Elements and Performance Criteria
- Monitor the preparation of ingredients, and the processing equipment and areas
- Identify ingredients by type, quality and safety according to product specifications
- Source and prepare ingredients according to the formulation specifications and regulatory requirements
- Monitor handling of ingredients to prevent food safety hazards and ensure product quality and safety
- Identify relevant processing equipment and check operating procedures for consistency with manufacturer’s specifications and regulatory and workplace requirements
- Conduct or supervise pre-operational checks and procedures and report risks, contamination or variations
- Identify a cleaning regime and monitor processing area for maintaining a hygienic and safe work area
- Monitor the production of egg based food products to meet quality standards
- Identify critical factors in the preparation and production of egg based food products
- Establish resource requirements for the preparation and production of the products
- Implement a production schedule to ensure all resources and requirements are available and meet workplace requirements
- Set and verify the production system to meet the required operating specifications before and during production
- Monitor the production system, including cooking or steaming, to meet regulatory and production requirements
- Carry out pasteurisation of egg product to comply with Food Standards Code
- Implement chilling or freezing technologies to set and store product
- Diagnose, rectify and report problems arising from the preparation and production of egg based food products
- Review production processes
- Review the critical control points (CCPs) and critical limits for product safety
- Conduct and analyse sensory analysis of the products
- Undertake food tests to determine if food quality and safety critical limits are complied with
- Review operating procedures for the safety and quality of products
- Review safe work systems
- Review environmental impacts and energy efficiencies
- Report problems to designated staff