

identify over-filled and under-filled products

identify, remove and report defective product according to workplace procedures

match clip size to casing

apply communication and mathematical skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

describe storage requirements of soaked casings carried over from production

explain storage requirements of both natural and synthetic casings


Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:

procedures followed to set up filling machine to correct specifications

appropriate corrective action for:

casing breakages and bent nozzles

jammed clips or loops

poorly-printed casings

storage requirements of soaked casings carried over from production

filling yield of various sizes and types of casings

purpose of each phase of casing preparation

possible faults in skins and explain their effect on the product

relevant regulatory requirements